Richard said, “I started playing the accordion. In the fourth grade, I started playing the organ, and in fifth grade, I joined the band. In high school, I was the lead percussionist. I played all percussions. I sang in the choir. I have perfect pitch.”

What is perfect pitch?

This refers to a person's ability to identify any musical note by name after hearing it, without reference to other notes.

Vince Flanagan, Huntley: “I want to get this monkey off my back, literally. I have severe back problems, and my intention is finally get something done about it.”

Sona Kappil, Crystal Lake: “I need to make more time for my friends. I need to make a sincere effort to keep in touch. I have to keep our friendships alive.”

Rita Patel, Huntley: “We all wear matching pajamas. All of us, my kids, my husband, in-laws and siblings. And the best part is the men are responsible for the making dinner. My husband and brothers all get together and cook dinner for all of us.”

Anna Alagna, Huntley: “It’s about family and food. We’re Italian so it’s always about food. We always have fish on Christmas Eve.”

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Kara Canga-Arguelles: “It’s BS, rubbish. 

Tiffany Bieniek: “I do not like anything pumpkin except for pumpkin seeds. I don’t care for pumpkin flavor in anything, but I do love the pumpkin scents. I love the candles at this time of year with the pumpkin smell.”

Catalin Ursu: “I don’t like anything pumpkin.  No muffins, no pumpkin pie, no flavored coffee.”

Margie Lombardo: “As a Starbucks barista, I can tell you that our patrons love the pumpkin-flavored coffees.

Lexi Lucici: "My favorite costume was Cruella de Vil. I wore that costume for three years. I loved the wig for the character. It was my favorite because I loved that movie, 101 Dalmatians."

Peggy Kennedy: “I loved my cheerleader costume, but unfortunately it was cold enough that I had to wear a coat. What I remember most is that one household did not give me candy because they could not see my costume.”

Name, Place: “I went to school to be a pastry chef. I have been doing that the last 5 years working at Jarosch Bakery. I still want to continue to follow this path. This industry is so cool being able to be creative in so many different ways. I have worked in a couple of different bakeries and being able to see how each place works is rewarding.

Donna Schlenker: “Withdrawal needed to happen. Sadly, the last administration negotiated with the Taliban direct and left the Afghans to negotiate their own deal. Biden was right to continue with the withdrawal but sadly it is being handled poorly. There should be zero debate that Afghans who assisted the US over the past 20 years should be brought here to safety.

Kim Skaja: “I told him I knew I was speeding and asked if he could follow me to the next public bathroom because I really had to pee. In those days, there weren’t many places to stop. He sent me on my way!”

Jessica Frederick: “I was wearing my scrubs so he asked where I worked. I told him the vet field and that I was speeding because I'm also pet sitting and I got out late so I was rushing to let the dogs out.

One of the selling points for installing a lawn irrigation system was a lower cost to watering your lawn. A separate meter could be installed that would measure the water used for outdoor purposes and a sewer charge would not be applied. Huntley charges for water is $3.67 per 1000 gallons while sewer charges are $4.85 per 1000 gallons, $8.52 total.