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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New Year, New You
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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United They Bond
Eighth-grader Lindsey Apple didn’t know much about Parkinson’s disease when she signed up for Sidekicks, a four-week program of workshops that pairs local youths with adults living with Parkinson’s. Apple,…
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Keeping Highland Park Beautiful
Highland Park City Manager Ghida Neukirch found part of a discarded shopping cart last month — and it wasn’t anywhere near a store. The official joined about 80 Highland Park…
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Skits Dazzle
The Village of Lake Bluff event Time Travelers is no longer a thing of the past. It returned, to the present, on October 11 — with an emphasis on the…
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Center to Showcase Moving Pollinators Exhibit
The Park District of Highland Park plans to celebrate invertebrates. It hosts an open house at Heller Nature Center on October 20 (1:30-3:30 p.m.), showcasing a photography and art exhibit…
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Music Matters
Lake Forest’s Gorton Community Center is hosting a night of jazz and comedy to support a good cause — preserving music programs in underserved schools. On Thursday, October 18, comedians…
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Celebrate! Celebrate!
Highland Park turns 150 next year. Highland Park Strings launches its 40th season later this fall. That gives the Strings two causes for a year-long celebration during its “Highland Park’s…
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Check Out the Librarian’s Book
Wilmette Public Library Youth Services librarian Lisa Bigelow began writing her second book more than a decade ago. This summer, when Drum Roll, Please finally came out, audiences were ready…
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SEALed, with Distinction
When Mike and Robin Zafirovski of Lake Forest agreed to meet with their friend Bill Strong recently, they had no idea what he was going to tell them. Strong had…
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