Kathy Dietz must have played hide-and-seek as a child. Every child did, right? But she also was asked to seek things for her mother, Dorothy, when Dorothy wanted to enhance a corner of a room in their house in Slinger,…
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Kathy Dietz must have played hide-and-seek as a child. Every child did, right? But she also was asked to seek things for her mother, Dorothy, when Dorothy wanted to enhance…
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It was a Maureen Skinner thing.
A radio station would play an Elton John song. She’d turn the volume up on the car radio. She’d then sing along, at the…
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We ate and talked. We laughed and listened and cried. And I — one grateful journalist — learned all about fascinating people with ties to the North Shore.
Here are…
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When a well-run, locally owned business opens on the North Shore, news travels fast.
It’s been just two months since Glencoe’s Hometown Coffee and Juice launched in its corner location…
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A spaceship-themed coding studio for kids is set to launch in Wilmette this weekend.
“Everything in the studio is completely interactive,” Codeverse Studio Manager Tia Piraino says ahead of the…
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We are now five days into 2019. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? If you need a little help sticking to those goals, the Lake Bluff Park District is…
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When Highland Park resident James Lynch took over the reins at The Art Center Highland Park (TAC HP) last year, one of his first priorities was to address some inconsistencies…
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Christopher Carter is coming to Winnetka — and he’s ready to BLOW. YOUR. MIND.
The well-known Chicago-based illusionist, mind reader and mentalist will appear at the Winnetka Community House (WCH)…
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When Chicagoans think of poverty, they often look south to crime-ridden city neighborhoods.
Very rarely do folks look north to suburban Lake County, an area many Chicago residents associate with…
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Wednesday is the 4th of July, the day we honor hard-won freedom, sacrifice, and courage by hosting one of the most amazing parades on the North Shore. The Lake Bluff 4th of July Committee is excited to welcome all to…
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As a high school student growing up in Central California, we had a class trip to Disneyland each year. In our freshman year my buddies and I spent hours running around the Magic Kingdom, trying to squeeze in all the…
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One of Zuzanna Janusz’s shoes was untied in music class one day. Janusz was 11. The concerned teacher at Holy Cross School in Deerfield practically ordered Janusz—a highly competitive COHO…
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Entering last weekend’s Class 3A boys state golf tournament in Bloomington, Lake Forest High School’s Scouts had won a sectional, a regional, the North Suburban Conference Meet, the New Trier…
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The tucked white towel hangs from the back of Carson Kosanovich’s football pants. The New Trier High School senior cornerback/wideout wears white gloves on Game Days, too.
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Collin Leider was 12 years old when he first attempted to bake at home. He made cheesecake on that day.
It didn’t turn out very well.
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New Trier senior golfer Abbie Kaestle owns furry wolf and ram club head covers. The Winnetkan’s family has three cats and two dogs.
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There’s football player Rylie Mills, and there’s polite teenager Rylie Mills.
Both were on display September 7, when Mills, a junior defensive tackle/defensive end, and his Lake Forest High School… -
Highland Park High School’s new head football coach, David Lindquist, stands 6-foot-3 and weighs a sturdy 250 pounds, or 43 pounds lighter than his playing weight as a starting defensive…
