Have you met Chicago’s Bug Girl? Janelle Iaccino wants to enlighten the city on the greatness of the creepy, crawly things

When you think of the acronym STEM, you likely know it stands for science, technology, engineering and math. But does it make you think about bugs, rodentia and taxidermy? Janelle Iaccino thinks it should. Iaccino is marketing director of Rose Pest Solutions, a structural pest control company that ensures nature and the environment stay outside […]

NU hazing lawsuits on new track after claims school attorneys mishandled confidential information

The hot-button lawsuits related to Northwestern University’s hazing scandal — some alleging widespread abuse on the football team, another claiming ex-coach Pat Fitzgerald was wrongly fired — will be consolidated for the time being, a Cook County judge ruled this week. The decision came after attorneys representing ex-players accused Northwestern’s lawyers of using confidential information obtained in the ex-players’ lawsuit to help craft their strategy in the separate Fitzgerald case. A lawyer for Northwestern denied that accusation in court this week. But as a consequence, the cases are now on far different tracks than they were just a few weeks […]

Barrington School District 220 board pore over survey results after asking taxpayers about possible referendum

Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]