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Jack & Jill Celebrates Kwanzaa
Children of all ages participated in the Kwanzaa celebration. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MarcAnthony HIGHLAND PARK – Children engaged in African drum playing and dancing, feasted on cultural soul food and grooved...
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Police Investigate Man’s Death
NORTHBROOK — A man was found dead by strangulation December 7 in his Northbrook office, according to the Village of Northbrook and Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. Police believe Jigar K. Patel,...
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Scoreboard Watching: Boys Basketball
— Sparked by Ciaran Brayboy (14 points), Griff Ryan (13 points) and Aaron Peltz (11 points), New Trier remained unbeaten in the CSL South with a 57-55 victory at Niles North on Dec. 9. The Trevians...
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Scoreboard Watching: Girls Basketball
Highland Park defeated visiting Glenbrook North 39-26 on Dec. 9, limiting the Spartans to a combined 16 points in the final three quarters in a Central Suburban League North contest. Glenbrook North...
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North Shorts: ‘Fun & Names’
What’s in a name? Plenty. Irony, for one. Aptness, inaptness, fun and games, you … name it. Years ago I interviewed a swimmer from a northwest suburb after a meet. Her name: Gill, Nicole Gill. Honest....
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Getting it Right for Market Square Sculpture
Paul Melichar PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR Since its installation into the Market Square fountain in 1982, Sylvia Shaw Judson’s sculpture of a young girl holding an even younger boy on her shoulder has...
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Sunday Breakfast: Dr. Linda Liang
Dr. Linda Liang. Illustration by Barry Blitt Dr. Linda Liang stands in a cafeteria full of 40 visiting eighth-grade girls at Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette. She is the school’s new Leadership...
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NB Chief: Murder Probe Continues
At least a dozen investigators including the NORTAF forensic unit were seen at the Shermer Road office building at approximately 2:30 p.m. December 10. NORTHBROOK — More than 40 members of the...
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Ring Day Tradition for Class of 2017
The Regina choir sang Christmas tunes for guests. Ring Day at Regina Dominican is inherently unique. At most high schools, students order class rings, receive those rings their junior year, and wear it...
View ArticleDrive Sober or Get Pulled Over
LAKE BLUFF — The Lake Bluff Police Department is looking for drunk drivers this holiday season as part of a special year-end Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement. “Beginning December 16 and...
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Bregy To Leave D-112
HIGHLAND PARK/HIGHWOOD — North Shore School District 112 Superintendent Michael Bregy plans to leave his current position before February to become the new head of the Beverly Hills Unified School...
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All Aboard! Polar Express Transports Kids in Time
HIGHLAND PARK – Adventurous children and their families were transported on a journey to the North Pole on the Polar Express on December 3 and 10. Metra’s “Destination North Pole” picked up pajama clad...
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Giving HPHS Robotics A Sporting Chance
Robot to the Knee won Second Place in the Nov. 11 Lake Forest High School Tournament; members pictured; Dylan Treshl; Aiden Lowlery and Jackie Hirsch; all photos courtesy of Jonathan Weiland. HIGHLAND...
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Pigtails With A Twist
Meg Dhamer; PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBIN SUBAR Meg Dhamer has been pioneering her own brand of culinary magic since she was 8 years old. Left to her own devices for dinner one evening, she foraged through the...
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Winter Farmers Market Hits Pause
The scene at the Indoor market at the West Lake Forest Metra station. Photography by Joel Lerner/JWC Media LAKE FOREST — After two successful Sunday runs November 6 and December 4 at the Lake Forest...
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Learning Disability No Barrier To Language Study
Ryan Newman and Jay Sylvain of Language Stars She’s a blue collar, working mom. Grinding out work weeks that sometimes eclipse 80 hours, she balances the challenges of being a single mother while...
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Robotics: Adults See Future, Kids Have Fun
LFCDS Empowering Elephants team members and 7th graders Emma Sturgeon and Teddy Vignocchi, both of Lake Forest, at the Legos Robotics tournament at Lake Forest Country Day School on Saturday, December...
View ArticleLeague Says: Watch ‘Years of Living …
The League of Women Voters encourages everyone to watch the Emmy winning television series “Years of Living Dangerously” on Wed. December 14, at 9 p.m.. “The Coal Wars” is the title of this week’s...
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Sister Cities Blend Mariachi, Opera &…
Cultures United by Music mural donated to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. HIGHLAND PARK – The Highland Park Sister Cities Foundation recently traveled south of the border to host an opera exchange between two...
View ArticleProgram Offers Snow Shoveling Assistance
HIGHLAND PARK – The City of Highland Park is coordinating a volunteer snow shoveling program to serve low-income elderly and disabled residents of Highland Park and Highwood. Students from Highland...
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