What with recent headlines declaring Chicago’s tap water is contaminated with lead, and never mind last year’s news of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, it’s easy to question whether it is safe to drink the water coming from our…
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What with recent headlines declaring Chicago’s tap water is contaminated with lead, and never mind last year’s news of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, it’s easy to question whether…
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Rosa Vara got her first exposure to Beacon Place nearly five years ago. She was sitting under a tree near the Waukegan community center, watching her children enjoy one of…
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Steve Mullins eschewed the sweets at a summer camp for boys in Canada and then found out he had a taste for collecting figural ceramic pitcher—or small Toby and Character…
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LAKE BLUFF – The Lake Bluff Park District Board of Commissioners approved a proposal by Chicago-based AECOM to perform a preliminary coastal engineering study for Sunrise Beach and develop options…
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LAKE FOREST — A fire engulfed a single-family home in the southwest section of Lake Forest mid-day on Wednesday, April 25, causing an estimated $45,000 in damages. No one was…
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The Stran-Steel House in Wilmette and the Varsity Theater Block in downtown Evanston were each identified as vulnerable properties on Landmarks Illinois’ 2018 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois released…
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LAKE FOREST — Before casting for the Lake Forest High School musical production of Beauty and the Beast, junior Bryan Kingsley and sophomore Cara Page were strangers to each other….
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WINNETKA — The District 36 School Board approved a two-year contract extension with the Winnetka Education Association (WEA) at the board’s April 24 meeting. The current agreement was set to…
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Over the course of his 25-year career as a journalist, sports columnist, author and former ESPN sportscaster, Dave Revsine – the Big Ten Network’s lead studio host – has attended…
North Shore Opinion Page
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The Equal Rights Amendment sound good, but is it really good for women?
On April 11, 2018 the Illinois Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment as Senate Joint Resolution Constitution Amendment 4 (SJRCA4), with the help of eight Republican senators…
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“Few dishes have drawn such universal ire—or impassioned defense—as Hawaiian Pizza,” according to a story in last week’s Wall Street Journal. “The polarizing pizza that sliced apart family and friends for years is now a global symbol of questionable taste.”…
The North Shore Weekend & More
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Forest & Bluff Magazine, April 2018
Evanston Magazine, April/May 2018
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Sports
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Noah Shutan had the patience of Job and the laser vision of a superhero last spring.
He walked a state-best 48 times, which translated into a lofty… -
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
As you might have heard, the “flyball revolution” has broken out in Major League Baseball.
It’s become a “homercentric” league.
We’re in the age where the home…
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Having a stellar goalie in the fold is … priceless. The Loyola Gold boys hockey team certainly benefitted from the spectacular play of Hugh Brady. The senior all-stater played an…
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LAKE FOREST — Balance between family and his full-time job as a competitive swimmer are the impetus helping Matt Grevers, a 2003 Lake Forest High School graduate, on his trajectory to…
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GAMER: NT 10, NILES NORTH 0
Pitching, hitting and defense.
New Trier’s baseball team had it all going in its 10-0 victory over visiting Niles North on April 19.
With…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Nate Carlton wasn’t happy with his body two years ago.
Too thin, the New Trier lacrosse defenseman thought in his sophomore season on varsity. Not strong enough….
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LAKE FOREST — Sports played a monumental role in the lives of Sarah Spain and Matt Grevers, the most recent Lake Forest High School graduates chosen for the school’s Alumni…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Two-meter defenders in water polo deserve two varsity letters after each season.
One for water polo.
Another for that sport with singlets and mats.
“We pretty much…
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CIRCLING THE BASES
Buffalo Grove 7, Highland Park 2
— Buffalo Grove jumped out to 5-1 lead and went on to beat host Highland Park…
