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Chicago Botanic Garden and others accused of negligence after 2 women allegedly injured at Lightscape
Two women attending a holiday event at the Chicago Botanical Gardens last month were injured when a projection screen collapsed…
New Trier officials tout ‘exemplary’ state report card
Academic performance at New Trier Township High School remains among the highest in Illinois, according to a recent analysis from…
Ringing in 2026 at Skokie’s Itty Bitty New Year’s
Hundreds of parents and children gathered in Skokie’s Oakton Community Center on Wednesday to participate in a special New…
Editor’s Picks: The Record’s 7 must-reads of 2025
You may have already seen our most-read stories of 2025, but that list does not necessarily include our best reporting and/…
Police Reports: Retail thefts in Wilmette, Highland Park; car burglaries in Skokie
The following reports were pulled from the latest incident summaries provided by law enforcement departments in our coverage area (Wilmette,…
Trevians step up following star’s injury, but top-ranked DePaul pulls away in Pontiac
New Trier basketball is learning what life is like without star senior Christopher Kirkpatrick. And life’s still pretty good….
2025 in Focus: The Record’s top photos of the year
We absorb a lot in any given year. Whether good, bad or in between, the moments affect us. Local news…
News Briefs: $67,000 and then some in food drive; Glencoe Village Hall nearly ready; Skokie winter market to expand
New Trier High School’s Tri-Ship raised more than $67,000 and thousands of pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food…
2025 Rewind: The year’s 15 most-read stories on TheRecordNorthShore.org
Before we go forward, let’s look back. The Record North Shore published 930 articles in 2025, covering everything from local government…
District 71 board president — also a D219 employee — sold $100,000 in apparel to schools ‘without being fully transparent’
A Niles Township High School District 219 paraprofessional was recently suspended after school officials determined he failed to disclose his financial…
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