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Follow State Tennis Tournament Live on Patch
Tennis players from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Tournament today at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights...
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Follow State Track Meet Live on Patch
Athletes from all over Illinois including the north and northwest suburbs will compete in the Illinois High School Association State Track Meet today at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston....
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Coming Soon! Patch Gets a New Look
We have some exciting news to share about Patch: we’re getting a whole new look! It’s coming next week and it’s going to make Patch easier to use, and a better place to connect and share. The best...
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Movie Review: The Hangover Part III
THE HANGOVER PART III – Its comedic pill may be charting in unwanted altered states. Is it due to chemistry or alchemy? Regardless, it's still beckoning us because it's certainly not a blasphemy!...
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Coach Mike Ditka's Soundbites Through the Years
"I know I'm smarter than that guy," Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka told reporters as he was jawing back and forth with a heckler after a game. Ditka was famous for his in-your-face remarks. In this...
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A Flying Squirrel and Captain America's Footrest
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...
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Poll: Should Illinois Raise Speed Limit to 70 MPH?
A bill that would increase the speed limit on rural Illinois highways to 70 mph passed the Illinois House this week by a wide margin. The Freeport Journal-Standard reported the bill passed by a vote of...
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Man With Rice Vendetta Buys Groceries
Carb Diet Goes Too Far A man entered a Niles grocery store, went straight to the rice aisle and cut open several bags of rice with a sharp object. He returned to the store a few days later to purchase...
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14 Good Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree
The following story was provided by AOLJobs.com By Dan Fastenberg As tough as the labor market is, college grads still have an easier time than those with only a high school degree. In February,...
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Honor Your Highland Park Vets
As we spend this Memorial Day gathered with family and friends celebrating the unofficial start of summer, let us first and foremost acknowledge what this day of observance truly means. Patch invites...
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Weekly Patch Read: Ivy & Bean Make the Rules
In Ivy & Bean Make the Rules, Nancy, Bean’s older sister, is going to camp, but Bean can’t go: you have to be 11 to go to camp. Never one to accept defeat, Bean and her best friend Ivy create a...
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Caption This! Turtle in a Hay Stack
We had more than a dozen captions submitted for the photo of two cats sitting on a car in last week's Caption This contest. The Patch judges awarded title of best caption to George Slefo for "You...
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Finding Inspiration in the Smile of Parkinson's Advocate Paul Ruby
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them...
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See a Movie in the Park Along the North Shore
June 28 8 p.m. Hotel Transylvania plays at Highland Park High School. For more details, visit: highlandpark.patch.com. July 19 6 p.m. Monsters Inc. will play at Flick Park during Glenview's Stars...
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Check Out Highland Park's Prom Royalty
Highland Park High School held its senior prom on May 18. The prom king and queen were Michael Sandow and Lauren Ford. Did you have a prom in Highland Park? Share your memories in the comments below....
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Comcast Turns on Wi-Fi Hotspots
Comcast has turned on more than 1,000 wi-fi hotspots throughout the Chicago suburbs as well as several hotspots throughout the Lake County area. While the hotspots are meant to help Xfinity Wi-Fi...
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CareerPlace to Offer College to Career Boot Camp
At the end of two, four or more years of college, students graduate. Increasingly, they are doing so without having found that first great job they believed a degree would help them secure. In a recent...
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