Jodie Jacobs

Brasserie for beginners: A couple of renowned Chicago-area chefs have come up with a cookbook that you don't have to navigate with a gastronomic dictionary, professional cookware or obscure ingredients...

Not alone: The U.S. Navy's Lone Sailor Memorial statue, formerly viewed just at Market Square Plaza in Washington, D.C., has a second home as of Oct. 31, and he is...

Attic gems: Some of the people passing The Lake Forest Shop in Market Square did a double take when they saw clothes from the early '30s in the tony dress...

The British have come: If you thought you heard British accents around Lake County recently, particularly at the campuses of the Lake Forest School of Management, Lake Forest College and...

A table, please: Don't look for big golden arches when seeking out the McDonald's that recently opened on Waukegan Road in Lake Forest. With a cedar roof and a barnlike...

Did you know that Northbrook Court, the upscale shopping mall on Lake County's southern border, not only has such posh shops as Coach leather goods and Bigsby & Kruthers clothing...

A passing: There has been a lot of head shaking in Lake Forest the last couple of weeks. Many people just cannot believe that longtime resident and ardent volunteer Irene...

Put on the polyester: Highland Park nightclub owner Joe Bortz has a groovy answer to Baby Boomers' cries of longing for the good old days. Bortz's BEG Inc. Enterprises is...

Stuck in port: After hearing that the landlocked College of Lake County might offer a course for wannabe cruise directors this school year, Tempo Lake called instructor Jim West at...

Put on the polyester: Highland Park nightclub owner Joe Bortz has a groovy answer to Baby Boomers' cries of longing for the good old days. Bortz's BEG Inc. Enterprises is...