With a flurry of new construction activity occurring in Highland Park, the city is adding features to its website to make it easier for residents to keep tabs on petitions as developers move through the city's approval process. One map-based application provides neighbors and other interested parties...
"I make the decision about what I'll wear and don't spend too much time after that. I like to do my makeup myself. I like to keep all that down to a minimum." – Charlotte Rampling, as quoted in the New York Times a week before losing at the Oscars. Quelle coincidence! Like Charlotte Rampling, I...
As he stepped onto the starting blocks, Levy Nathan heard the unrelenting noise. When he was a younger swimmer, the sounds might have rattled him. But this time, inside the Burton Natatorium in Evanston, the Highland Park swimmer embraced the chaos that came with the state meet on Feb. 26 and 27....
In the state meet hosted by Evanston Friday and Saturday, Lyons took the team title with 146 points ahead of second-place Naperville Central (122) and third-place Hinsdale Central (117).
Highland Park junior Levy Nathan often works out twice a day during the swimming season, once in the morning before school and again in the afternoon after classes get out. Whenever he arrives at the pool, he has a plan. That plan, mapped out by Highland Park coach Tim Sirios, involves Nathan swimming...
DJ Penick nearly quit the Highland Park wrestling team. Three months later, he's sure glad he didn't. Penick, a junior, placed sixth in the Class 3A 170-pound division Saturday, Feb. 20, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, becoming the 14th state medalist in program history. "All odds were against...
The following items were taken from Highland Park Police Department reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. DRUG OFFENSE Elena J. Rojas, 24, of the 1800 block of Sunnyside Avenue, Highland Park, was charged Feb. 22 with possession of a controlled substance...
The following items were taken from Highland Park Police Department reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. BATTERY Lawrence T. Weiss, 54, of the 600 block of Park Avenue West, Highland Park, was charged Feb. 21 with aggravated battery to a police officer and...
The following items were taken from Highland Park police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. DUI Anna Stamatov, 27, of the 3900 block of Grove Avenue, Brookfield, was charged Feb. 14 with driving under the influence and improper lane usage. She was arrested...
A man police said they found clad in a sweatshirt identical to one worn by a suspected serial burglar has been charged with five of 86 hair and nail salon burglaries that have occurred since last summer in 32 Chicago-communities, including Naperville and Batavia. Naperville police late Friday did...
A man who was fired from a suburban Catholic church after announcing his engagement to his male partner filed a federal discrimination suit Monday against the parish and the Archdiocese of Chicago. Colin Collette, who worked at Holy Family Catholic Community in Inverness for 17 years, said in the...
Jewish Children & Family Services hopes that an upgrade in talent will lead to an upload of new funding for their teen center this weekend. JCFS will hold its ninth annual "Tuned In, the Larry Dobkin Showcase" on Sunday at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire. Elizabeth Taggart, the group's director of marketing...
Early bird runners can help support and care for real birds as they fly over Lake Michigan and Wilmette by taking part in a mile-long Beach Dash run at Gillson Park on March 13, according to event organizers. The Ouilmette Foundation is sponsoring the run, which begins at 10 a.m. at the Lakeview...
The Mundelein Park District is creating a multi-year plan for improving service, and officials say they want residents to help. Executive Director Margaret Resnick said the organization is writing its newest three-to five-year strategic master plan, which could include goals ranging from new payment...