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Top Stories: Medical Marijuana Coming to HP
LAKE FOREST – Andy and Veronica Hunt, a couple living in Lake Forest, had a friend. The friend was a grandmother. She had cancer. The simple act of eating eventually became a chore, an ordeal. Cancer...
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A Holiday Family Concert with LFSO and MYA
On Saturday, December 19 at 4 pm, the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra (LFS) and the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) jointly presented a holiday concert entitled Sounds of the Season....
View ArticleDrive Sober or Get Pulled Over
LAKE BLUFF – The holiday season is upon us and if you’re celebrating with a drink, the Lake Bluff Police Department has a message for you: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Due to the increase in drunken...
View ArticleNorman V. Reichert
Long time Lake Forest resident Norman V. Reichert, 94, passed away peacefully at this home on November 30, 2015. Active and goal-oriented throughout his life, he felt he could do anything he set his...
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HP & DF Winter Break Boot Camps
HIGHLAND PARK/DEERFIELD – Hide the remotes and hit the road with fun winter break activities designed to educate, entertain, and exercise your child’s body and soul with everything from art to wiffle...
View ArticleJoyce Whalen
Joyce Marie Whalen (nee Curtin), 82, born on March 23, 1933 and passed away suddenly on December 18, 2015. Beloved daughter of the late Walter Curtin and Lillian “Honey” Curtin; cherished wife of the...
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Top Stories: Professor Tells Muslims to Reject …
LAKE FOREST – A Lake Forest College professor specializing in the politics of the Middle East and Islam believes the most effective long-term weapons against the Islamic State and its supporters like...
View ArticleA Slice of Heaven For Wilmette?
WILMETTE – Sisters from the Fraternite Notre Dame religious order are seeking a special use permit to open a French bakery in the storefront previously occupied by Heavenly Hearth Bread Company at 1101...
View ArticleConsultants Study Winnetka’s Stormwater …
WINNETKA — Winnetka’s Director of Public Works Steve Saunders updated village council members on work completed by consultants Strand Associates concerning stormwater issues at the village meeting on...
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Toys for Tots Gets Personal
Eric Krieg sophomore from Lake Forest (left) and Spencer Silvernail sophomore from Lake Forest; photography by Joel Lerner/JWC Media LAKE FOREST – A group of Lake Forest High School students made Toys...
View ArticleEdmund J. “Bud” Burke
Edmund J. “Bud” Burke, age 90, beloved husband of Jane Burke nee Doyle; loving father of Kevin Burke, Margaret “Meg” (the late Michael F.) Gagliardo, Terry (Cristina) Burke, Antoinette “Toni” (E. J.)...
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Lake Forest Gas Leak Forces Evacaution
LAKE FOREST – A gas leak in downtown Lake Forest Monday morning forced the evacuation of a least one office building. An office building at 207 E. Westminster was evacuated at about 9:30 a.m. The gas...
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Holiday Break Activities Abound
Children enjoy last year’s Hooray for Winter activities. Photo courtesy of Lake Forest Department of Parks and Recreation. LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF — People who have spare time between holiday shopping...
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HP’s Vorobev attracting an audience
Andrew Vorobev races in the 100 butterfly during a dual meet against Glenbrook South on Dec. 18. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JON DURR A throng of Highland Park Aquatics Club age group swimmers, ages nine and 10,...
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Donahue starting to soar for Scouts
Lake Forest High School junior Kevin Donahue competes in the 200 medley relay at the Lake County Invite. He finished sixth in two individual events and helped LF place third in the 400 free relay....
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Hour of Code Awakens Interest in Programming
Logan Carter (left) and Patrick Kolcan write code for their Star Wars game. LAKE FOREST—Everett Elementary School fourth grader Logan Carter loves to play video games but does not get to play them on...
View ArticleJoseph Rath
Joseph J. Rath, 90 of Lake Forest, December 20, 2015. Beloved husband of Helen nee Kofler for 65 years. Loving father of Charles (Bonnie), James (the late Diane), Nancy (Alan) Matson, Robert (Mary...
View ArticleWinnetka Home Burglarized
WINNETKA – A home in the 1000 block of Sunset Road was reported burglarized on Dec. 15. Police reports state that a resident discovered that someone had forced their way into the home sometime between...
View ArticleAggravated DUI Charge
GLENVIEW – A River Grove resident was charged with aggravated DUI on Dec. 20. Michael J. Bicker, 54, was charged after property damage accident in the 3300 block of Milwaukee Avenue. Bicker also was...
View ArticleThomas W. Boyle, Jr.
Thomas W. Boyle Jr., 71, died peacefully at home on December 18. Tom was a 44-year resident of Lake Bluff. He retired in 2011 as Senior Vice President of Research Technology Intl., Lincolnwood, IL, a...
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