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Check Out This $1.5 Million Deerfield Mansion
From elegant and stately mansions to modern to environmentally-friendly abodes, The North Shore is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes. From time to time, Patch features one ‘Wow House’ that caught our...
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Gary Sinise Got His Acting Start in Highland Park
When Gary Sinise and a small group of friends first started Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the basement of a church in Highland Park, they each took whatever day jobs they could find to support...
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Report: Child Care Costs Higher Than Ever
The cost of child care has risen dramatically over the last 25 years according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. According to the report, child care costs have nearly doubled since 1986. The average...
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Is District 113 Faculty Pressuring Students to Support the Referendum?
A River Forest resident has accused District 113 of pressuring faculty and students to support and promote the $89 million bond referendum that will be voted on next Tuesday. Earlier: Referendum...
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Electrical Aggregation Announces Second Year Rates
North Shore Electricity Aggregation customers will save about $366 on average through the first 12 months of participation, compared to Commonwealth Edison (“ComEd”) residential electricity rates,...
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Special Ed Programs Awarded for Best Practices
Wilmot Elementary School's fifth-grade ESL Buddies program in Deerfield District 109, and Jordan's Corner at Warehouse Gym in Highland Park, have been named recipients of the Northern Suburban Special...
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Friday is National Walk to Work Day
Ninety percent of American workers drive or carpool to work, while 5.3 percent take public transportation, according to data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. This leaves those who walk to work in...
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Influential Film Critic, Roger Ebert, Dies
Roger Ebert, the popular film critic who could weigh a movie's fate with a thumbs up or thumbs down, has died at age 70, according to media reports. The Chicago Sun-Times, the publication where Ebert...
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Roger Ebert Dies at 70
Roger Ebert, a legendary film critic and part of the Siskel and Ebert television show, died Tuesday at 70, according to CNN. Ebert, who wrote approximately 200 reviews a year since 1967 when he became...
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Letter to the Editor: Gordon for 113 Board
I’m writing in support of Julie Starkman Gordon’s candidacy for the District 113 School Board. Having worked together for 21 years, I know how fortunate District 113 would be to have her serve on the...
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Protesters? Group Shows Up To Thank Schneider
When a group organizes in the parking lot of the office of a member of Congress, they often do it as a prelude to protest. Though that is not what happened when 35 people from Organizing for Action...
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Highland Park Native Pens Play About neo-Nazis in Skokie
As a Neo-Nazi group plans a demonstration in one of the largest Holocaust survivor populations in America: Skokie, Ill.- the demonstration generates strong opinions and headlines not just in the...
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Ben Stiller Donates Time to Highland Park Rotary Club
The Highland Park/Highwood Rotary Scholarship program just got a big boost in its fundraising auction: the opportunity to hang out with Ben Stiller. The actor, screenwriter and director who starred in...
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Roger Ebert Remembered for Pioneering Televised Film Reviews
Roger Ebert will be remembered as a film critic who expanded the appreciation of film through television, his commitment to his journalism roots and his calm, warm demeanor. That’s what Larry Knapp, a...
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Update: Adult Dies in Wadsworth School Bus Crash
Updatate 10:45 a.m. A rollover crash involving a school bus and two vehicles at Route 173 and Kilbourne Road in Newport Township at about 8 a.m. Friday morning has left one person dead. CLTV has...
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How Long is the ER Wait at Nearby Hospitals?
If you go to the emergency room at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, how long will it take before you see a healthcare professional? The federal government says 27 minutes on average, six minutes less...
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Walgreens Now 'Takes Care' of Chronic Illnesses
Deerfield-based Walgreens has announced that more than 330 of its Take Care Clinics have expand to offer new health care services to assess, treat and manage chronic conditions including hypertension,...
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