A further look

            Deputy Police Chief Michael Rodriguez is retiring from the Buffalo Grove Police Department on May 2, 2025, after nearly 29 years of distinguished service.             Rodriguez began his career in Buffalo Grove in 1996 as a patrol officer and went on to serve in a variety of roles, including more than nine years as a criminal investigator, two years as an undercover narcotics agent assigned to a State Police Task Force, and as Corporal in the patrol division. His leadership path continued as he rose through the ranks to Sergeant in 2011, Lieutenant in 2016, and most recently Deputy Chief of Operations in 2022.             “I am incredibly grateful for the relationships and community partnerships I’ve developed over the course of my career in Buffalo Grove,” Rodriguez said. “The professionalism and sincere passion for community safety that our officers show daily...

              There are five residents running for the Village Board in the April 1 election. One, Kevin Richards, is running unopposed for a two-year term. The other four, Denice Bocek, Paulette Greenberg, Joanne Johnson, and Les Ottenheimer are vying for the three four-year terms. Bocek, Johnson and Ottenheimer are incumbents. Below are links to their profiles based on a questionnaire developed by the Buffalo Grove Report. They have been previously posted on the Buffalo Grove Report website. Their profiles were posted in alphabetical order to avoid any sense of bias or endorsement. Voting information is available at this link. Links to each candidate are below. ·          Denice Bocek ·          Paulette Greenberg ·          Joanne Johnson ·          Les Ottenheimer · ...

         When Panda Express opened last Tuesday, no doubt there were some folks who rolled their eyes, sighed and bemoaned the fact that it’s “another fast-food place.”    At first glance, it may seem that way, because that’s the label dropped on “fast casual dining.” Panda Express, however, has one difference. It’s family owned. Not just the Buffalo Grove location, but all 2,600 worldwide restaurants remain under the umbrella of the Panda Express, Inc based out of California where the Cherng family opened its first restaurant in 1983. Each location has a subtle difference to it, something noticeable by the artwork on the walls, which is a daunting task when you have 2,600 facilities.   There is, to no surprise, the seemingly standard corporate plaque that adorns each unit and, quite simply says, “Welcome to our family’s Chinese kitchen,” It’s subtle, but it re-enforces the fact that Panda Express not only has an Asian menu, but Asian root...

Here's a list of vendors scheduled to be at the Buffalo Grove Farmers Market, which opens its 16th season this Sunday, June 16. The hours are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Awesome Mini Donuts Mini Donuts Azteca Catering Pkg'd Mexican Specialties Bailey's Farm to Home Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers Bake Share Baking Pies Cerberus Confections Freeze Dried Fruits, Vegetables, etc. Cheese People Cheese Crave Bakery Flara Bakery Sourdough Bread Green Cuisine Dips, Olives, Baba Ghanoush, Pita Hardins Family Farms Fruit, Vegetables, Cider. Honey Lake Bee Company Honey, Honey Comb, Wax, Lip Balm Impossibly Gluten Free Gluten Free Cookies, Snickerdoodles, etc. JL Produce Vegetables & Flowers Kiki's Cotton Candy Cotton Candy, Hawaiian Shaved Ice Lafevor Farm Vegetables Legacy Fudge Fudge Magic Crepes Crepes Marek's Authentic Polish Polish Sausage and Pierogi Nana's Rum Cakes Rum cakes Plant Kindness Flowers River Valley Ranch Fresh Mushrooms Sabatello Quality Meats Bratwurst, ...

  The Vernon Area Public Library District Board of Trustees have officially adopted a Strategic Framework that will guide the activities of the library over the next four years. The action came at Board’s March 18 meeting. According to a press release issued by the Library, key activities highlighted in the plan include working with an architect to maximize public use of the library building and grounds and looking into a shared library catalog to provide patrons with access to more materials. Other action items include expanding the “Library of Things” (equipment that patrons can check out) and maker-type offerings for content creation. “As this library district completes its 50th year of stellar service to this community, this Strategic Framework will give us a strong start on another half-century of operational excellence,” Library Director Anne Rasmussen said. “We feel good about this plan,” Rassmussen added. “It's an investment in our future. It’s doable, it’s lofty, a...

Four area students have formed a non-profit organization that strives to educate and provide supplies to women in underprivileged areas.             Big deal, right?             It is considering their goal is to provide “sanitary pads to 500 million individuals in underprivileged populations while also promoting menstrual health education, sensitization, and de-stigmatization campaigns related to menstruation.”             That has been the mission of “Every 28 Days,” started in March of 2023 by (pictured from top to bottom)  Shruti Govindarajan of Buffalo Grove, Amrutha Venkat of Palatine and sisters Nishika and Niyathi Girish of Palatine. Since its founding, Every 28 Days has been trying to target rural areas worldwide, focusing on underprivileged populations with inaccessibility to resources.             It’s fitting that Every 28 Days is focusing on public he...