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$3.1M Northbrook Custom Resort
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 North Shore Wow Homes that fits the bill. Today's installment is...
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Six Highland Park Elementary Schools Named to State Academic Honor Roll
North Shore School District 112 has been given high honors by the Illinois State Board of Education this week. The district has six schools named to the Academic Honor Roll and given the 2012 Academic...
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Barnes & Noble Plans to Close 20 Stores Per Year
Barnes & Noble Inc. plans to close 30 percent of its stores, or about 20 stores a year, over the next decade, a top executive with the bookstore told the Wall Street Journal. Mitchell Klipper,...
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Local Restaurants Offer Superbowl Carryout Deals
For many of the millions of people who will be watching this Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII, the question will be who will win: the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers? For many, many others, the...
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New Tom & Eddie's Menu Offers Bargains
Tom & Eddie’s customers spoke and restaurateurs Tom Dentice and Ed Rensi listened. The company has changed its menu in Deerfield, Vernon Hills and its other locatiion now offering nine sandwiches...
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When Can I File My 2012 Tax Return in Highland Park?
Filing season has commenced. The IRS begins accepting tax returns today, Wednesday, Jan. 30, eight days later than expected. The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15, 2013. Most taxpayers should be...
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Former Illinois Governor George Ryan Released From Prison
Illinois residents can no longer say there are two former governors in prison. George Ryan arrived at a halfway house on Chicago’s west side early Wednesday morning after being released from an Indiana...
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Patch Flash: Corruption in IL-- 4 of Last 7 Governors Imprisoned
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan will be leaving prison and heading to a halfway house after serving more than five years for corruption. His departure from prison follows a rich, if ignominious,...
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Tigers Suffer First League Loss
Jan. 30 The Final Score: Providence St. Mel 83, Chicagoland Jewish High School 57 Tigers’ Star Performer: Jake Newlander of Skokie scored 15 points, grabbed nine rebounds, stole the...
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Record-Breaking Rainfall Reported in Chicago
Record-breaking rainfall fell in northern Illinois between 6 a.m. Jan. 29 and 6 a.m. Jan. 30.According to the National Weather Service, 1.33 inches of rain fell in Chicago, which broke the previous...
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Sheriff's Office to Conduct Special Patrols Over Super Bowl Weekend
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced today it will conduct special patrols this Super Bowl weekend cracking down on drunk drivers and seat belt law violators. “We are reminding everyone that if...
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Chicago Named Worst City for Bed Bugs
Chicago is known for many things—our North Side/South Side rivalry, Superdawgs, corruption...and now, bed bugs! That's right. Chicago has landed at the No. 1 spot on pest control company Orkin's annual...
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'Whipping Man' Speaks Powerfully of Freedom
It comes as a bit of a shock to learn there were Jewish slave owners in the pre-Civil War South, and that they raised their slaves in their faith. That's the starting point for Matthew Lopez' "The...
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No babysitter for Valentine's Day? No problem!
No babysitter for Valentine’s Day this year? Don't worry about it! You can still have a fun and romantic evening at home, even with the kids. When our kids were young, we could never get a babysitter...
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Lt. Governor Names Morrison, Drury to Gun Panel
State Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) and state Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood) were named to Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon’s Firearms Working Group this week to help the state craft responsible gun policy....
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George Ryan Heads Home From Halfway House
Former Illinois Governor George Ryan is at home in Kankakee this morning, after spending only a few house in a Chicago halfway house, the Chicago Tribune reports. Ryan was released from prison...
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Labrador Retriever Again Tops Most Popular Breed List
The American Kennel Club released its annual list of the most popular breeds in America, and for the 22nd year in a row, the Labrador retriever is Number 1. The 2012 Top Ten list had a few shake-ups,...
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Waukegan Slot Machine Maker to be Sold for $1.5 Billion
Can you say jackpot? Waukegan-based WMS Industries, Inc., a leading supplier of casino slot machines with themes based on The Price is Right, The Lord of the Rings and the rock band KISS, has been sold...
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Storm System Brings Snow, Tornadoes Across Country
A massive storm system resulted in snow and tornadoes across the country Wednesday, leaving small amounts of snow here in northern Illinois and nearly a foot of snow in portions of Wisconsin.According...
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Lake Forest Might Get an Upscale Whiskey Bar
The Lake Forest plan commission approved a request made to operate a whiskey bar at 950 N. Western. Ave., the Lake Forester reports. 9 Fifty Whiskey Bar, the name of the bar proposed by Lake Forest...
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