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🌱 Patch AM: Barrington resident joins Harper College board—what it means for local families

Be sure to catch Arlington Squares Try Square Dancing! on the Barrington Patch calendar

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What's up Barrington! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Barrington resident joins Harper College board—what it means for local families
  • How a former Barrington horse farm is becoming wild prairie again
  • Can Barrington's offense power a statement win at Lyons in Week 1?

Also on today's calendar: Arlington Squares Try Square Dancing! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harper College board appoints Tricia Elliott to fill vacancy (dailyherald.com) — A longtime Barrington resident, Dr. Tricia Elliott, has been appointed to the Harper College board of trustees to fill a vacancy through April 2027. With deep experience in health care quality and prior roles as a Harper instructor and advisor, she'll help shape programs and policies that directly affect Barrington-area students, families, and taxpayers in the community college district.
   

• From Saddles to Seed Nursery, This Former Barrington Horse Farm Is Being Restored to Native Habitat (barringtonhillsobserver.com) — A Barrington-based nonprofit, Citizens for Conservation, has transformed the former Hill 'N Dale horse farm in Barrington Hills into a growing nature preserve, restoring wetlands and prairie while basing its headquarters on-site. Volunteers are removing old horse infrastructure, conducting controlled burns, and reopening wetlands along Spring Creek, with plans to gradually expand public access and create a community hub over a multi-decade restoration effort.
   

• Five Week 1 high school football games to watch (dailyherald.com) — Barrington High's football team opens its season on the road at Lyons in LaGrange, taking on a perennial playoff program with 20 postseason trips in 21 years. Junior running back Lamar Osterhues and Barrington's big offensive line will try to build on last year's 10-2 record, while several other top suburban matchups kick off the Illinois high school season.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 22
  • Back to School Bash
    Kelly Hs Chicago, IL 60632
    8:30 am
  • Ela Township Assessor's Department Offers Extended Appeal Hours: Au
    Ela Township Ela Town Hall, 1155 E. Route 22, Lake Zurich, Illinois, 60047\
    9:00 am
  • 19th Annual Oak Park Microbrew Review →
    Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Marion Street, Downtown Oak Park, IL 60302
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday August 23
  • Crafting Corner
    Brighton Park Branch Library 4314 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
    1:30 pm
  • Concerts in the Park- Members Only: Park District of Oak Park
    Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Scoville Park (800 W Lake Street, Oak Park 60302)
    6:00 pm
    • Monday August 24
  • Back to School
    Hernandez Chicago, IL 60632
  • K - 5th First Day of School!
    Greene Chicago, IL 60609
  • GBB & BS - Tryouts
    Palatine CCSD 15 Your Home School
    2:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • New to Barrington and looking for quality contractors
    - interior painters/wood stripping and staining - tile work Please let me know if you have local favorites (Nextdoor Barrington Hills West)
  • Ortho Molecular Products posted a job opening for Payroll Specialist in Barrington. Apply here.
  • Community Consolidated School District 15 posted a job opening for Support Staff in Palatine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hoffman Estates

  • Four-bedroom house in Hoffman Estates sells for $775,000 (shawlocal.com)
  • Who from DuPage County area's former high school athletes will participate in games on Friday, Aug. 21? (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Arlington Heights

  • Driver Seriously Injured in Crash with 2 Trees on Arlington Heights Rd South of Park St in Arlington Heights (arlingtoncardinal.com)

Buffalo Grove

  • Buffalo Grove Fire Department Marks 1,000 Smoke Alarm Installations (patch.com)
  • Controlled Substance Charge, BB Gun Damage: Buffalo Grove Blotter (patch.com)

Ok Barrington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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