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Opinion: ‘Big Box’ School Wrong for HP
A year and half after we moved to Highland Park, my husband and I adopted our daughter from China, and I soon after gave birth to my second daughter at Highland Park Hospital. I have called this...
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Boaters Band for Park Avenue Beach
Sailors ready to set sail at Park Avenue Beach; photo from Friends of Park Avenue Beach’s Facebook page HIGHLAND PARK – It was standing room only at the City Council chambers when boating enthusiasts...
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Casting Call For Canines
Brittany Smithson 15,of Deerfield and her maltese Cody meet director Susan Gorman during the Doggie auditions for Legally Blonde at Deerfield H.S.; Photography by Joel Lerner/JWC Media DEERFIELD –...
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Rocky Miller Scoreboard Approved
WILMETTE – A new baseball scoreboard at Northwestern’s Rocky Miller Park that drew ire from Wilmette residents was unanimously approved at the Evanston City Council meeting on Feb. 8. While the item...
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D-225 Names New Board Member
Sonia Kim was named to the Glenbrook High School District 225 Board of Education Feb. 8. GLENVIEW/NORTHBROOK — Glenbrook School District 225’s newest Board of Education member brings a parent’s...
View ArticleTax Help For Older Folks
WAUKEGAN – Each year volunteers from AARP help seniors complete their income taxes at Waukegan Township’s Park Place. This important service is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12...
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Ragdale Seeks Proposals For 2016 Ring
Ragdale Foundation issues a call for proposals for Ragdale Ring & Adrian Smith prize Ragdale, the nationally acclaimed artists’ residency in Lake Forest, invites architects, designers and artists...
View Article‘SIT’ Coming to DPM
LAKE FOREST – The Annual Students Involved with Technology (SIT) Conference for students in grades 3-12 takes place Saturday, Feb. 20 from 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest....
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Opinion: Democratic Process Hijacked
Democracy is grounded in the belief that when all voices are heard, the best ideas emerge. It’s a process that takes time, and it is painstaking. SCFFAC, a large community group established to advise...
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Compassionate Care Awards
The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently hosted the 25th Anniversary of their Compassionate Care Awards, an event recognizing nurses and doctors for their empathetic care of cancer...
View ArticleThings to Do this Weekend
It’s Valentine’s weekend and there is a lot going on all over the North Shore. Please take a look at the list below to get some ideas and to make your plans. For a full list of events, click here....
View ArticleD-113 Foundation: Grants Are In
HIGHLAND PARK / DEERFIELD – An EKG machine, an infrared camera, a news magazine library, a self-defense program and a social-emotional program for Latino parents were among the 15 requests totaling...
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D39 Foundation: Music is for Everyone
WILMETTE – The District 39 Educational Foundation recently announced the recipients of its Fall 2015 Gripp Grants, including the purchase of adaptive musical instruments for students with comprehensive...
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Noggin Builders Plans Northbrook Expansion
NORTHBROOK — Noggin Builders, a Northbrook enrichment center for children from 2 to 12 focusing on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), hopes to grow into a new facility. The Village...
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Lake Bluff Gives Developer an Earful
More than 100 people came to learn more about a proposed development in downtown Lake Bluff. LAKE BLUFF — Lake Bluff gave the potential developer of Block 3 of its central business district a clear...
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NT’s Papoutsis makes late-season push
New Trier’s Andrew Papoutsis claims the 170-pound title at the Glenbrook South Regional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Andrew Papoutsis, a future marketing major at Indiana University, is a concept guy....
View ArticleMinette McNamara
Minette P. McNamara, a 14 year resident of Lake Forest and formerly of Hagerstown, Maryland, died, February 6, 2016. Wife of the late Thomas McNamara; Mother of Allen Leiter, Dr. Michael Leiter,...
View ArticleValentino Biondi
Valentino Biondi, 81, of Highland Park, IL passed away peacefully on February 5, 2016. Beloved husband to Neia and the late Mary; loving father of Roger (Joanne) Biondi and Julie (Bill) May; cherished...
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GBN’s Friedman picks good time to get hot
Glenbrook North’s Brandon Friedman (left) tangles with Glenbrook South’s Branko Andelkovic during 220-pound action at the GBS Sectional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Brandon Friedman doesn’t shy away...
View ArticleChicago Bears Youth Football Camps
LAKE FOREST- With support from Chicago Bears Alumni Heroes like Anthony Morgan, Mickey Pruitt, Rashad Davis, Kris Haines and Jim Morrissey, Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps will visit Lake Forest’s...
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