
Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) of Illinois Chairman Jamie Baisley stood in a back yard in Evanston not too long ago, observing sheer joy emanating from teenagers and their proud parents.
Along with a happy teardrop or two.
The scene…
Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) of Illinois Chairman Jamie Baisley stood in a back yard in Evanston not too long ago, observing sheer joy emanating from teenagers and their proud parents.
Along with a happy teardrop or two.
The scene…
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center unveiled an exhibit earlier this month with a focus on remembering Amer- ica’s history of enslavement, particularly in the state of Illinois.
To…
Kevin Joseph Smith Burke’s life ended tragically at the age of 23 in the summer of 2017, but the Wilmette native’s memory lives on through a local blood drive held…
The year 1979 will be on the minds of Highland Park High School’s boys swimming and diving team members at this weekend’s sectional in the home water.
That was when…
Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) of Illinois Chairman Jamie Baisley stood in a back yard in Evanston not too long ago, observing sheer joy emanating from teenagers and their proud…
The distance between the Giller home in Wilmette and Fonseca Martial Arts in Wilmette is shorter than a mile. Scott Giller walked it one day with daughter Jillian, his eldest…
It’s been 12 years since the watering hole Little Nick’s closed on Rockland Road in Lake Bluff to make way for a shiny new drive-through Walgreen’s.
Owned and operated for…
Jacque Rogers rapped a pair of inflatable thundersticks repeatedly against a portion of the glass at one end of Lake Forest College’s ice arena last month.
Many of Rogers’ LFC…
Here’s a fun challenge for North Shore wine aficionados: Think of a vintner-ish question smart enough to challenge a sommelier but crowd-pleasing enough to pique the general public’s interest, and…
Calling all foodies. North Shore Restaurant Month is back for its 11th year, promising bigger and better offers than ever.
Now through February 28, more than 90 restaurants will be…
The year 1979 will be on the minds of Highland Park High School’s boys swimming and diving team members at this weekend’s sectional in the home water.
That was when…
Jacque Rogers rapped a pair of inflatable thundersticks repeatedly against a portion of the glass at one end of Lake Forest College’s ice arena last month.
Many of Rogers’ LFC…
Some of the older guys on New Trier High School’s swimming and diving team call freshman diver John Ervin “Diver”.Or “The Good Freshman” (no relation to The Good Wife, the…
Addison Ebeling wouldn’t hesitate to pounce on a loose ball at the end of a taut girls basketball game. The Loyola Academy junior guard/forward also wouldn’t pass up any opportunity…
Zoe Crecos enters the room. She sees boys everywhere, more than two dozen. She also sees a male coach here, a male coach there.
Not one other girl in sight….
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…
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…
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.
Before most snaps,…
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.
“Horrible, horrible, horrible,” Leider,…
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