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Highland Park officials decided not to allow recreational marijuana businesses to open at the start of next year, when it becomes legal in the state of Illinois.

Highland Park holds off on allowing recreational marijuana sales

November 17, 2019 at 1:22 a.m.

Recreational marijuana businesses won't be able to open in Highland Park when marijuana becomes legal for general adult consumption Jan. 1. But members of the Highland Park City Council made...

Aurora Solomon-Filer, 2, of Highland Park, shows off her percussionist skills during an open house Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Highland Park Community Nursery School and Day Care.

Longstanding preschool in Highland Park celebrates new home: ‘We just were not going to let it die’

November 11, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

A 68-year-old Highland Park preschool ran into so many hurdles during its 21/2-year search for a new home that on five occasions, the board of directors thought the school would...

Highland Park nurse Vivian Meehan, who put national spotlight on eating disorders in 1970s, dies at age 94

November 8, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

When Vivian Meehan's daughter came home freshman year of college weighing less than 70 pounds, the Highland Park Hospital nurse was desperate to understand her daughter's life-threatening weight loss. But...

Highland Park High School teacher charged with child porn possession

November 8, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

A special education teacher at Highland Park High School has been charged with three felony counts of possession of child pornography on a computer, authorities said. The teacher, Kevin B....

Highland Park High School’s ‘commendable’ report card rating not much different than Deerfield High School’s ‘exemplary’ one, superintendent says

November 5, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

For the second straight year, Deerfield High School has landed in the top 10% of high schools under Illinois' rating system that looks at graduation rates, absenteeism and other markers...

Numerous schools in North Shore District 112 earn high grades on Illinois report card

November 4, 2019 at 11:02 a.m.

In past years, Oak Terrace Elementary School didn't have much to boast about when the Illinois State Board of Education released annual school report cards showing how students fared on...

Bett Barnett is closing her women's apparel boutique after 43 years in downtown Highland Park.

Bett’s boutique closing after four decades in downtown Highland Park

October 29, 2019 at 2:11 p.m.

Bett Barnett didn't plan on opening her own clothing boutique when she arrived in Highland Park more than four decades ago. At the time, she moved to the North Shore...

Officials at North Shore School District 112 are considering changes to their school calendar.

North Shore School District 112 considers pushing back start of school year

October 28, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

Students at North Shore School District 112 may start school a week later than Highland Park High School next year. District 112 administrators recently recommended a later start date, saying...

Highland Park homeowners express frustration with increased flooding as calls mount for regional solutions

October 25, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

Highland Park homeowners living in some flood-prone neighborhoods who have been frustrated by more frequent flooding recently aired their concerns during a meeting with elected officials and flood agency administrators....

In this 2019 file photo, boaters work to pull a boat out of the water at the Park Avenue Boating Facility in Highland Park.

Lakefront emergencies put Park Avenue breakwater fix on back burner in Park District of Highland Park’s capital plan

October 22, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

While a draft five-year capital plan at the Park District of Highland Park includes $32 million in infrastructure improvements, one project that's been a high priority for some boaters is...

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