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September 26, 2013

Dwight Esau

Second-year coach wants to bring winning culture to HHS football

In 2011, football coach John Hart had it all. He was sitting on top of the Indiana high school football world as head man at Warren Central High School in the Indianapolis area, with one state championship and a perennial state contending record on his resume.

2014 campaign sees significant increase in candidates

Sun City’s transition to self governance may be the cause of a significant increase in resident interest in serving on the community association board of directors.

Alden and Centegra moving through village approval process

Huntley’s journey to become a major medical center has received two big boosts this summer from the Village of Huntley and a State of Illinois medical agency.

Audible in life plan led to career as coach

In athletics, if you can’t play the game, coach it and help prepare future athletes. Teach physical education and pass on the merits of exercise and fitness.

Real estate market on rise in Sun City

Sun City’s economy, like the national version, slid downward and suffered in 2008-2011. Housing sales, prices, and closings nosedived as local and national real estate markets took a big hit in what will be known as the 2008 recession.

First realtor forum held in Sun City

Over the last 15 years, Sun City has partnered with the Village of Huntley, Centegra Health, and Jameson’s, and other food and beverage organizations. All these relationships have enriched the experiences of residents.

Parking lot work stalled by rain

The recent incessant rains have been great for Sun City’s lawns, gardens, trees, and landscaping.

Vending machines come to Fountain View

Prairie Lodge’s Fountain View Center, unveiled in 2012, has it all.

Growth plan for HHS includes expansion from within

About a decade ago, School District 158 officials were certain they would have to build a second high school. Enrollment at Huntley High School was soaring swiftly to more than 2,000 students.

Punishing path to Cup makes Hawks’ win all the sweeter

Seventeen seconds of hock­ey lightning, and Chicago has another sports champion­ship.
But this return of Lord Stan­ley’s Cup to the Windy City area is special, don’t you think?

Mr. Luck

If you’re trying for a big score in the Illinois Lottery, Sun City’s Bill Reining has a suggestion for you: Buy your next ticket at a store you’ve never been to before, or at least one where you’ve never bought a lottery ticket before.

Zoning requests granted for senior care facility near Sun City

A major slice of Huntley’s renewed growth is the development of new medical facilities concentrated near Sun City.

2013 in full swing for Sun City Softball leagues

When the Sun City Softball League opened its 2013 season last month, it did so with an unusual mission – to actually hold its post-season tournaments.

Huntley’s young historical society looks to grow before finding new home

Membership is trumping museums these days in the fledgling Huntley Historical Society.

I-90 noise abatement talks move forward with village, tollway

Residents of Neighborhood 35 in far-south Sun City haven’t given up in their battle against traffic noise from the Interstate 90 tollway.
The residents got bad news a few months ago from the Illinois Tollway Authority regarding a requested sound barrier between the stretch of homes and I-90. However, they have gotten some better news recently from the ITA and the Village of Huntley.

Sun City seeks surfers for Relay for Life team

A popular cliché about a person’s future dreams is, “find a cure for cancer.”
The truth is, our society is making significant progress toward finding a cure – one day, one fundraiser, one cancer survivor – at a time.

Meeting held on end-of-life issues group

Do terminally ill patients have the right to decide when and how they will end their lives?
This intensely personal, highly emotional, and often controversial question was brought front and center before a small group in Sun City and other residents on May 14 at Fountain View Center.

Kreutzer-ComEd power line dispute ends in home demoltion

The decade-long legal battle between the Kreutzer family of Huntley and Commonwealth Edison has ended. The final event was not in favor of the Kreutzer family.

Major League Life

In Major League Baseball lore, legendary slugger Ted Williams was famous for not giving visitors to the Boston Red Sox clubhouse the time of day, even after he retired as a player. He rarely had much patience with autograph seekers, reporters, and photographers. Bob Campbell found a way, however, to surmount the superstar’s private wall. And he has a photo or two to prove it.

One-of-a-kind sites just off the beaten path in Arizona

Think about Arizona and you probably think of the Grand Canyon, deserts, really hot weather, and maybe of the Hoover Dam and the gunfight at the OK Corral. But this fascinating state has much more to offer the visitor – things hidden in tiny towns, almost lost in the huge deserts, or buried deep within the frenetic activities in sprawling cities.

Break-ins down; new burglars target abandoned homes

Though this winter has seen less burglar activity than recent years – there were 10 burglaries between January 2011 and May 2012 – all is not quiet on the crime front.

Village business director sees more growth in Huntley’s future

Take a look at Huntley’s long-range comprehensive land use plan and imagine a future of change.

Kreutzer Road extension work to start this spring

One way to know a town is growing up (or at least expanding) is when it builds a bypass off a main artery to relieve growing congestion at a major intersection.

Sewing opportunity across continents

There’s a biblical passage that tugs at the heart of many persons: “Give, and it will be given to you, for whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt out in return.”

HHS girls’ basketball team makes school history

Huntley may be the only town in Illinois where a 55-plus active adult community and a large high school are very close next-door neighbors. Dozens of homes in the Del Webb community back up to the school’s sports complex or massive parking lots.

CAM approval needed before Jameson’s moves on video gaming

Sun City residents and Jameson’s Restaurant were reminded last week that the eatery has another gate to pass through before installing video gaming machines.