Jodie Jacobs

Sedate, starched Lake Forest let its hair down last weekend in the unlikely setting of the posh suburb`s staid Onwentsia Club. In a 90-minute performance, the Beach Boys showered their...

The language of learning: If you believe higher education opens doors, here is a chance to become a door opener. The Highland Park and Highwood schools and the College of...

Car and elbow space was at a premium last weekend in downtown Highland Park. Thousands of lookers and buyers poured into the town square for what has become one of...

From a fierce-looking Leonberger to the fierce-sounding Luga Monsters, close to 50 North Shore pets strutted their stuff last weekend in the 4th Annual Pet Parade at the Bannockburn Green...

Close to 100 walkers, runners, bikers and even wheelchair rollers moved along a forest preserve trail in Libertyville last weekend, constantly encouraging those they passed to keep up the good...

Michael and Julie Fisher`s back yard in Highland Park overflowed last weekend with people and goodwill. Youngsters bounced on the trampoline. Parents chatted. A group of young adults, some of...

Ballplayers don`t cry: The Deerfield Does game last Monday was one to remember. Sure, the Does beat their opponents, the Wilmette Warriors, 9-5. But that was expected. The Does were...

Deer, deer: Deer whistles seem to be popping up all over the place, and rightly so. So are deer. Whereas a deer sighting used to be a real event, now...

Open-space advocate Carolyn Goetz of Lake Bluff was doing last weekend what she is known for and loves: rallying people around an environmental cause. Lake Bluff Open Lands, the organization...

A stroll through Lake Forest Hospital`s parking lot last weekend was like walking down memory lane. From Model T Fords to `65 Caddys, the favorite cars of yesteryear pulled into...