News Briefs: HP woman’s state honor; Math team’s state finish; Dancers’ big show

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Thursday, March 12, celebrated a Highland Park woman as one of eight honorees to commemorate…

Wilmette home’s hoop dreams are a go after Village debate

A local family’s hopes to keep their backyard basketball court in play were anything but a slam dunk after…

Green-minded Northfield residents, students join forces to win grant

How does your garden grow? In the case of a Northfield school, it happens through collaboration between students, faculty sponsors…

Skokie library teams with nonprofit for story hours in Dari, Farsi, Arabic and Urdu

Walk into the Skokie Public Library and you may notice a “hello” message on the walls to the building’s…

NT Green proud of title run that comes up just short

A New Trier Green four-peat was put on ice courtesy of St. Viator on Friday, March 6, at Allstate Arena. St….

Athlete of the Week: 10 questions with Jack Hirschtritt, New Trier Green hockey

Jack Hirschtritt is a senior forward for New Trier Green. Hirschtritt led the Scholastic Hockey League in scoring and was…

Pedestrian dies when struck by Yellow Line train in Skokie

A woman was killed on Thursday afternoon when she was struck by a Chicago Transit Authority train at a railroad…

No Contest: Cook County judicial primary elections draw dwindling field of candidates

On paper, Cook County circuit judges have great jobs. They make $258,000 a year, hold extraordinary power, and almost never get…

Preservation commission weighs in on development of Highland Park place of remembrance

As plans move forward for a place of remembrance in the Highland Park rose garden, City Council members turned to…

D219 School Board approves censure, pushes for removal of chronically absent member

A sheet of paper taped to the headrest of an otherwise empty chair spoke volumes Tuesday inside the Niles Township…