LAKE FOREST — Cool was the word used most often to describe the solar eclipse during a viewing event at Lake Forest College, whether it came from the mouth of a Sheridan Elementary School fourth grader or a tenured professor….
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WINNETKA – When her children were growing up, longtime Winnetka resident Lauren Taslitz always knew the empty nest was looming. She dreaded it the way you dread a diagnostic phone…
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By Kristin Caldwell, Toddler Directress at the Montessori School of Lake Forest
It seems that everywhere we turn these days, someone is extolling the virtues of “authenticity” . . ….
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HIGHLAND PARK – The countdown is approaching for the first solar eclipse in 92 years, and people will gather for viewing parties throughout the North Shore and beyond.
On Aug….
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LAKE FOREST — Part of the School of St. Mary building in downtown Lake Forest is 100 years old, but there are many new people and programs to complement tradition as…
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HIGHLAND PARK – During interviews, it often takes a gentle nudge for people to express their feelings. This was not the case when I interviewed Betty Feinerman about the nail salon…
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HIGHWOOD — Despite the rain, the 7th Annual Highwood Garlic Fest attracted waves of people to Everts Park with the smell of garlic wafting through the air on Wednesday, August 16. Hosted…
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LAKE FOREST – Lina Attar devotes her life to planting hope in a part of the world where dreams of success are a scarce commodity.
Attar co-founded the Karam Foundation…
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HIGHLAND PARK – Before a crowd of nearly 300 gathered in support of Solidarity with Charlottesville – A Highland Park Rally at Veterans Memorial Park, Councilwoman Kim Stone read a…
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Amie Marks loves it when a woman asks her a question.
One asked the Lake Forest resident, “What’s fracking?”
Another query: “What are GMOs?”
A man with a pen and…
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Ear-splitting motorcycle noise is more than a nuisance — it’s a public health hazard and a destroyer of property value. The nonprofit organization Noise Free America is fighting back on behalf of America’s peace and quiet with a new book,…
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In a major expansion of public participation, the Cook County Board of Commissioners last week approved a process that will allow citizens to more easily comment on pending legislation. Ordinance Amendment 17-3293 will allow individuals to submit a “Record of…
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Forest & Bluff Magazine, August 2017
Evanston Magazine, August/September 2017
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Sports
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SCOREBOARD WATCHING: BOYS GOLF
The competition was fierce at the Woodstock North Invite.
But Lake Forest High School’s Danny Fisher was more than up for the challenge on August 17…
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SCOREBOARD WATCHING: GIRLS GOLF
On a roll.
Already.
New Trier’s girls golf team is off to a terrific start. The Trevians have opened the 2017 campaign with back-to-back team championships….
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The hard-hitting cornerback who keeps opposing wide receivers up at night on the eve of a football game happens to be a big-time nap guy.
“I love…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The soundtrack in the days of a young Nina Rutkowski was that of two golf clubs striking golf balls off range tees at Cog Hill Golf &…
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PRESS BOX: BASEBALL
He was just heating up.
Glenbrook South grad Tommy O’Hara, who has put together three terrific seasons at Tufts University, spent the summer playing in the Futures…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
A teammate did a pretty good job of pegging Andrew Bartholow the other day.
Almost got it perfect.
“Here’s a day in the life of Andrew Bartholow,”…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Ryan Cekay was a quarterback, always a quarterback, whenever he put on the pads and helmet — until football training camp before the start of his sophomore…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Having a deep, unfailing love for baseball, Brad Margolin had every intention of being a two-way player at Washington University.
This gamer was game for anything —…
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Michael Vinson’s very first long snap occurred at Skokie Playfield in his hometown of Winnetka some six years ago.
There to receive the football was his father,…
