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Opinion: ‘No’ Keeps HP Affordable
My father bought our Highland Park home in the early 1900s. He chose the location because he could walk to his dental office and his four sons could walk to the nearby schools. And indeed, all four of...
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Opinion: D-112 Financial Misfire
As a 29-year resident of Highland Park, I am deeply concerned about the referendum put forth by School District 112. The massive financial miscalculation by the District’s CFO, Mr. Dada, only adds to...
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Yes Or No, HP? CARE Debates Moving 112 Forward
HIGHLAND PARK – The School District 112 referendum issue heated up when Moving 112 Forward debated CARE, Citizens Against the 112 Referendum, on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Congregation Solel. Representatives...
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Form & Function: Birdhouses As Art
Birdhouse or art? One of the best kept secrets near the North Shore is the beautiful Brushwood Nature Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods. A new nature exhibition, “Avian Architecture: The Bird...
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And The Oscar Goes To …
Brooklyn babes — all photos are from the blog “Don’t Call Me Oscar” You are not going to find a cuter parody of this year’s Oscar-nominated Best Pictures than Maggie Storino’s blog, Don’t Call Me...
View ArticleNorthfield Seeks $7.5M Bond for Infrastructure
NORTHFIELD – Seeking infrastructure upgrades to local roadways, stormwater systems, sidewalk and life safety systems, the Village of Northfield will ask residents to approve a $7.5 million bond...
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Over The Rainbow
Gallery OTR, put on by Over The Rainbow Association, hosted an opening reception at the organization’s Hill Arboretum Apartments on Feb. 5, featuring paintings by the Wilson Artists’ Group. Over The...
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Lake Bluff Native Builds Foundation on a Song
Austin and Sara Atteberry, founders of Sing Me a Story Foundation, pose on their wedding day. Photo courtesy of Austin Atteberry. LAKE BLUFF — Music has always been Lake Bluff native Austin...
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A Messenger For Those Who Died …
Fritzie Fritzshall talks for her harrowing experience in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps “The story I am about to tell you is not a beautiful story,” Fritzie Fritzshall told the audience at...
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GBS tops New Trier in sectional semifinal
The Titans celebrate their sectional semifinal win over New Trier. PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRACY ALLEN New Trier’s Haley Greer attempts to block the shot of Glenbrook South’s Carie Weinman in second half...
View ArticleMariano’s Planning New Local Store
Mariano’s could be opening a new store near Lake Forest and Deerfield. The chain already has about 30 stores in the Chicago area, including locations in Glenview, Northbrook and Northfield. The new...
View ArticleMaxine Orsinger
Maxine L. Orsinger nee Rannals, 93, of Glenview, passed away February 21, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Raymond G. Orsinger, DDS; loving mother of Pamela (Rheinhold) Engman and Gregg; proud...
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Mayor Committed To Finding Boating Solution
Photo courtesy of Friends of Park Avenue Beach. HIGHLAND PARK – Mayor Nancy Rotering said the City of Highland Park wants to find a way to keep boating access at Park Avenue Beach. “We are working to...
View ArticleRoslyn “Roz” Blinski
Roslyn “Roz” L. Blinski, nee Sommers, age 91. Beloved wife of the late Leo Blinski. Cherished mother of Bo Blinski (Barbara Ann) and Adrienne (Geoffrey) Eisenmann. Devoted grandmother of Michelle...
View ArticleForrest D. Rose Jr.
Forrest Dale Rose, Jr. 10 days before his 94th birthday Forrest passed away peacefully at his Highwood home, February 22, 2016. Preceded in death by his devoted wife for 63 years, Agnes Mary (nee...
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Oscar Contender A HP Native
The Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 28 will include at least one North Shore native, film editor Bradley J. Ross, a 2001 graduate of Highland Park High School. Ross, 32, is editor and...
View ArticleWant To Play Poker?
CHICAGO – The Founders’ Board of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will host its annual VIP POKER PARTY on Thursday, March 3, at Lake Forest Sports Cars in Lake Bluff. The guests...
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SIT at Deerpath Middle School
LAKE FOREST – More than 2,500 attendees participated in an annual student technology conference on Feb. 20 that was hosted across the state of Illinois. Lake Forest School District 67 was one of the...
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Winter Weather on the Way
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. to Thursday, Feb. 25 at 4 a.m. with heavy snowfall and strong winds that are expected to vary widely across...
View ArticleVehicle Taken From Driveway
WINNETKA – A vehicle was reported stolen from the driveway of a Winnetka home on Feb. 16. The incident happened in the 100 block of Fuller Lane. The victim said the theft happened sometime between 8:30...
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