LAKE FOREST – Driving along Old Elm Street in Lake Forest one afternoon, I noticed a six-foot-tall, stainless-steel sculpture in front of a house. I parked around the corner on…
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Want to be a Sculptor?
HIGHLAND PARK – Acclaimed North Shore metal sculptor William Goldman has announced that, for the first time, he is offering private and group lessons in metal sculpting and metal working…
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PressBox: Tilson sustains season-ending injury
On July 31, former New Trier baseball standout Charlie Tilson was traded. The 23-year-old Wilmette native was acquired by the Chicago White Sox in a trade with the St. Louis…
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Opinion: Dignity & Despair For U.S. Veterans
NETTUNO, ITALY: Thousands of Americans rest eternally and with great dignity beneath stone crosses and stars at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery; the solitude is broken only by the noise of…
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In Search Of North Shore Sculpture
LAKE FOREST – Prize-winning metal sculptor Bill Goldman has been a fixture at North Shore art shows for the past 20 years, since his retirement from the advertising agency that…
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LB Duo Opens ‘The Cotton Duck’
EUKRANIAN VILLAGE – The Cotton Duck, a new restaurant opened by Cecilia Joan Lanyon and Dominic Zumpano of Lake Bluff, made Chicago.Eater.com’s “The Most Anticipated Chicago New Restaurants of Fall 2015.”…
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Woodlands Dedicates Campus Addition
LAKE FOREST – Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart dedicated its expanded campus on September 18 as the school’s “Top Choir” sang Coeur de Jesus and Preludium, joined by many…
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Reflections On Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish High Holy Days began with Rosh Hashanah, (New Year) at sundown, Sunday, September 13 and will end with Yom Kippur, a long day of fasting and prayer, on…
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Highwood Honors 9/11 Memorial
HIGHWOOD – Under cloudy skies, the City of Highwood unveiled its homage on Friday morning to the memory of the 2,977 office and maintenance workers, fire fighters and police officers…
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Highlights: D-115 Board Meeting
LAKE FOREST – After a public hearing, the Lake Forest High School District 115 Board of Directors on September 8 unanimously approved the 2015-2016 budget despite a deficit of $987,000….
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