It was hot even before the the Falbe family of Lake Bluff lit the bonfire, but the steamy weather didn’t deter revelers from celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lake Forest Open Lands Assocation’s Bagpipes and Bonfire celebration on September 24….
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LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF — Sage Explorers in downtown Lake Forest is the kind of store where children are encouraged to play with the toys. All are educational.
On a recent…
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A generosity of spirit and a sense of humor.
Those are the words Wilmette resident Paul Traynor uses to best describe the ethos of the podcast Race Bait he co-hosts…
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Dr. Mark Nolan Hill found himself face to face with a policeman on the night of his debut as a band member performing at a block party in Highland Park….
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There’s a bit of local history in every pint poured at Macushla Brewing Company, a new microbrewery recently opened by husband and wife team, Megan and Mike Welch, next to…
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HIGHWOOD – Before Marco’s Northside Grill opened in Highwood, owner Marco Santi and close childhood friend Tom Garrity from The Toadstool Pub next door decided to open a “magic door”…
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By Holly Malnati
It goes without saying that in terms of student support, nothing beats Friday night football games. Especially for the players.
There has been a lot of recent…
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The somber 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks became a cause for reflection and community service at the North Suburban YMCA. A group of almost 50 volunteers gathered at the…
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GLENCOE – A 29-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near the intersection of Sheridan and Lake Cook Roads just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, September 21.
The…
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The largest children’s film festival in North America will be in Wilmette on November 3, 4 and 5 when the Wilmette Theatre hosts the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.
Operated by…
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Lake Bluff Citizen Alert: Hoards of short-term renters are preparing to penetrate our lovely community.
We don’t fully know their plans, but likely these transient trash are here to molest our children, frighten our stay-at-home mothers, trip our grandparents, and…
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In recent weeks, much has been written about the issue of short-term rentals/home sharing/Airbnb in Lake Bluff. Yet, there are still some questions that remain unanswered. I submit the following answers to questions I have heard from a number of…
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At least two Niles North Vikings collided with Glenbrook South senior running back Savontae Garner at the start of a running play up the middle in the fourth quarter of…
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Jared Bloom was — please permit — in full bloom.
The junior became Highland Park High School’s first 100-yard rusher of the season on Sept. 22 in the team’s 27-14…
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FOOTBALL RECAP
John Lynch impersonated … John Lynch.
The Loyola Academy senior defensive back — no relation to the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos defensive back — turned…
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Jose Reyes — a long-time Major League shortstop currently playing for the New York Mets — is a good baseball name.
Jose Reyes, as it turns out, is a pretty…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Jed Thomas sinks putts in the fall.
The same Jed Thomas — a Lake Forest High School senior — sinks basketball shots in the winter.A standout…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Julia Shafir nearly walked away from golf this fall — after holing a bunker shot to save par on a par-3 at Bonnie Dundee Golf Club in…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
New Trier senior special teamer and defensive back Jacob Levy knew exactly what do when Conant’s punter turned into an on-the-fly quarterback on a fourth down in…
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SCOREBOARD WATCHING: GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Glenbrook South d. Niles North 15-19, 25-22
— Glenbrook South picked up its first win of the season in CSL South play by downing host Niles… -
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
You see the angelic look — in a postgame interview.
It’s not there, when it’s game on.
Gabriel Diculescu (pronounced: di-koo-less-koo) enters an 80-minute soccer game locked,…
