🌱 Patch AM: Why District 220 just scrapped its Barrington High School parking land deal

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• Why District 220 just scrapped its Barrington High School parking land deal

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A.M. mist; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 45, low: 33.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 48 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• District 220 board reverses decision to buy properties for parking (dailyherald.com) — Barrington Area Unit District 220 has reversed its earlier decision to buy four nearby residential properties for expanded parking at Barrington High School, after strong pushback from Walnut Grove neighbors. Residents argued the demolitions would harm affordable housing and neighborhood character, prompting a 4-3 board vote to reconsider and explore alternative designs and a real estate impact study instead.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Village Office Closed
  Deer Park, IL Calendar , 23680 W. Cuba Road , Deer Park
  8:00 am

Friday December 26

• Day After Christmas (Village Offices Closed)
  Palatine, IL Calendar , 200 E. Wood Street , Palatine
• Puzzlemania for Adults
  Chicago Bee Branch Library , 3647 South State Street , Chicago
  9:30 am
• Galaxy Forest
  Pinot's Palette , 100 W Higgins Rd Suite H-80 , South Barrington
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Good as Gold
  Pinot's Palette , 100 W Higgins Rd Suite H-80 , South Barrington
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Wrap It Up | End
  Rolling Meadows Library , 3110 Martin Ln , Rolling Meadows
• Noon Year's Eve Celebration: December 30, 2025
  Ela Town Hall , 1155 E. Route 22 , Lake Zurich
  10:00 am
• 12/30- Kildeer, IL- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
  Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 20423 N Rand Rd , Kildeer
  7:00 pm
• 12/30- Kildeer, IL - La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
  Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 20423 N Rand Rd , Kildeer
  7:00 pm
• Inside Flow
  Mindful Movement Yoga , 48 S Old Rand Rd , Lake Zurich
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Pinstripes Noon Years Eve Party! - South Barrington, IL
  Pinstripes , 100 W Higgins Rd , South Barrington
  11:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve
  Pinstripes , 100 W Higgins Rd , South Barrington
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Palatine

• Girls wrestling: Grant earns hard fought runner-up finish at Sally Berman tourney (dailyherald.com)
• Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 8-12 in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands, Bird Key (yourobserver.com)
• Sadly, the world's perception of U.S. changing (dailyherald.com)

Hoffman Estates

• High school scores for Dec. 22 (dailyherald.com)
• Saturday All Elite Wrestling Event Will Be A Chicago-Area Homecoming For Couple On The Rise (blockclubchicago.org)
• Transactions: IRA acquires 24 MOBs from HR (wolfmediausa.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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