The Harley barometer: The surest sign of…
The Harley barometer: The surest sign of spring in Lake County is the parking lot of the Highland House Restaurant on U.S. Highway 41 in Highland Park. If all of...
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CHARITY GOES TO THE DOGS (AND CATS)
What's in a name? If the name is Cher or Alan Alda, the answer is several hundred dollars. Celebrity-signed scripts and clothing helped Save-A-Pet, a Palatine-based dog and cat shelter,...
RAISING FUNDS AND FRIENDS
"Windy City," the musical adaptation of the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur play "The Front Page," brought good news to Family Service of South Lake County. The Highland Park-based organization raised about...
BULLS AND BEARS TEAM UP TO HELP OUT
The Chicago Bulls outpaced the Chicago Bears at the Independence Center's first annual dinner benefit, held last weekend at the Country Squire in Grayslake. But both teams' popularity helped raise...
The theorem cheer: Crowds of hometown teens…
The theorem cheer: Crowds of hometown teens don't follow them to the "Sweet 16," "Super 8" or the Downstate finals. Nonetheless, Libertyville High School's 14-member JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society)...
A TOUCH OF THE OLD WORLD
About 150 of Lake Forest's movers and shakers threw calorie caution to the wind last weekend at a Royal English Brunch. The occasion, sponsored by Lake Forest's historic Deer Path...
Tree mystery: If you’re wondering about the…
Tree mystery: If you're wondering about the green ribbons tied around trees scattered around Highland Park, it's not a St. Patrick's Day leftover. Those ribboned trees that are particularly old...
SWINGING THEIR PARTNERS IN WAUKEGAN
The Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Waukegan resembled Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma set revisited last weekend. It was the first Friday of the month. Which to square...
THOUSANDS OF GOODIES GONE IN A MINUTE
For a couple of hours last weekend, thousands of colorful eggs and tiny boxes of candy dotted the fields of Viking Park. They disappeared in less than a minute. About...
SCOUTS LEARN HOW TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES
The place was loaded with medical problems, from burns to punctures to unconsciousness. Time was important, but no lives were on the line. This was a test, pitting Boy Scouts...