Buffalo Grove Countryside

06/08/2021

Cars lined up bumper to bumper on Thompson Boulevard and other neighborhoods in Buffalo Grove Sunday with passengers waving rainbow-colored flags balloons in support of the Buffalo Grove “Pride Drive.”

The Pinta family and their LBGTQ-supportive organization hosted a gay pride drive-by event in Buffalo Grove.

12/29/2020

“Small businesses are definitely hurting the most.”

The Buffalo Grove Village Board is looking at ways to provide financial aid to local businesses hurting due to the pandemic.

10/20/2020

Some 200 women, along with candidates seeking re-election, turned out Saturday for a march in Buffalo Grove that touched on rights for women and members of the LGBTQ community.

Three women organized a Women's March in Buffalo Grove where participants rallied for LGBTQ and women's reproductive rights.

09/25/2020

Buffalo Grove trustees agreed to accept staff recommendations to not ban trick-or-treating in the village on Halloween, but instead offer alternatives and suggestions to improve safety.

Buffalo Grove is not banning trick-or-treating but is cautioning residents to do the popular Halloween event as safely as possible.

09/20/2020

The widow of a Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of duty-based cancer in 2018 said this week she is now facing a battle with the village for health care coverage for her family.

The widow of a Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of duty-based cancer in 2018 is fighting the village now to get health insurance benefits for her family.

09/17/2020

"I’m frustrated that the Park District is able to figure out how to bring kids back into the schools safely, but the school district has told us they can’t."

In some cases, the students are in the same schools where their own teachers are giving remote lessons from empty classrooms.

08/26/2020

Class is in session: The new school year at Stevenson High School started Aug. 17.

Stevenson held a mobile distribution event to pass out materials students will need while elearning.

08/26/2020

The Buffalo Grove Village Board met for one of the first times since the stay-at-home order was put in place.

08/24/2020

The Stevenson High School District 125 board makes an appointment to fill the vacancy.

08/14/2020

Sunit Jain resigned from the Stevenson High School District 125 board in July and his replacement is being sought.

07/28/2020

“The 150 teachers on this call have taken a collective sigh of relief.”

At Aptakisic-Tripp School Dist. 201, the 2020-2021 school year will start with remote learning.

07/28/2020

A member of the John Hersey High School varsity football team has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the cancellation of practice this week, officials said Monday.