Yelp's Top 10 Restaurants in Highland Park: Do You Agree?
Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. So what do your neighbors have to...
View ArticleHighland Park Man Charged with Child Endangerment
The information below comes from the Highland Park Police Department. Domestic battery, Child Endangerment March 23: Jubentino Aguirre, Jr., 34, of the 2600 block of Waukegan Avenue, Highland Park was...
View ArticleJames Righeimer was Dedicated Athletic Coach
James J. "Coach Rig" Righeimer, age 80, of Lincolnshire, passed away on March 19, 2013. He was a coach and teacher in Chicago and the North Shore for over 45 years. In 1966, Righeimer came to Highland...
View ArticleLake County Jail Inmates Earn GEDs
Six Lake County Jail inmates participated in a graduation ceremony March 20 to celebrate successfully completing the GED program through the College of Lake County. There are Diego Flores, Martice...
View ArticleApril Fool's Day Pranks for Kids
Do you play April Fool’s Day pranks on anyone in your family? Do your kids think it’s fun or do the pranks upset them? Want Highland Park news in your inbox? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. Grandpa...
View ArticleDo Ads Left on Doors Encourage Burglars?
With the April 9 election less than two weeks away in Highland Park and Deerfield, more and more advertising is being left at people’s doors. Though this may not be a normal cause for alarm, a larger...
View ArticlePalatine Man Hospitalized After Highland Park Car Crash
A Palatine man was hospitalized on Tuesday after a car crash on Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, according to the Highland Park Police Department. At around 11:45 a.m., Schaumburg resident Amber...
View ArticleTwo Highland Park Gas Stations Cited
In a recent tobacco compliance check of 20 businesses, Highland Park Police handed out two citations, reported the Highland Park News. The alleged violations occurred at Bucky's Express Mobil Station...
View ArticleRotary Club Past President Makes Election Picks
DISTRICT 113 REFERENDUM: In spite of what you may have been told or heard, I have no public opinion on this referendum. Last year my firm performed a really terrific refunding of the outstanding...
View ArticleLake County Board Member Delves into Council Endorsement
Along with fiscal responsibility and core service support, our community leadership and commitment to our Environment is of great importance to me. While I am supporting three City Council candidates...
View ArticleMichigan Basketball Players Were North Shore Rivals
Before University of Michigan basketball players Josh Bartelstein and Matt Vorgrich were teammates, they were rivals playing for Highland Park and Lake Forest High Schools respectively. They will reach...
View ArticleDold Resurfaces on Facebook
What has former Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) been doing since the Nov. 6 election? If his Facebook page is any indication, he returned to a public life in a virtual sense March 15 when he updated...
View ArticleDeputy Police Chief Talks Cell Phone Ban Enforcement
The Highland Park Police Department is preparing a three-week-long crack down on hand-held cell phone use while driving in an initiative that begins April 1. On Wednesday, Deputy Chief of Support...
View ArticleHighland Park Could Lose $342K Under Quinn's Proposal
Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed Illinois strengthen its troubled finances by freezing state income taxes shared with local municipalities at 2012 levels, reported the Chicago Tribune. It's a move that...
View ArticleIDOT Seeks Input on Bike Transportation Plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation is looking for input on their new bike transportation plan. The Illinois Bike Transportation Plan will follow the Long Range Plan’s theme of Transforming...
View ArticleCourt: Onwentsia, Other Clubs Can't Pass Tax Burden to Residents
The Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board was directed this week to re-evaluate its assessment of Lake Forest's Onwentsia Club in light of a state appellate court's decision to overturn a ruling that...
View ArticleSchneider Hosts Open House Wednesday
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) officially unwraps his 10th Congressional District office with an open house for constituents from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 111 Barclay Blvd., Suite 200, in...
View ArticleHave You Seen Sunil Tripathi?
Editor's Note: Sunil Tripathi's family sent this to Patch and we are posting it at their request. The search for Sunil Tripathi was focused around Providence, RI, where he was last seen. Police have...
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