5 Snow Games to Rid the Winter Blues in Highland Park
Are your kids tired of playing indoors? Here are five fun ideas to kick away the winter blues. Snow Bowling Shovel the snow to create your bowling alley, spray water to create a smooth and slippery...
View ArticleCharges Mount in Teen Burglary Case
The case of two Deerfield teenagers accused of invading a Highland Park home in August and appeared on the verge of settling earlier this month became more complex today in Lake County Criminal Court...
View ArticleSWALCO Seeks Highland Park Reuse-A-Shoe Participants
The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) is calling all businesses, schools, community organizations, youth groups, Scout troops and others to participate in the Reuse-A-Shoe, a no-cost...
View ArticleSequestration Budget Cuts Data: How Many Federal Employees will be Affected...
Unless Congress reaches a last-minute agreement on the sequester by Friday, the huge budget cuts slated to kick in have the potential to affect more than 4,200 federal employees working in Lake County....
View ArticleRhapsody Owner’s Roots Mix With Local Needs
When Rhapsody Café owner Ramon Abarca wanted to enhance his dinner menu, he found his personal roots fit in with a Deerfield need. The Village does not have a Mexican restaurant and Abarca was born and...
View Article2013 Summer Camp Guide for Chicago's North Shore
With the choice and variety of summer camps available on Chicago's North Shore in 2013, boredom for your kids won't be an option. Organizations, from the YMCA to your local parks and recreation...
View ArticleChicago Bears Youth Football Camps Coming to Town
With former Chicago Bears like Macey Brooks, Allan Ellis, Kris Haines, Al Harris, Jim Morrissey and Mickey Pruitt providing support, Chicago Bears Youth Football Camps will return this summer 19...
View ArticleIHSA Will Revise Finals Schedule for Jewish Team
The Chicagoland Jewish High School boys basketball is only two wins away from heading to the Class 1A state semifinals. If they make it, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has agreed to tweak...
View Article24 Highland Park Residents 'Hustle Up the Hancock'
Of the nearly 4,000 people from around the country to climb Chicago’s John Hancock Center on Feb. 24 to raise money and awareness to fight lung disease, 24 individuals were from Highland Park,...
View ArticleLake County Sheriff Sweep Eliminates 84 Warrants
A two week warrants operation coordinated by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Warrants Division resulted in the elimination of 84 out of 16,000 outstanding warrants on Thursday, Feb. 28. The sheriff's...
View ArticleTwo Men Arrested for Armed Robbery in Unincorporated Deerfield
Irvin Vaysburg, 19, of the 1000 Block of Sheridan Rd. in Buffalo Grove, and Michael Swanson, 19, of the 100 Block of Wilshire Dr. in Wheeling, were arrested Thursday, Feb. 28 for an armed robbery that...
View ArticleDistrict 113 Offering Facility Tours Tied to Upcoming Referendum
Township High School District 113 is inviting District 109 parents to tour the high school facilities and see what projects are included in the upcoming $89 million referendum to help finance...
View ArticleRegional Police Report: Man Who Killed Family in DUI Crash Gets Another DUI...
Crystal Lake Man Who Killed Family in DUI Crash Gets Another DUI A 61-year-old Mount Prospect man convicted of driving drunk and killing four Crystal Lake family members in 1999 now faces upgraded...
View ArticleObama Says Sequester in Effect because Congress Failed to Act
The federal government has enacted $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, known as the sequester, that will impact everything from the economy and education to the military and public health. With...
View ArticleDream Season Ends for CJHS in Sectional Final
The Chicagoland Jewish High School basketball team proved this week that it can rally late to come out victorious in a win-or-go-home game. The Tigers found themselves in such a predicament again...
View ArticleFunny Cats in Action
Cats sliding into tubs of water, cats climbing on babies, cats jumping on dogs, enough said. Originally posted by nguoap.
View ArticleA Ribbon Writer, A Strange Floppy Disky Thingy
We love Craigslist. The online classified is easy to use, localized and discreet. Whether you're looking for collectables, furniture or a passive-aggressive gift for your in-laws, there's a good chance...
View ArticlePoll: Who's to Blame for 'Sequester'?
Automatic budget cuts went into effect this week, threatening to adversely impact the economy in a number of ways. The cuts were part of the debt ceiling deal President Obama struck with Republicans in...
View ArticleCabby Gets Slapped, Someone Steps In Shaka
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. The 2 A.M. Cab Slap A Chicago taxi driver...
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