![Molly Pinta was in middle school when she founded the gay pride parade in Buffalo Grove – the village’s first. Now a young adult and heading off to college in the fall, she is passing the reins of the ever-growing, perennial parade on to her parents. On June 2, 2019, shortly before the first parade rolled, Pinta, who was 13 at the time, stood on a Buffalo Grove road that morning as a rising seventh-grader, posing with her parents Bob and Carolyn Pinta for a family portrait. Since then, the “Buffalo Grove Pride Parade” has been a milestone for the […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/06/06/2KMG63IBZFAE3GA6AT5LK7ACVA.jpg?w=135 "Molly Pinta was in middle school when she founded the gay pride parade in Buffalo Grove – the village’s first. Now a young adult and heading off to college in the fall, she is passing the reins of the ever-growing, perennial parade on to her parents. On June 2, 2019, shortly before the first parade rolled, Pinta, who was 13 at the time, stood on a Buffalo Grove road that morning as a rising seventh-grader, posing with her parents Bob and Carolyn Pinta for a family portrait. Since then, the “Buffalo Grove Pride Parade” has been a milestone for the […]")
Gay pride parade rolls in Buffalo Grove, its young founder headed to college and passing torch
Molly Pinta was in middle school when she founded the gay pride parade in Buffalo...
Barrington
Body of elderly man pulled from Lake Zurich home following explosion
A man's body was pulled from a Lake Zurich home that exploded and erupted in...
![The annual Barrington Art Festival in historic downtown Barrington started with a ribbon cutting, opening the 15th year of the event that Rollin Potter, director of the Barrington Cultural Commission, called a “wonderful opportunity to meet artists from all over the country.” “A ribbon cutting symbolically opens the show and it’s just like a curtain rising at a performance,” said festival organizer Amy Amdur, of Highland Park, president of Amdur Productions, a fine arts festival company she founded in 1984. “And a festival is, in fact, a performance,” Amdur added. “The artists are the actors on stage and their craft […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PPN-BarringtonArt2024-6.jpg?w=132 "The annual Barrington Art Festival in historic downtown Barrington started with a ribbon cutting, opening the 15th year of the event that Rollin Potter, director of the Barrington Cultural Commission, called a “wonderful opportunity to meet artists from all over the country.” “A ribbon cutting symbolically opens the show and it’s just like a curtain rising at a performance,” said festival organizer Amy Amdur, of Highland Park, president of Amdur Productions, a fine arts festival company she founded in 1984. “And a festival is, in fact, a performance,” Amdur added. “The artists are the actors on stage and their craft […]")
Art festival in Barrington brings works of artists ‘from all over the country’
The annual Barrington Art Festival in historic downtown Barrington started with a ribbon cutting, opening...
![The Elk Grove Township Transportation Department is celebrating 50 years of bringing mobility and independence to senior and disabled residents, officials announced in a news release. According to the release, medical appointments, grocery stores, senior centers and errands are easier to get to thanks to the township bus service and Township Riders Initiative Program, or TRIP. “As we commemorate this milestone anniversary, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who have contributed to this invaluable service,” Elk Grove Township Supervisor George Busse stated in the release. Based in Elk Grove Village, the department provides 4,000 rides annually, the release states. […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AHP_Elk-Grove-Township-building.jpg?w=132 "The Elk Grove Township Transportation Department is celebrating 50 years of bringing mobility and independence to senior and disabled residents, officials announced in a news release. According to the release, medical appointments, grocery stores, senior centers and errands are easier to get to thanks to the township bus service and Township Riders Initiative Program, or TRIP. “As we commemorate this milestone anniversary, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who have contributed to this invaluable service,” Elk Grove Township Supervisor George Busse stated in the release. Based in Elk Grove Village, the department provides 4,000 rides annually, the release states. […]")
Elk Grove Township marking 50 years of ‘enhancing the lives of our residents’ by providing rides for seniors, disabled
The Elk Grove Township Transportation Department is celebrating 50 years of bringing mobility and independence...
![The inaugural “Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival” drew more than 5,000 people to Henry J. Paulus Park recently, where the lighted crafts were launched into the beach waters and illuminated the night. “We’re really fortunate that this evening’s event had an overwhelming response,” Village Manager Ray Keller said about the May 18 event. According to the event organizers, One World Lantern Festival, the event was a multi-purpose one, including an opportunity to “experience … therapeutic power, where the serene setting and the act of releasing lanterns provide a unique space for emotional healing and rejuvenation.” It was to also offer […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PPN-LakeZurichLantern-23_41fe40.jpg?w=140 "The inaugural “Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival” drew more than 5,000 people to Henry J. Paulus Park recently, where the lighted crafts were launched into the beach waters and illuminated the night. “We’re really fortunate that this evening’s event had an overwhelming response,” Village Manager Ray Keller said about the May 18 event. According to the event organizers, One World Lantern Festival, the event was a multi-purpose one, including an opportunity to “experience … therapeutic power, where the serene setting and the act of releasing lanterns provide a unique space for emotional healing and rejuvenation.” It was to also offer […]")
Lake Zurich held its first ‘Lantern Festival’ and launched the lighted crafts into the waters at Paulus Park
The inaugural “Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival” drew more than 5,000 people to Henry J....
![In his commencement address, Lake Zurich High School Principal John Walsh encouraged the 405 graduating seniors in the Class of 2024 to continue to be their authentic selves. “When we are true to ourselves, we inspire others to do the same. We create a ripple effect that can transform our communities and the world. I see these ripple effects every day in our school,” Walsh said during the May 19 graduation ceremony. Gracie Potts and Mallory Collins, who are members of the executive team of the Senior Class Board, talked about what they learned during their time at LZHS. “As […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PPN-L-lzc-district-95-graduation-2.jpg?w=140 "In his commencement address, Lake Zurich High School Principal John Walsh encouraged the 405 graduating seniors in the Class of 2024 to continue to be their authentic selves. “When we are true to ourselves, we inspire others to do the same. We create a ripple effect that can transform our communities and the world. I see these ripple effects every day in our school,” Walsh said during the May 19 graduation ceremony. Gracie Potts and Mallory Collins, who are members of the executive team of the Senior Class Board, talked about what they learned during their time at LZHS. “As […]")
Student speaker says Lake Zurich High School Class of 2024 ‘accomplished so many great things’
In his commencement address, Lake Zurich High School Principal John Walsh encouraged the 405 graduating...
![In delivering the senior speech to the Barrington High School Class of 2024 Thursday, fellow grad Tyler Thymian spoke of taking hardships – like the injury the teen experienced that impacted participating in sports and music – and using them to persevere. “That was all I could do,” Thymian said during the commencement ceremony held at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. “That is all that any of us can do.” The theme of resilience and rising above challenges was a resounding and reverberating one for the 696 graduating seniors, who started high school as freshmen amid a pandemic […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PPN-BarrGrad2024-20.jpg?w=140 "In delivering the senior speech to the Barrington High School Class of 2024 Thursday, fellow grad Tyler Thymian spoke of taking hardships – like the injury the teen experienced that impacted participating in sports and music – and using them to persevere. “That was all I could do,” Thymian said during the commencement ceremony held at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. “That is all that any of us can do.” The theme of resilience and rising above challenges was a resounding and reverberating one for the 696 graduating seniors, who started high school as freshmen amid a pandemic […]")
Barrington High School holds commencement for its ‘so special’ class of 2024
In delivering the senior speech to the Barrington High School Class of 2024 Thursday, fellow...
Former Chicago Bears safety DeAndre Houston-Carson sells in Hawthorn Woods, buys in Barrington Hills
Houston-Carson played for the Bears from 2016 until signing with the Baltimore Ravens as a...
As Arlington Heights proposes to eliminate all billboards in the village, a Chicago Bears one could remain
A Chicago Bears electronic billboard on Route 53 could be among the giant advertisements at...
Barrington freshman Mia Sirois isn’t family’s first great runner. But she is a state champ and ‘better than we ever were.’
Sirois, whose mother and two aunts ran at Purdue, won the 3,200-meter race at the...