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North Shore Native Falls Shy of Olympic Medal
(Update 2:15 p.m.) Winnetka native and Loyola Academy alum Conor Dwyer fell shy of an Olympic medal today with a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle in 3:46.39, .15 seconds slower than his...
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Dold Takes Staff for Outing in the Woods
Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) took his staff and interns for a day in the woods July 28 and the Congressman did not plan it to be a picnic. The staffers, interns and Congressman entered Wilmot Woods...
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Taylor Sings to Ravinia Crowd’s Soul
James Taylor showed a sold out Ravinia audience why he is a troubadour for a generation and more Friday with an evening of mostly song and some conversation. With songs like “That’s Why I’m Here,”...
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Park Board Tours, Discusses Rosewood Beach
Last Thursday's Park District board meeting began with a trip to the beach. The Park Board commissioners went to Rosewood Beach with members of the Rosewood Beach Task Force and the architects behind...
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Shoppers Enjoy Deals And Sun At Sidewalk Sale
Did you take home any great bargains at last weekend's Sidewalk Sale? Over 80 Highland Park merchants brought their merchandise to the Central Business District for the annual Sidewalk Sale Days,...
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Park District Staff Faces NSSRA in Softball
The information below comes from the Park District of Highland Park. The annual Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) Gators vs. Park District of Highland Park staff softball game...
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Lake Forest Native Wins Olympic Medal
(Update at 4:00 p.m.) Lake Forest’s Matt Grevers earned his first Olympic medal today and he was not even in the pool when the American’s took silver in the 4x100 Freestyle Relay. Grevers was part of...
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Interpretive Center on Beach? Park District Listens, Doesn’t Hear
The Park District of Highland Park (PDHP) Board held a marathon session last Thursday night to address the controversy regarding the over-reaching Rosewood Beach improvements. Read more: Park Board...
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Boating Tragedy Hits Close to Home
A Chain of Lakes boating accident hit close to home Saturday. The 10-year-old victim is the nephew of West Deerfield Township Supervisor Julie Morrison. According to the Chicago Tribune, 10-year-old...
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Grevers Claims Olympic Gold, Record
Lake Forest’s Matt Grevers is golden. Grevers, who grew up and began his swimming career in Lake Forest, came away with the city’s first individual Olympic gold medal when he won the 100-meter...
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Legendary CSO Leader Dies
"We have lost a legend," begins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's obituary for Victor Aitay, the Highland Park resident and former CSO concertmaster who died last Tuesday. He was 91. Born in Budapest...
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Do You Talk On Your Cell Phone While Driving?
Last week, the Highland Park Police increased its signage and enforcement in the downtown business district to ensure drivers were not driving while holding their cell phones to their ears. A year...
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Police Blotter: Underage Drinking, Stolen iPhone
Burglary from motor vehicle Police are investigating a report of a burglary from motor vehicle. It was reported that sometime overnight unknown persons entered an unlocked vehicle and removed a GPS,...
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Dwyer Brings North Shore Second Olympic Gold
Update (5 p.m.) Lake Forest Swim Club member and North Shore native Conor Dwyer joined Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Ricky Berens to earn the North Shore’s second gold medal of the Olympics Games...
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But Do You Want to Go Back Next Summer?
I am not a helicopter parent. There are days when I might resemble one, though, and the last fourteen have been amongst those. For the first time in the decade my older daughter has been alive, I knew...
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Obama's 'You Didn't Build That' Business Comments: Is He Wrong?
President Barack Obama's recent comments about small business created a firestorm that could become a focus of the 2012 election — even as Obama and his supporters say his comments were taken out of...
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$2.5M Glenayre Mansion Makes This Week's 'Wow' House
From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally-friendly abodes, The North Shore is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes. Each week, Patch will feature one ‘Wow House’ that caught our...
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Highland Park Residents Do the Electric Drive
If you had stumbled onto Central Beach on a sunny day in late May, you might think you'd walked into a not-too-distant future. In the parking lot by the yacht club, three nearly identical electric...
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Grevers Has Another Chance At Olympic Gold
Lake Forest’s Matt Grevers didn’t even get wet today, but he will still have a chance at a gold medal. Grevers gave way to Nick Toman in today’s preliminary heat of the men’s 4 x 100 medley relay in...
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