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From left to right, Ariela Masarsky, 22, Mark Masarsky, 18, of the Glenbrook North High School Class of 2024, and their mother Valeria Masarsky of Northbrook at the Northbrook Sports Center for a Jan. 21, 2024 hockey teams senior night. (Photo courtesy of the Masarsky family)

Family of Glenbrook North graduate who missed June 2 graduation because of illness thanks the community

June 10, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

Mark Masarsky, 18, of Northbrook, came home from the hospital on June 7 after a stay that kept the teen from attending his June 2 Glenbrook North High School (GBN)...

Center, Coco Sho-Nell leads a dance party at Drag Story Hour on June 8, 2024 at the Skokie Public Library. (Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press)

Pride Month storytime at Skokie Library draws fans, despite online complaints

June 10, 2024 at 2:17 p.m.

Despite social media backlash, no visible protesters turned out at either public entrance of the Skokie Public Library on June 8 to picket Drag Story Hour featuring a return visit...

Making bubble art is artist Ben Bird of Maui Bubbles Good Clean Fun at Lake County PrideFest 2024 in Round Lake Beach at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center on June 8, 2024. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Lake County PrideFest welcomes thousands; ‘It’s a time when we all get to … be ourselves’

June 10, 2024 at 9:07 a.m.

More than 100 sponsors, vendors and exhibitors participated, with more than 4,000 people expected at Lake County’s largest Pride festival, according to Kristal Larson, the LGBTQ+ Center Lake County executive...

Historic setting. On the stage, Ginny and Tom Neuckranz of Glenview, formerly of Winnetka, appear before the audience at the Erika’s Lighthouse 20th Anniversary Dinner on June 4, 2024 at Michigan Shores Club (911 Michigan Ave.) in Wilmette. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Winnetka nonprofit Erika’s Lighthouse celebrates 20 years of work in youth suicide prevention

June 10, 2024 at 1:46 p.m.

Two decades of service by Erika’s Lighthouse of Winnetka was celebrated at a June 4 dinner and resource showcase event at Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette, attended by an estimated...

Amy Amdur, of Highland Park, founder and president of Amdur Productions, left, discusses the work of artist Tali Lopez, of San Diego, California, at the Barrington Art Festival May 25, 2024 in downtown Barrington. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Art festival in Barrington brings works of artists ‘from all over the country’

June 4, 2024 at 4:09 p.m.

The annual Barrington Art Festival in historic downtown Barrington started with a ribbon cutting, opening the 15th year of the event that Rollin Potter, director of the Barrington Cultural Commission,...

New Trier topped Chicago Magazine's 2024 list of Cook County suburban high schools. Shown in the photo is the 124th annual New Trier Township High School commencement on June 2, 2024 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

New Trier Township High School Class of 2024 features approximately 950 graduates

June 4, 2024 at 1:41 p.m.

The 124th annual commencement for the New Trier Township High School Class of 2024 featured approximately 950 graduates on June 2 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. Graduates wore white...

The Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival was held May 18, 2024 at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich . (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Lake Zurich held its first ‘Lantern Festival’ and launched the lighted crafts into the waters at Paulus Park

June 3, 2024 at 5:11 p.m.

The inaugural “Lake Zurich Water Lantern Festival” drew more than 5,000 people to Henry J. Paulus Park recently, where the lighted crafts were launched into the beach waters and illuminated...

The 5K steps off at the Highland Park Run on June 2, 2024 in downtown Highland Park. (Karie Angell Luc/Lake County News-Sun)

Almost 2,500 take part in Highland Park Run; ‘It’s nice that everyone’s able to gather again’

June 3, 2024 at 9:18 a.m.

Lakin said 175 volunteers assisted to help make the event a successful fundraiser for the Highland Park Community Foundation. This year, the race raised $8,000.

Maple School signage photographed on May 30, 2024 in Northbrook (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Swastikas found written in yearbooks the day before graduation at Northbrook’s Maple School

May 31, 2024 at 4:09 p.m.

Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 officials notified student households about swastikas being found handwritten in yearbooks after an eighth-grade graduation practice in Maple School’s gym on May 29.

Far right, in blue sweater, Alex Vainberg of River North Chicago, Kin Sports, LLC co-founder, responds with a smile to favorable Northbrook Village Board of Trustees feedback about a proposed racquet sports facility. Taken on the evening of May 28, 2024 at Northbrook Village Hall. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Tracts of land up for redevelopment are on track according to the Northbrook Village Board

May 31, 2024 at 3:44 p.m.

An upbeat tone prevailed at the May 28 board meeting at Northbrook Village Hall but first came public comment time.

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