Raise The Stage Kicks Off Spring Events
photos of the girls from www.raisethestage.org WINNETKA – Raise The Stage is kicking off a series of fundraising events in March to outfit New Trier High School’s new black box theatre and name it the...
View ArticleTrump, Referendum Drive Early Voting
Marcia Bogolub of Highland Park talks to early voter John Grosshandler, also of Highland Park, about the North Shore School District 112 referendum. Voters were passionate about the $198 million North...
View ArticleLFCDS Hosts March Open House
LAKE FOREST – Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS) will host its final Open House of the school year on Tuesday, March 8 at 9 a.m. The Open House offers an opportunity to tour the campus, speak with...
View ArticleWoodlands Hosts ‘Women in the Arts’
LAKE FOERST – Works by ceramic artist Undine Brod and artist/photographer Nikki Segarra will be on exhibit at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart March 1-18 as part of the 2016 Women in the Arts...
View ArticleLecture: Lost Airports of Chicago
WILMETTE – As you stroll through Chicago area shopping malls, housing developments and industrial parks, you may be surprised to learn that you could be walking on a former airfield! Come listen to an...
View ArticleCocktails & Orchids
Nearly 200 guests braved the windy weather to warm up at the Chicago Botanic Garden during Cocktails & Orchids, and evening co-chaired by Kate Fitzgerald, Jen Kasten, and Steffie Madigan. The night...
View ArticleOpinion: Support For Dold
The Mayor’s Achilles’ Heels: As everyone should remember, in 2009 the City Council wasted some $2.1 million of taxpayer funds to purchase the Highland Park Theater. To her credit, Nancy Rotering, then...
View ArticleCouple’s Death Raises Keyless Ignition …
The deaths of a Highland Park couple are now at the center of concerns that keyless car ignition technology could be dangerous. On Monday, CBS 2’s Dave Savini did an investigative report on the...
View ArticleDistrict 67 Mulls Deer Path Renovations
Deer Path Middle School LAKE FOREST — A renovation projected to cost between $1 million and $1.5 million is under consideration for Deer Path Middle School. The District 67 Board of Education gave the...
View ArticleHP Zeroes in on Women’s Day
Members of Highland Park High School’s Girl Up organization with Highland Park city leaders. HIGHLAND PARK – March is International Women’s Day and Highland Park is taking notice. Mayor Nancy Rotering...
View ArticleiRead Trophy Winners Honored
HIGHLAND PARK – Sherwood Elementary and Edgewood Middle School each won trophies for reading and recording the most minutes per student for the iRead 112 Education Foundation. The festivities began at...
View ArticleLBMS Breaks Ground On Renovations
Lake Bluff Middle School teachers at the groundbreaking for renovations and additions to the school. LAKE BLUFF – Construction on the renovations and additions to Lake Bluff Middle School are now...
View ArticleHelanders To Close After 94 Years
MaryLee Helander works behind the counter where the store keeps many of its special order wedding invitations. LAKE FOREST — Helanders Stationers, a family owned Lake Forest business through three...
View ArticlePrivate Rail Adventure To The Kentucky Derby
Do you need a girl’s weekend, or a guy’s getaway or even a truly unique bucket list trip?Traveling overnight on a train and going to the Kentucky Derby are two popular items on bucket lists everywhere...
View ArticleDeveloper Pares Back 1000 Skokie Blvd.
Discussing the 1000 Skokie Blvd. project during a Planning and Zoning Committee meeting are (from left) Trustee Kathryn Ciesla, Village Attorney Steve Elrod along with Trustees James Karagianis, A.C....
View ArticleNine Nifty Things To Do This Weekend
There are so many fun and fabulous things to do this first weekend in March. Events range from a children’s pajama party to an indoor triathlon. Please look at the list below for some fun suggestions....
View ArticleYMCA Dives for Gold
NORTHBROOK – The North Suburban YMCA invites young swimmers and their families to make a splash at the NSYMCA’s annual “Dive for Gold” event, to be held on March 12. This well-loved event, which is...
View ArticleLFHS Musicians Hitting the High Notes
LFHS ILMEA All State recognition LAKE FOREST – Students in Lake Forest High School’s Music Department are bringing in the honors, reaching out in exciting new directions and making music at several...
View ArticleLynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
The Ritz-Carlton Chicago Hotel was bursting with love during the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation’s 9th Annual Be My Valentine Family Event, which brought out more than 500 guests and raised over...
View ArticleOpinion: Vote No Highland Park
My wife and I have lived in Highland Park for 35 years. Our two sons attended K through 12 in Highland Park schools. I understand that North Shore School District 112 must adjust to declining...
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