Donald Liebenson

$1.5 million renovation underway at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park

December 24, 2018 at 2:58 a.m.

A house of worship is in some respects like any other house: it's all about location, location, location. For decades, North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park was not...

Fundraising begins for the American Writers Museum

May 9, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

In the story of the proposed American Writers Museum, we've had the prologue and the introduction. Now comes the long-awaited Chapter One, with the unveiling last week of plans for...

Competition (17 points) and camaraderie (16 points) rule

December 24, 2018 at 2:39 a.m.

Church and bingo may be inextricably linked, but at the North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield, Sunday afternoons are devoted to something perhaps a little more extreme: Scrabble (and if...

Tourists from around the world are visiting Pontiac to learn more about Route 66 at the IL Route 66 Museum.

Summer Roadtrip Reading

May 9, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

Summer road travelers in the Midwest who prefer exploring offbeat attractions along the way rather than simply driving from point A to point B can find some treats in the...

Library hounds, research heads and history buffs, Robert Darnton has been reading your diary. Darnton, the university librarian at Harvard University, envisioned a digital library available free of charge to...

Heading back to Camp Granada

June 18, 2018 at 8:59 p.m.

You don't have to be Jewish to love comedian Allan Sherman. But if you are - and especially if you are a baby boomer - chances are he was a...

Christ Church highlights need in 10-mile radius

December 24, 2018 at 2:31 a.m.

June 19 is the last day to RSVP for Christ Church's Ten- Mile Radius Bus Tour. Departing from the church's Lake Forest location at 12:30 p.m. on June 23, the...

‘Blue Jean Shabbat’ planned at B’nai Torah

September 7, 2018 at 5:03 p.m.

Heather Aranyi, the new cantorial soloist at Congregation B'nai Torah in Highland Park, does not officially begin her new position until July, but what better way to be introduced than...

Eagle Scout project helps temple

December 24, 2018 at 2:03 a.m.

Jeremy Jarger said two of the biggest influences on his life have been scouting and his faith. That made it pretty easy to select a community-minded Eagle Scout project —...

Highland Park church offers jazz service

December 24, 2018 at 1:50 a.m.

Highland Park Presbyterian Church will conduct its first jazz worship service of the year on Sunday at 10 a.m. and, in the immortal words of Louis Armstrong, if you have...

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