Kimberly Albrecht

Column: Barrington faith leaders offer words of hope in light of coronavirus

March 24, 2020 at 2:33 a.m.

Insidious and deadly, the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has spread much more than severe illness and death. It has multiplied anxieties, sorely affected economies and proliferated survival mentalities throughout the...

Column: Sun, sand, snow among the options for spring break vacations

March 9, 2020 at 4:48 a.m.

Feet covered in glistening white sand. Boots knee deep in dazzling white snow. Ah, the lure of spring break destinations! For those fortunate enough to get away for a fast...

Jeremiah Gascho, Chris Bittle, Josh Fermin, Grant Lendvay and Jeeven Srivastava are pictured Feb. 6, 2020 during a rehearsal for the Barrington High School production of "Footloose."

Column: Barrington students get ‘footloose’ in stage production

March 4, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

"Cutting the rug" was never such fun as it has been for 152 Barrington High School students involved with "Footloose," which was presented Feb. 20-23 in the BHS auditorium. "I'm...

Column: Dinner dance will commemorate 20 years of the Jeffrey Pride Foundation

January 24, 2020 at 7:34 p.m.

It's hard to believe that nearly 20 years have come and gone since that adorable 7-year-old child named Jeffrey Pride ambled up to our doorstep to trick-or-treat on what would...

Column: Late Barrington WWII veteran’s combat notes and tales presented in his daughter’s compilation tome

December 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

They say that time heals all wounds. Yet, the painfully raw spiritual and emotional wounds of war can take a lifetime to even begin to scab over. The "Greatest Generation"...

Column: Pool of local writer whittles to one

October 17, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

"I don't know about you, but I'm feelin' 22," wrote pop star Taylor Swift. If my column could talk, that's what it would say! This entry marks the 22nd year...

Column: Eastern Europe is a nice place to visit, but there’s no place like home

September 30, 2019 at 4:37 a.m.

Once upon a time, I had the joy of touring Europe with the Southern Michigan Youth Chorale – a story that my family is very well acquainted with! We were...

Lexi Schulman, 14, pictured, emerged as the winner of the Chick Evans Junior Amateur Championship held July 22-26, 2019 at Itasca Country Club in Itasca.

Column: Dedication and persistence pays off for Vernon Hills teen, winner of Chick Evans Junior Amateur Championship

August 22, 2019 at 6:39 p.m.

How many 14-year-olds do you know who have the self-discipline to practice one sport nearly every day of their lives? Lexi Schulman of Vernon Hills does, and this dedication has...

The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting officials from several local taxing bodies to talk tax dollars with residents during a town hall April 26 at Makray Memorial Golf Club, 1010 S. Northwest Highway, Barrington.

Column: Annual Jeffrey Pride Foundation fundraiser to be at Barrington golf club

July 15, 2019 at 3:24 a.m.

If you've lived long enough on this wonderful planet we call home, you are inevitably going to go through heartbreak and loss. The death of a child is considered one...

Once upon a moon walk: 50 years since Armstrong took the ‘giant leap for mankind’

June 17, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

Where were you when we first landed on the moon? Were you hovered around the TV with your family, as many of us were, on that exciting night July 20,...

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