Bill McLean

3 weeks ago | jwcmedia.com | Bill McLean

Bernard Pondexter wants business owners along Deerpath Road in Lake Forest to grow tired of seeing him. “I like to over-communicate,” admits the City of Lake Forest’s affable Engineering Section Lead Project  Manager,  who  oversaw Phase 1—water main replacement—of the Deerpath Streetscape Project (DSP) and will oversee the Bank Lane Enhancements beginning this month. “If they’re sick of me, that means I’m showing them I care and that I’m doing my job.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Bill McLean

To Conant’s boys tennis team: You have some explaining to do. Nobody demanded that at Saturday’s Class 2A boys tennis tournament at Palatine, but it must have been on the minds of many. The Cougars tied for fourth place in the Mid-Suburban League and finished second at a sectional meet last month. Not exactly glowing feats.

4 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Bill McLean

Last year at this time, Mathieu Veltkamp could have sulked, could have grounded his tennis rackets, could have thought, “Maybe I should give underwater hockey a try.” The Streamwood tennis ace did none of the above after going 1-2 in singles in his first Class 2A boys tennis state tournament last spring, including a gut-wrenching 6-7 (4), 6-2 (10-5) first-round loss to 5-8 seed Nathan Hernandez of Hinsdale Central.

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Bill McLean

Stevenson junior ace Jaden Dai won exactly zero points in two matches at Saturday’s Class 2A Deerfield boys tennis sectional — and still captured the singles title. The Patriot won via default twice, first over Deerfield freshman Steven Jiang (illness) in a semifinal and then over senior teammate Dustin Zhao in the final. “Minor injury,” said Zhao, who first met Dai at a summer tennis camp in Lincolnshire more than nine years ago and has been good friends with the talented baseliner ever since.

1 month ago | vtcng.com | Bill McLean

The Belvedere Community Club is planning the bluegrass music festival. This event has taken part every June. Bluegrass is so much fun, and there are so many different groups of music. Watch for posters. I want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day. Most people will have a three-day weekend. Just try to remember those who served our country. My wife and I were going on route 118 and there was a huge turtle crossing the road. I hope it got to the other side OK.