Jodie Jacobs

War stories: Among historical tactics scrutinized by graduate students at the United States Naval War College in Rhode Island are the bold acts of U.S. privateer Thomas Boyle as detailed...

And the nominees are: Four Lake County teachers are receiving congratulations from peers and parents for being among the 31 finalists in the Chicago area's prestigious annual Golden Apple Award....

Highland Park's Apple Tree Theatre has snagged actor Daniel J. Travanti for its current production, "Old Wicked Songs." Travanti plays aging Austrian music professor Joseph Mashkan in the show, a...

Must reads: Highland Park schools, businesses and residents are about to be flooded with ballots for a write-in campaign. But the voting is not political. Florence Shay, who owns the...

There is more to winter sports than just variations on skiing, skating, snowboarding and sledding, according to a group that will soon be descending on the North Shore. They are...

Making history: A recent display case addition at the Lake Forest Historical Society is a silver platter that is brand new. But the location is appropriate for the platter, the...

Feeling the pain: That old saw about not judging someone's situation until you have walked in that person's shoes took on fresh significance for some public and private school administrators...

The doctor is on: Mark Nolan Hill of Highland Park, lead keyboardist and singer of the Beatles-style band Dr. Mark and the Sutures, has gone country, showing up on Chicago...

Listening to live jazz on a wintry afternoon has become a Sunday staple on the North Shore since Lake Forest's Gorton Community Center started its Cabin Fever Jazz series in...

A hot CD in Lake Forest: Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, a private Lake Forest girls college prep school, has found a novel way to raise some funds and...