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Greetings from BADC President Tom Burns

Welcome to the Barrington Area Development Council online!

Founded 55 years ago, BADC has a long history of sponsoring initiatives and helping organizations that have benefited our community. We work with schools, government, and nonprofits to preserve the character of our unique community by promoting programs to protect the environment and support education, healthcare and quality of life.

Since our formation in 1966, we have had a unique role in catalyzing and supporting numerous organizations including Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG), Citizens For Conservation (CFC), Barrington Area Council on Aging (BACOA), Barrington Community Unit School District 220, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, and more recently raising the impact of nonprofits like Hope’s In, NeuroBalance Center, and Flint Creek/Spring Creek Watershed Partnership. With the grant support of the Barrington Area Community Foundation (BACF), our Barrington Leadership Network (BLN) continues to gather momentum. Everyone wins when community and nonprofit leaders get better!

Every year since 1975 we celebrate citizen volunteers with our “Citizen of the Year” Award, presented to a person or persons who made a meaningful contribution of time and eﬀort that has benefited the entire greater Barrington Area Community. This includes, but is not limited to, ﬁelds such as health, ﬁnance, land use, youth, education, conservation and transportation. Our Nominating Committee, includes past recipients, whose volunteer service has been recognized as extraordinary.

Truly Barrington is a special place for social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and volunteerism.

BADC Announces 2020 Citizen of the Year Winner: Brian Battle

Each year, BADC selects a local resident who has demonstrated exemplary leadership and made significant contributions to the greater Barrington area. Former District 220 School Board President Brian Battle as named the 2020 BADC Citizen of the Year.

BADC Joins in Celebrating the 50th Anniversaries of its two flagship efforts: BACOG and CFC

Fifty years ago the Barrington Area Development Council determined the need for a conservation organization to address local environmental concerns. Citizens for Conservation was started by committed citizens with a recycling center at the Barrington Village Hall, but quickly became focused on the identified mission of protecting and improving the quality of life in the Barrington area through protection and restoration of land and education of the community.

BADC Partners with Barrington Area Library to Introduce Barrington Area Volunteer Connection (BAVC)

BAVC’s goal is to bring all 100+ Barrington area nonprofits, churches and service organizations in one searchable database so that volunteers can easily find opportunities.

BADC Teams with Barrington Area Community Foundation to sponsor Host Site for Global Leadership Summit Thursday-Friday, August 5-6, 2021

Representatives of Barrington-area not-for-profit organizations invited to attend.
Watch for registration details shortly.

Flint Creek Dreamway Trail to be named in Memory of Joseph Kelsch Sr. at dedication program Saturday, June 26, 2021, 10 a.m.

Kelsch, who was active in many community service organizations – including BADC – was instrumental in lobbying for and spearheading efforts to bring together the Village of Barrington, the Barrington Park District, and the Barrington 220 school district in this collaborative initiative to reclaim and renew this waterway.

Celebrating the beauty of Barrington...

Photos courtesy of BADC Member Bob Lee

The Barrington Area Development Council (BADC) is a not-for-profit civic organization with a long history of sponsoring initiatives and organizations that have benefited the Barrington Area community, including CPR Training, the Bikeways Commission, the District 220 Caucus, Barrington Area Blood Drive, the Leadership Academy, and the Citizen of the Year Award. In addition, BADC was the founding organization of the Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG) in the 1970s, and a catalyst participating in the formation of renowned groups such as the Barrington Area Council on Aging (BACOA) and Citizens for Conservation (CFC).