What’s the Going Rate For a Lawn Service in Highland Park?
This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover—just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments...
View ArticleWTF, Illinois? We Curse Like Sailors
Well gosh darn it, turns out we're a bunch of potty mouths here in Illinois, thank you very much. That's the finding from the Marchex Institute, a data analysis firm, which ranks Illinois as the 5th...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Bill Passed by Illinois Senate; Quinn Last Hurdle
By a vote of 35-21, the Illinois Senate approved legislation on Friday that would allow doctors in the state to prescribe marijuana as pain relief for severe medical conditions. The bill now goes to...
View ArticleOpen Houses: Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Evanston
LAKE FOREST HOUSES 650 NEWCASTLE DRIVE - OPEN SUNDAY 1-3 (MAY 19) Beautifully appointed and impeccably maintained, custom built brick Georgian set on 1.4 acres of lush professionally landscaped grounds...
View ArticleRegional Police Report: Former Coach Charged In Hazing Case and more
Des Plaines Battery, Hazing Charges Filed Against Maine West Soccer Coach A former varsity boys soccer coach and teacher at Maine West High School faces multiple criminal charges related to reports of...
View Article'Love Anthony' Tops This Week's Best Seller List
Lake Forest Book Store Bestsellers 1. Love Anthony Lisa Genova 2. Penance Dan O'Shea 3 Still Alice Lisa Genova 4 Left Neglected Lisa Genova 5 Nigellissima Nigella Lawson 6 It's All Good...
View ArticleNeed a Laugh?
At the end of a long week, sometimes you just want to kick back and have a laugh. These pranks have been seen by more than 7.2 million viewers. Just For Laughs Gags posted the video on YouTube. Enjoy!
View ArticleA Sarcophagus Conversation Piece, All the Laser Disks
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 ArticleCandy in a Gas Tank for a Sweetheart
Hard to Believe This Elaborate Heist Failed A woman from Round Lake Beach was charged with retail theft and reckless driving after she left a JC Penney without paying for $169 in clothing, struck a...
View ArticleSevere Weather Possible Monday and Tuesday
Get ready for some storms.The storm system that dropped large hail and tornadoes on parts of Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma is now headed toward Illinois. The National Weather Service has placed most of...
View ArticleThunderstorms, Severe Weather Possible
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Chicago region, from the Lake County-Cook County border on the north to approximately Oak Lawn on the south....
View ArticleJunot Diaz to Visit Lake Forest Academy
Junot Diaz, the Pulitzer Prize winning author for the novel "The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," will give a public reading on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Cressey Center for the Arts at Lake Forest...
View ArticleDisability Doesn't Even Slow Down Bridget Brown
Living like a movie star for a week, Bridget Brown of Darien had a small part in a movie with Miley Cyrus. Brown also has her own consulting business, works as a dental assistant’s assistant and has...
View ArticleNorth Shore Memories of Laurie Dann's Violent Rampage
It seems hard to believe that there was a time when the term "school shooting" hadn't entered our vernacular. But 25 years ago, when Laurie Dann did just that at Hubbard Woods school in Winnetka — in...
View ArticleSee Who Is Going to State Track Meet
Athletes from 17 area schools competed for berths in the State Track Meet during the Niles West Sectional Thursday in Skokie. Take a look for your favorite athlete and see who is going to the State...
View ArticleHPHS Student Named to Tribune's All-State Academic Team
Highland Park High School senior Scott Beck is one of 10 Illinois high school students to be named to the Chicago Tribune's 2013 All-State Academic Team. Beck, who scored a perfect 36 on the ACT test,...
View ArticleForest Preserve District Approves Reduced Budget
To keep more than 30,000 acres of forest preserves in Lake County safe, clean and open for people to enjoy, the Lake County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners adopted a reduced fiscal year...
View ArticleDistance Runners Seek State Track Medals
Deerfield High School distance runner Alex Gold and his Highland Park High School counterpart Jonah Hanig have been friends for a long time and like to help each other out. Though Gold and Hanig will...
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