🌱 Patch AM: How a future bilingual teacher is training right now in Barrington

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In today's newsletter:

• How a future bilingual teacher is training right now in Barrington
• Which team finally snapped Fremd’s long division winning streak?

Also on today's calendar: Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, with a high of 29 and low of 1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, temps: high: 5, low: -6.
• Sunday: Sunny and very cold, with a high of 7 and low of 2 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ready to Lead (neiu.edu) — A Northeastern Illinois University education major is wrapping up her student teaching in a bilingual classroom in Barrington, gaining experience she hopes to use as a future English-Mandarin teacher. She’s one of several December 2025 NEIU graduates highlighted for overcoming obstacles, finding strong faculty support, and preparing for careers in education, science, technology, and the arts across the Chicago region.
   

• Girls basketball: Hersey pulls away from Fremd for win a long time in the making (dailyherald.com) — Barrington girls basketball gets a nod in a milestone note: Fremd’s loss to Hersey was its first division defeat since Barrington beat the Vikings in January 2022, ending a 35-game streak. The game itself, played in Palatine, saw Hersey pull away late behind standout scoring and tight fourth-quarter defense.
   

📸 Around Barrington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barrington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction!
  Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• This week, food events delivered to you from Iguana Cafe, Five Squared Pizza, Vajra, & more!
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Indivisible Barrington Winter Rally: Carols, Community & Cocoa
  David F. Nelson Community Gazebo , 106 E Main St , Barrington
  10:30 am
• Walk On's Holiday Market Fundraiser
  Barrington Hills Country Club , 300 W County Line Rd , Barrington
  1:00 pm
• Sundial Brewing, Barrington
  Sundial Brewing and Blending , 200 Applebee St suite e , Barrington
  5:00 pm
• Winter Wonderfest
  Barrington CUSD 220 Barrington, IL 60010
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• A LIVE Old Time Holiday Radio Show!
  540 W Northwest Hwy , Barrington
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Home for the Holidays
  Barrington's White House , 145 W Main St , Barrington
  1:00 pm
• Home for the Holidays: Nancie Tobison, BHS Alumni, & Friends
  Barrington's White House , 145 W Main St , Barrington
  3:00 pm

📣 Barrington Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Administrative Adjudication
  Village Hall , 70 East Main Street , Lake Zurich
  9:00 am
• Referral Services Drop-In Hours
  Palatine Library District , 700 N North Ct , Palatine
  9:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Palatine Library District , 700 N North Ct , Palatine
  10:00 am
• Baby Playgroup (Ages 0-18 months w/caregiver)
  Barrington Area Library , 505 N Northwest Hwy , Barrington
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Humanitarian Hummus Does it Again —Dr Kiran Frey Read on Patch

• Senior Lifestyle Corporation posted a job opening for Housekeeper-PRN starting at $18 in Barrington. Apply here.
• Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. posted a job opening for Server Assistant in Barrington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Palatine

• 'Keep The Wreath Red' Program Raises Fire Safety Awareness During Holidays: Palatine FD (patch.com)
• Yankee Candle to close 20 stores (shawlocal.com)
• Officials Continue To Investigate Palatine Apartment Fire Free Access (journal-topics.com)

Hoffman Estates

• Hoffman Estates seeks sister cities hosts (dailyherald.com)

Arlington Heights

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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