Jodie Jacobs

Making faces: There have been some strange faces around Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington lately. They were not the result of plastic surgery but of where a person's birth date...

Caught in the act: Rumor has it that the popular crispy, thin-crust pizzas from Washington Gardens restaurant in Highwood have been aiding and abetting recruiting efforts of the Fighting Irish....

Auf wiedersehen: After 28 years of culinary showmanship, Chef Karl (no one calls him Karl Beckmann) is shuttering his Edelweiss Inn on Park Avenue in Libertyville. The restaurant's reputation had...

Making faces: There have been some strange faces around Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington lately. They are masks made in the Pathways to the Creative Spirit class, a Native American...

An artistic surprise: Visitors to Long Grove during July have been doing a double take and grabbing for a camera. More than a dozen animals and people, including poet Robert...

An artistic surprise: Visitors to Long Grove during July have been doing a double take. More than a dozen animals and people, including poet Robert Frost, have taken up temporary...

Feline fine: Among cats yowling from the audience at the Broadway record-breaking 6,138th show of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical a couple of weeks ago was Lake County's own Rebecca "Demeter"...

A garden spot: Two-time Chicago Horticultural Society Chairman Peter Merlin, 68, of Lake Bluff won't have to pass on to the great garden in the sky to have a piece...

Street smarts: MainStreet Libertyville Inc., the historic preservation and economic development organization that opts for Norman Rockwell-style small-town ambience over sprawling shopping strips, was saluted for its revitalization efforts at...

Smart diplomats: Lake County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Charles Isely hopes to make a sweet impression at the Warrington Connections '97 Business Trade Show when it opens in...