2021 In Buffalo Grove: Patch Looks Back

Buffalo Grove IL

30 December, 2021

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BUFFALO GROVE, IL — As journalists, we attempt to cover the important stories that readers care about each and every day. The past year has been filled with many of them in Buffalo Grove and the nearby area. We look back at a few while also preparing for what's ahead in 2022. JANUARY Buffalo Grove Voted Among Best Places To Live In MidwestFire Guts Buffalo Grove Home During 3-Hour BlazePolice Chief Named 2020 Law Enforcement Official Of The YearBuffalo Grove Schools Get $4.4M In COVID-19 Relief Funding Darren Monico P.E., Village Engineer of @BuffaloGrove_IL Public Works Dept. and his coworker Tyler have met with over 20 school classrooms in Buffalo Grove to teach kids about the importance of snow plows and snow plow operators. What a great learning experience! pic.twitter.com/Ur0nM2vsEW— APWA (@APWATWEETS) January 21, 2021 FEBRUARY Fire Leaves Buffalo Grove Home Uninhabitable: OfficialsWheeling Businessman Accused Of Bilking $3M In Scam: AuthoritiesVillage Website Revived After Being Down 5 Days11 Buffalo Grove Students Named Presidential Scholar CandidatesLowest New COVID-19 Cases Reported Since October In Buffalo Grove MARCH Pritzker Announces $455K Transportation Grant To Buffalo GroveLoud Explosions Heard On Successive Nights Near HomesGuy Fieri's Flavortown Kitchen Opens In WheelingStandoff With Police Follows Buffalo Grove Residential BurglaryFormer Teacher Accused Of Sexual Assault Of StudentHike In Trash Collection Fee Approved In Buffalo Grove APRIL Incumbents Keep Buffalo Grove Village Board Seats4 Buffalo Grove Students Are National Merit Scholarship WinnersBuffalo Grove Students Among Top Illinois Student ScholarsBuffalo Grove High School Ranked No. 45 In IllinoisBest Pizza Place In Buffalo Grove: Readers PickThe Village and the Park District are celebrating Arbor Day by planting trees at each of their properties. Together, we encourage everyone to plant more trees and to protect the current trees in our parks and Village. #ArborDay2021 #trees pic.twitter.com/09sIDiZjml— Village of Buffalo Grove Illinois (@BuffaloGrove_IL) April 30, 2021 MAY Best Burger In Buffalo Grove: Readers PickDog Bites Dog; Neighbor Assaults NeighborMotorcyclist Sustains Serious Injuries In Long Grove CrashBuffalo Grove Football Players Receive All-State HonorsPot Bill Passes House: Opens Door For Rec Sales In Buffalo Grove JUNE Pride Drive Parade Returns Sunday In Buffalo GroveNational Merit Scholars From Buffalo Grove AnnouncedPride Flag Raised: Public Outcry Led To Decision In Buffalo GroveThe Pride flag has been raised at the Rotary Village Green. Click here for more: https://t.co/r5OxHBYpQG #Pride2021 pic.twitter.com/VVjHgSVDwB— Village of Buffalo Grove Illinois (@BuffaloGrove_IL) June 8, 2021Overturned Semi-Truck Shuts Down Road In Buffalo GroveBuffalo Grove Ranked No. 3 Best Place To Live In IllinoisVaccine Clinic Planned During Buffalo Grove Community Garage SaleBuffalo Grove Bicyclist Dies Of Injuries From Recent Car Crash JULY Fire Department Seeking Feedback From Buffalo Grove CommunityBuffalo Grove Woman Shot In Chicago Expressway ShootingBuffalo Grove Sixth-Grader Wins National Math, AI ContestBuffalo Grove Man Killed After Car Hits Tree In Long GrovePark Renamed After Longtime Buffalo Grove CommissionerApartment Building Fire Displaces 2 Families In Buffalo GroveLou Malnati's Moving Headquarters To Buffalo Grove AUGUST Major Retailers Requiring Masks In Buffalo GroveMultiple Downed Trees Block Roads In Buffalo Grove3 Buffalo Grove Companies Make Fastest-Growing ListNew Scoreboard Needed: Buffalo Grove Youth Football Seeks Funds SEPTEMBER 6 Buffalo Grove Students Named National Merit SemifinalistsResident Realizes COVID-19 'Testing Site' Is ScamBuffalo Grove Police Release Labor Day Enforcement NumbersChicago Bears Honor Wheeling Coach PanagakisWoman, 39, Drowns In Wheeling: PoliceMembers of the Police Department were honored to take part in the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Stevenson High School on the 20th anniversary. #neverforget Pictured left to right: Officer Jonathan Officer, Officer Michael Essig, Officer Matthew Mills and Officer Amy Cholewa. pic.twitter.com/Be6tb3G1XT— Village of Buffalo Grove Illinois (@BuffaloGrove_IL) September 13, 2021 OCTOBER Buffalo Grove Considers Next Steps For $150M ProjectPavement Construction Begins On Buffalo Grove RoadChicago Executive Airport Names Jeffrey Miller Executive Director10 Buffalo Grove Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News$3M U.S. Customs Facility Opens At Wheeling AirportBuffalo Grove Receives $5.5M From American Rescue PlanThe Village's Sewer and Drainage Manager, Jeff Rogers, recently went above and beyond (or was it under and below?) to unclog the Woodland Commons pond outfall pipe. Jeff swam down to the outfall pipe and had the water moving in no time. Way to dive in and get the job done, Jeff! pic.twitter.com/Q9rnS4C3SI— Village of Buffalo Grove Illinois (@BuffaloGrove_IL) October 19, 2021 NOVEMBER Armed Man Removes Hospice Patient From Rehab CenterBuffalo Grove's Anderson Named To All-State Football Team Wheeling Homicide: Pingree Grove Man Accused of Strangling MotherBody Discovered In Indiana Pond Is Missing Wheeling Baby: PoliceMother Slain, Daughter Kidnapped: Wheeling PolicePolice Provide Hate Crime Reporting Books in Asian LanguagesPublic Works partnered with eight local schools to create names for the Village's snow plows. Meet Ivy Hall's 'Ice Breaker 3000', Prairie's 'Prairie Express', Tripp's 'Snow Tiger' and Earl Pritchett's 'Panther Plow'. Four more will be announced next week! @KCSD96 @AptakisicTripp pic.twitter.com/yuafPHe4V3— Village of Buffalo Grove Illinois (@BuffaloGrove_IL) November 10, 2021 DECEMBER Family Remembers Man Shot By Police; GoFundMe Raises $8KCOVID-19 Self-Tests Selling Out At Buffalo Grove WalgreensR&B Legend, Buffalo Grove Resident Joe Simon Dead At 85Child Pornography Bust: Wheeling Man Accused Of Felony ChargesBuffalo Grove Ranked Among Best Suburbs For Urban Amenities1K Without Power Following High Winds In Buffalo GroveThanksgiving Axe Attack: Woman Charged With Attempted HomicideHoliday Card Winner: Buffalo Grove Student Chosen By Congressman$1.1M In Upgrades Approved For Wheeling AirportPolice Fatally Shoot Armed Man In Buffalo GroveThe Village honored Stephen Goldspiel, longtime resident and dedicated volunteer, by reading a proclamation at a recent meeting. Stephen served on the Plan Commission, the Transportation Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Village is grateful for his service! pic.twitter.com/2gTHKnYP3y— Village of Buffalo Grove Illinois (@BuffaloGrove_IL) December 15, 2021