Jodie Jacobs

In a groove: Highland Park nightclub owner Joe Bortz does not expect "groovy" '70s music to fade in popularity soon, even though many Baby Boomers have reached the 50 mark....

Suffering for charity: Lake Forest and Highland Park officials have not proclaimed Nov. 13 and 14 as Chocolate Weekend, but they might as well have. The tantalizing, break-the-diet smell of...

Pedestrians will not find easy going in all areas of Lake County. That is sometimes by design, sometimes not. But it all is a natural part of the evolutionary process...

Pedestrian highway: When is a sidewalk not exactly a sidewalk? When it looks like a road, complete with dotted yellow lines for passing segments and solid double lines for no...

Making it up: Seems the theater arts are alive and well in Lake County. First there were new groups that stepped into old spaces, such as Attic Playhouse taking over...

Shoppers used to strolling around a charming, tree-shaded Market Square in downtown Lake Forest were gasping as they entered the square over the summer. The stately elms, lilacs, maples and...

Coming back: Rick Tramonto and Gale Gand, the Riverwoods husband-wife team who once dazzled diners at critically acclaimed Trio in Evanston, soon will return to Chicago's fine-dining scene. The pair...

All it takes to commute to the College of Lake County for Introduction to Business 121 is to get to the nearest computer with Internet access. Designed by business management...

Theater mania: Apple Tree Theatre managing director Alan Salzenstein must not need much sleep. Salzenstein's appointment book already is crammed with the Apple Tree shows in Highland Park, his work...

Theater mania: Apple Tree Theatre managing director Alan Salzenstein must not need much sleep. His appointment book already is crammed with the Apple Tree shows in Highland Park, his work...