Jodie Jacobs

Picking the youngest was easy. Week-old John William Housner of Gurnee won easily with eyes closed. Most cuddly was a bit harder. They were all cuddly. But chubbiest knees? With...

A family with drive: If you think traipsing 5 or 10 kilometers for exercise or charity deserves a pat on the back, imagine the dedication behind a 75-mile hike. The...

Traffic on busy Milwaukee Avenue near the center of Libertyville slowed nearly to standstill for a few hours last weekend. But it was not an accident. About 140 cyclists, in-line...

Indulge your gourmet fantasies a second. Imagine caviar-topped Mediterranean naan bread, duck hash with mint-tinged cantaloupe compote, braised garlic salmon and herbed-filled mozzarella prepared by Tony Mantuano of Tuttaposto, David...

At most dedications, officials stand, shovel in hand, as if they were ready to dig a foundation in spite of their suits and button-down shirts. And most audiences at such...

A table was roped off like a boxing ring. The match was to go five rounds, one for each age group: pre-schoolers, grade schoolers, middle schoolers, older teens and adults....

Dietary intrigue: The situation looked suspicious, with a woman stationed outside Don's Finer Foods in Lake Forest while cohorts cased the shelves inside. They were not customers. The store had...

In a soggy Ravinia music season, nature held off the showers forecast for last weekend, leaving Highland Park Hospital's Ravinia benefit record intact. "Twenty-four years. And I understand it has...

After three months of nail-biting frenzy that continued until minutes before the door opened to its first guests, when the kitchen was completed, the Lake County Region of Women's American...

Collectors clutched art bargains. Dealers had trouble carrying all their amazing finds. With 1,600 items, the Suburban Fine Arts Center's 5th Annual Recycled Art Sale had turned environmental correctness into...