District 113 Holds First of Three Improvement Plan Meetings
The first of three District 113 community meetings held Monday focused on assembling a master plan to tackle the renovation needs of Highland Park and Deerfield High Schools. Presenting a list of...
View ArticlePhotos: $2.1M Queen Anne Comes With Coach House
Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features a different North Shore Wow House that fits the bill. Today's...
View ArticleSaks Fifth Avenue To Close At End of December
The Saks Fifth Avenue in Renaissance Place will close at the end of December, Crain's Chicago Business reports. The 49,000 square-foot store opened in 2000 in downtown Highland Park. Though no reason...
View ArticleMayor Frustrated By Delayed Investigation Into Fatal Car Crash
Our community continues to grieve over the tragic death of 5‐year old Jaclyn Santos–Sacramento on Labor Day. As you may already know, Jaclyn was struck and killed by an 18‐year-old driver while she...
View ArticleUpdate: Charges Filed in Fatal Highland Park Crash
Updated 9/6/2012 at 2 p.m. The driver in the Highland Park crash Monday in the 700 block of Central Avenue which left Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, 5, of Highland Park, dead was charged Wednesday with...
View ArticleDemocrats’ Jerusalem Platform Plank Unifies Dold, Schneider
What do a Glencoe rabbi with ties to the administration of President Barack Obama, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and his Democratic opponent, Brad Schneider of Deerfield, have in common? All three...
View ArticleMemorial Walk Planned for 5-Year-Old Car Crash Victim
A memorial walk has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday to commemorate Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, the 5-year-old girl who was killed on Labor Day on Central Avenue in Highland Park when a car plowed...
View ArticleVerdict: Drew Peterson Found Guilty of Murdering Kathleen Savio
Drew Peterson has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. The jury returned with its verdict around 2:50 p.m. Thursday after a day-and-a-half of...
View ArticleRousso Cited with DUI Days Before Her Name Was Released
The 18-year-old Highland Park resident who drove her car into a mother and three children, killing 5-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, was cited with a DUI shortly after the crash on Monday, two days...
View ArticleHundreds Walk to Mourn 5-Year-Old Car Crash Victim
When Jasmen Colon decided to do something to honor the memory of Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, the 5-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking with her family on Central Avenue on...
View ArticleNorth Shore Cougar Sightings 2012
Possible North Shore cougar sightings began on the morning of April 15 on the bluff below the Hazel Ave. overlook in Glencoe. The next reported sighting occured on the evening of July 26 when a...
View ArticleViolent Frenemies and a Creative Plea to Police
Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. You had me at hello A man was assaulted...
View ArticleHow to Talk Politics on Facebook (And Live to Tell the Tale)
Ah the joys of Facebook, a place where we can share snapshots of our family members and ourselves in compromising positions with 657 of our closest friends from high school, college, towns we grew up...
View ArticleSee Photos from Thursday's Memorial Walk for Jaclyn
Over 600 people walked on Thursday from the Highwood Metra Station to the Central Avenue block in Highland Park where, on Labor Day, 5-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento was killed when a car crashed...
View ArticleTeen Burglary Suspect Due in Court Monday
One of two Deerfield teenage criminal suspects charged as adults for burglaries in Highland Park and Deerfield makes his first court appearance at 1:30 p.m. Monday for a scheduled arraignment in Lake...
View ArticleJaclyn Santos-Sacramento: The Story So Far
On Labor Day, an 18-year-old Highland Park resident drove a Lexus coupe into the sidewalk on the 700 block of Central Avenue. The car struck a 25-year-old Highland Park mother as well as her two sons...
View ArticlePOLL: Will The Chicago Bears Win The Super Bowl This Season?
Hopes are high as the Chicago Bears kick off their season at noon Sunday, Sept. 9, against the Indianapolis Colts and rookie quarterback Andrew Luck. To put everyone in the football mood, we uploaded...
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