At the March 20th meeting of the Cook County Board, students from Barrington High School were honored for their exceptional efforts in volunteering and fund-raising for charitable causes. Six student representatives and principal Steve McWilliams accepted the resolution on behalf of the school.

Barrington High School students have devoted their time and efforts to a wide range of causes. In support of Gigi’s Playhouse, a Down Syndrome Awareness Center, students created a feature video that helped raised $245,000 at the center’s banquet; and cheerleaders from Barrington High School created Gigi’s Cheer Gems, a program that brings together Down syndrome children and other special needs children to provide them with opportunities for teamwork, friendship, confidence building and fun. Continue reading “Barrington High School Students Honored for Extraordinary Volunteerism” »

Part of Commissioner Goslin’s job as your representative is to ensure that taxpayer resources are returned to the district. In 2012, over $20 million was returned to the 14th District via improvements, services, grants and capital projects.

The table below shows the various ways in which county resources were used in the 14th district in 2012.  Not all county services are accounted for in the table below, but this information will help provide a clearer picture of the money being invested in infrastructure, services and community programs in the 14th District.

For information on money returned to the 14th District in previous years, please visit the Transparency and Accountability  section of our website.