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Sledders brave the hill at Danny Cunniff Park in Highland Park on Sunday morning.

Highland Park, Deerfield mostly escape snow unscathed

May 14, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

Despite getting more than 19 inches of snowfall over the weekend, Highland Park and Deerfield experienced few problems, officials said, other than police having to help some drivers who slid...

Historical tale among artifacts to be digitally preserved

May 14, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

Emilia Nafe traveled from Germany to what's now Highland Park with her mother, brother and baby sister in 1855 at the tender age of 3. In 1934, when Nafe was...

An early settler of Highland Park, in 1934 interview

May 14, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

Emilia Nafe was one of about a dozen people, all of them early settlers to the Highland Park area, interviewed in 1934 as part of an effort spearheaded by Jesse...

Next District 113 superintendent excited to come home

June 16, 2018 at 3:49 a.m.

Laurie Kimbrel, the next superintendent for Township High School District 113, said she sees far more promise than problems waiting in her new job, despite controversies there in the past...

Alayisa Anderson, 9, daughter of Christopher Anderson, folds her hands and closes her eyes as she listens to family members speak during a news conference after her father's funeral.

Mother of man killed in hospital sues police, city of Highland Park

June 16, 2018 at 7:55 p.m.

The mother of a Waukegan man shot to death by police at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital has sued two Highland Park police officers and the city of Highland Park, alleging...

North Riverside is locked in a legal battle with its firefighters union over the village's attempt to privatize its Fire Department. Some say the state's new "minimum manning" law will spur other municipalities to consider privatizing.

Firefighter staffing law continues to ignite debate

June 16, 2018 at 3:15 a.m.

A few years ago, four firefighters worked each shift at the station on the west side of Lake Forest. Now, says Lt. Andy Allan, president of the Lake Forest Professional...

Boil order on Highwood water is lifted

June 16, 2018 at 5:21 a.m.

The boil water order in north suburban Highwood has been lifted, city officials said Wednesday morning. The boil order had been in effect since Tuesday morning after a water main...

A parking lot at Danny Cunniff Park in Highland Park was filled with Acuras in late December, prompting some residents to complain.

Car storage prompts complaints in Highland Park

June 16, 2018 at 8:19 p.m.

Last month, a parking lot at Danny Cunniff Park in Highland Park was lined with pristine new Acuras. Complaints from neighbors living directly across the street prompted the cars to...

Under District 112's proposed seven-school consolidation plan, Red Oak (pictured here) and Sherwood elementary schools would be razed to build a new middle school campus for grades 5-8.

Highland Park schools, parks could swap land to help new middle school

June 16, 2018 at 8:22 p.m.

Leaders of Highland Park's park district agreed recently to discuss a possible land swap with District 112 schools that could help pave the way for a proposed new middle school...

New Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana, dance to a Toby Keith song at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield on Jan. 12, 2015.

Rauner takes oath as governor Monday, to great Republican fanfare

August 18, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

Republicans are in full celebration mode as wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner takes the oath of office Monday to become the 42nd governor of Illinois, marking the end of 12 years...

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