http://nwherald.comLocal news for Carpentersville, IL.en-usCARPENTERSVILLE – A funny thing happened when the other kids saw Eduardo Lopez Soriano skipping kickball for quizzes. They followed suit.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/25/on-the-record-with-eduardo-lopez-soriano/apfui70/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/25/on-the-record-with-eduardo-lopez-soriano/apfui70/Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – Applications now are available for the annual Carpentersville Paint-A-Thon. http://nwherald.com/2013/04/18/applications-sought-for-carpentersville-paint-a-thon/alnqhk/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/18/applications-sought-for-carpentersville-paint-a-thon/alnqhk/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – Legislation to put a one-year hold on the creation of new online charter schools cleared the Illinois House on Wednesday.http://nwherald.com/2013/04/17/state-house-oks-virtual-charter-school-moratorium/aumf4pc/http://nwherald.com/2013/04/17/state-house-oks-virtual-charter-school-moratorium/aumf4pc/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:10:00 GMTELGIN – The Literacy Connection’s 16th annual Trivia Bee fundraiser will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 27 at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/22/registration-under-way-for-literacy-connections-trivia-bee/a6vhi2n/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/22/registration-under-way-for-literacy-connections-trivia-bee/a6vhi2n/Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – The Dundee-Crown AVID program will present Ernesto Mejia, a nationally recognized life coach and motivational speaker, during two workshops Wednesday at Dundee-Crown High School. http://nwherald.com/2013/03/13/life-coach-to-speak-to-students-at-d-c-today/a8gil6f/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/13/life-coach-to-speak-to-students-at-d-c-today/a8gil6f/Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – A small grease fire caused a Culver’s Restaurant in Carpentersville to be evacuated.http://nwherald.com/2013/03/09/cville-culvers-has-small-fire/ago4c4q/http://nwherald.com/2013/03/09/cville-culvers-has-small-fire/ago4c4q/Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – As many successful businesses often do, ScholarBuys started in a basement.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/26/scholarbuys-partners-with-academic-consortia/aefned3/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/26/scholarbuys-partners-with-academic-consortia/aefned3/Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – The Dundee Township Park District will present “Liquid Nitrogen” from 7 to 8 p.m Friday at the Rakow Center in the Senior Center wing, 665 Barrington Ave.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/27/township-park-district-to-host-liquid-nitrogen/agsm8lp/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/27/township-park-district-to-host-liquid-nitrogen/agsm8lp/Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – Spay Illinois will host a low-cost pet vaccine clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at The Tractor Supply Store, 150 S. Kennedy Drive, Suite 8, Carpentersville.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/20/spay-illinois-schedules-low-cost-pet-vaccine-clinic/a5wlldg/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/20/spay-illinois-schedules-low-cost-pet-vaccine-clinic/a5wlldg/Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – The Chapel will hold a mobile food pantry for 300 families from 5 to 7 p.m. March 4 at Lakewood School, 1651 Ravine Lane.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/15/mobile-food-pantry-to-visit-carpentersville-school/azdn3zk/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/15/mobile-food-pantry-to-visit-carpentersville-school/azdn3zk/Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – Dundee-Crown High School will host its fifth annual College and Career Fair from 8:22 a.m. to noon Friday in the Dundee Crown Fieldhouse, 1500 Kings Road.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/13/dundee-crown-to-host-college-career-fair/anw064n/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/13/dundee-crown-to-host-college-career-fair/anw064n/Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTEvery time he was falling asleep and heard the house creak, Eric Mace thought it was his daughter, Ryanne, coming back to their Carpentersville home from a date.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/13/5-years-after-niu-shooting-different-lives-come-from-loss/ahzk8nk/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/13/5-years-after-niu-shooting-different-lives-come-from-loss/ahzk8nk/Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – The Carpentersville Fire Department will host a dodgeball tournament next month.http://nwherald.com/2013/02/04/firefighters-plan-dodgeball-tourney/ap4dn0i/http://nwherald.com/2013/02/04/firefighters-plan-dodgeball-tourney/ap4dn0i/Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMTELGIN – The Literacy Connection will show “Stanley and Iris,” a drama of illiteracy in America, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. http://nwherald.com/2013/01/30/the-literacy-connection-to-present-movie/aeszelf/http://nwherald.com/2013/01/30/the-literacy-connection-to-present-movie/aeszelf/Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTGENEVA – If Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen gets his way, Kane County residents may be asked whether the county should proceed with long-planned improvement of transportation on the county’s north end.http://nwherald.com/2013/01/16/longmeadow-parkway-fate-may-go-to-voters/az2peoy/http://nwherald.com/2013/01/16/longmeadow-parkway-fate-may-go-to-voters/az2peoy/Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – The 56th annual District 300 Robert E. Hart Science Fair is set for Feb. 19 at Dundee-Crown High School, 1500 Kings Road, and is in need of volunteer judges. No experience is necessary.http://nwherald.com/2013/01/09/district-300-science-fair-seeks-volunteer-judges/ajjea5i/http://nwherald.com/2013/01/09/district-300-science-fair-seeks-volunteer-judges/ajjea5i/Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – The current term of one of the appointed members of the village’s Firefighters’ Pension Fund Board of Trustees recently has become vacant.http://nwherald.com/2013/01/04/carpentersville-seeks-to-fill-vacant-pension-board-slot/a1iqahp/http://nwherald.com/2013/01/04/carpentersville-seeks-to-fill-vacant-pension-board-slot/a1iqahp/Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – A Chicago man pleaded guilty Thursday to drunken driving in a 2011 incident in which he injured police officers and damaged police cruisers in a chase through Carpentersville and West Dundee.http://nwherald.com/2013/01/04/two-guilty-pleasin-dui-and-chase/aq773mg/http://nwherald.com/2013/01/04/two-guilty-pleasin-dui-and-chase/aq773mg/Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTCARPENTERSVILLE – Parents with a a child who will enroll in kindergarten in the 2013-14 school year and are interested in learning about the District 300 Dual Language program should attend one of two informational sessions.http://nwherald.com/2012/12/21/d-300-to-explore-dual-language/ajve0d/http://nwherald.com/2012/12/21/d-300-to-explore-dual-language/ajve0d/Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTGary Brenner doesn’t collect typical things. Instead of baseball cards, pocketknives or antiques, the Carpentersville resident searches for law enforcement memorabilia such as badges, ambulance lights and fire engine sirens. http://nwherald.com/2012/12/11/on-the-record-with-gary-brenner/alq4qco/http://nwherald.com/2012/12/11/on-the-record-with-gary-brenner/alq4qco/Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:30:00 GMT