About Town - Quintessential Barrington Magazine
About Town - Quintessential Barrington Magazine About Town - Quintessential Barrington Magazine
DESIGNERS & BUILDERS DEVELOPMENT, INC. Barrington Celebrated in New Book Local author pens the history of Barrington through vintage photos and postcards We Provide a Complete Range of Services • Kitchen & Bath Remodeling • Room Additions • Basement Finishing/Remodeling • Sunrooms & Decks 847.322.4093 designersbuildersdev.com dbucalo1@me.com Mention this ad to SAVE UP TO $500 The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series is Barrington, by Ken Munson. In more than 200 vintage postcards and photos, repeat author Ken Munson shares the history of the Barrington area, giving readers a chance to reconnect to the history that shaped the community. Barrington has enriched the area’s history from the days of the Potawatomi Indians through the railroad age. Later, Barrington became the stage for relaxed country living away from the busy financial and industrial districts of Chicago. Captured in the historical postcard photographs are businesses, churches and architecture from days gone by. Author Ken Munson has been a historic preservationist in Barrington, beginning with the Barrington Centennial Committee in 1963. He served as a board member and past president of the Barrington Area Historical Society and curator for the Lake County Museum in Wauconda. Munson was named the first director of the Henry Ford Estate and taught in the Graduate Historic Preservation Planning Program at Eastern Michigan University. He continues to serve as a consultant to local historical agencies and museums, and as a commissioner for the Cultural and Historical Commission in Wyandotte, Mich. When “That will never happen to me” happens. I’m ready to help. There’s never a good time for an accident to happen. But when it does, you can count on me to be there quickly so you can get your life back to normal. GET TO A BETTER STATE . CALL ME TODAY. Jim Dugan, Agent 237 W Main Street Barrington, IL 60010 Bus: 847-381-0891 www.jimdugan.net Postcard Historic Series – Barrington is available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at 888-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com. CareerPlace Wish List While Santa may have already stopped by the Barrington area, there’s one wish list of items that’s sure to bring joy to many people. CareerPlace (featured on page 108) is a nearly all-volunteer nonprofit based here in Barrington that helps prepare job candidates for work. Here’s what they need: • 10 new computers - could be laptop or desktop; PC or Mac • A new firewall (software) • Phones with multiple phone lines (3 to 5) • Flexible office space, which includes more coaching offices • Assistance with re-designing and rebuilding current offices • Volunteers: event planner, fundraising project manager, grant writer, marketing and communications project leader and writer, social media marketer; market research professionals, and social media coaches and trainers familiar with Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook. 1101204 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL For more information, contact Monica Keane, Executive Director of CareerPlace, 600 Hart Rd., Ste. 275, Barrington at 847-304-4157. 50 • Quintessential Barrington | QBarrington.com
The 100 Club Valor Awards Barrington Hills resident Joe Ahern, executive director of the 100 Club of Chicago, oversees this nonprofit that provides for the surviving spouses and dependents of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics, who are stationed in Cook County, who lose their lives in the line of duty. The organization was founded in 1966. TM Since its inception, the 100 Club of Chicago has served 243 families with more than $8.6 million, of which over $4 million was devoted to educational assistance for the dependents. Within 24 hours following the loss of life in the line of duty, Ahern and the 100 Club of Chicago presents an initial check for $15,000 to cover the family’s immediate financial needs. Several weeks later, a second meeting is held with the family and the Club will present an additional check to cover a portion of the family’s debts. The Educational Assistance Program of the 100 Club of Chicago provides financial assistance for dependents for their undergraduate, vocational education and graduate studies. Currently, there are 22 dependents receiving assistance from the program and there are an additional 42 children who will be eligible for assistance as they reach college age. Business & Personal Attorneys Big Firm Experience, Small Firm Attention The 100 Club of Chicago is a civilian organization of individuals, families and companies who, by their financial participation, are members. This financial participation supports the work of the Club. The financial levels of participation begin at $50 for an active law enforcement officer, firefighter or paramedic; $200 for an individual and ascend to $25,000 annually. There are also significant gifts presented on behalf of estates and foundations. For more information on the 100 Club, visit www.100clubchicago.org, or call 312-992-0215. LEFT: Joe Ahern, Executive Director of the 100 Club of Chicago, and Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry McCarthy. BELOW: On November 10 at the University Club of Chicago, three Valor Award winners and a Special Recognition winner are recognized by the 100 Club of Chicago. From left: 2011 Valor Award Winners Trooper Nicholas Farnesi, Illinois State Police; Officer Jenelyn Figueroa, Chicago Police Department; Lt. Andre Raiford, Chicago Fire Department; and Special Recognition Award honoree Tim McCarthy, Chief of Police of Orland Park. Steven A. Marderosian • Business Law & Litigation • Personal Injury & Parental Alienation • Trust & Estate Litigation Kendra A. Marderosian • Criminal Defense • Securities Litigation • Real Estate & Related Litigation Visit Us: www.MLawBusiness.com www.MLawPersonal.com Contact Us: Marderosian Law LLC 10 Executive Court, Suite 2 South Barrington, Illinois 60010 847.801.9LAW (9529) info@MLawBusiness.com info@MLawPersonal.com QBarrington.com | Quintessential Barrington • 51
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DESIGNERS & BUILDERS<br />
DEVELOPMENT, INC.<br />
<strong>Barrington</strong> Celebrated<br />
in New Book<br />
Local author pens the history of <strong>Barrington</strong> through<br />
vintage photos and postcards<br />
We Provide a Complete Range<br />
of Services<br />
• Kitchen & Bath Remodeling<br />
• Room Additions<br />
• Basement Finishing/Remodeling<br />
• Sunrooms & Decks<br />
847.322.4093<br />
designersbuildersdev.com<br />
dbucalo1@me.com<br />
Mention this ad to SAVE UP TO $500<br />
The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History<br />
Series is <strong>Barrington</strong>, by Ken Munson. In more than 200 vintage<br />
postcards and photos, repeat author Ken Munson shares the<br />
history of the <strong>Barrington</strong> area, giving readers a chance to<br />
reconnect to the history that shaped the community. <strong>Barrington</strong><br />
has enriched the area’s history from the days of the Potawatomi<br />
Indians through the railroad age. Later, <strong>Barrington</strong> became the stage for relaxed country living<br />
away from the busy financial and industrial districts of Chicago. Captured in the historical<br />
postcard photographs are businesses, churches and architecture from days gone by.<br />
Author Ken Munson has been a historic preservationist in <strong>Barrington</strong>, beginning with the<br />
<strong>Barrington</strong> Centennial Committee in 1963. He served as a board member and past president<br />
of the <strong>Barrington</strong> Area Historical Society and curator for the Lake County Museum in Wauconda.<br />
Munson was named the first director of the Henry Ford Estate and taught in the Graduate Historic<br />
Preservation Planning Program at Eastern Michigan University. He continues to serve as a<br />
consultant to local historical agencies and museums, and as a commissioner for the Cultural<br />
and Historical Commission in Wyandotte, Mich.<br />
When “That<br />
will never<br />
happen<br />
to me”<br />
happens.<br />
I’m ready to help.<br />
There’s never a good time for an accident<br />
to happen. But when it does, you can<br />
count on me to be there quickly so you<br />
can get your life back to normal.<br />
GET TO A BETTER STATE .<br />
CALL ME TODAY.<br />
Jim Dugan, Agent<br />
237 W Main Street<br />
<strong>Barrington</strong>, IL 60010<br />
Bus: 847-381-0891<br />
www.jimdugan.net<br />
Postcard Historic Series – <strong>Barrington</strong> is available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and<br />
online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at 888-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.<br />
CareerPlace Wish List<br />
While Santa may have already stopped by the <strong>Barrington</strong> area, there’s one wish list of items that’s<br />
sure to bring joy to many people. CareerPlace (featured on page 108) is a nearly all-volunteer<br />
nonprofit based here in <strong>Barrington</strong> that helps prepare job candidates for work. Here’s what they<br />
need:<br />
• 10 new computers - could be laptop or desktop; PC or Mac<br />
• A new firewall (software)<br />
• Phones with multiple phone lines (3 to 5)<br />
• Flexible office space, which includes more coaching offices<br />
• Assistance with re-designing and rebuilding current offices<br />
• Volunteers: event planner, fundraising project manager, grant writer, marketing and<br />
communications project leader and writer, social media marketer; market research<br />
professionals, and social media coaches and trainers familiar with Linkedin, Twitter<br />
and Facebook.<br />
1101204 State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL<br />
For more information, contact Monica Keane, Executive Director of CareerPlace, 600 Hart Rd.,<br />
Ste. 275, <strong>Barrington</strong> at 847-304-4157.<br />
50 • <strong>Quintessential</strong> <strong>Barrington</strong> | Q<strong>Barrington</strong>.com
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