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Shout Out: Tim Kanold, former superintendent of Stevenson High School

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Following his career at Stevenson High School, former superintendent Tim Kanold still is focused on education, composing a book in his semi-retirement about teaching. And as the 2016-17 school year...

Lincolnshire recently became the latest community in Lake County to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco, e-cigarettes and other nicotine products from 18 to 21.

Lincolnshire increases sales age of tobacco products to 21, joining countywide effort

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Teenagers in Lincolnshire who are 18 still can buy cigarettes and other nicotine-related products, but they now will have to go outside the village to do so. But if they...

Buffalo Grove officials this month are mailing out a community survey to residents.

Buffalo Grove wants to hear from all residents in latest community survey

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Looking to gain a better understanding of residents' thoughts on local services, Buffalo Grove officials are mailing out a community survey. By mid-June, some households in Buffalo Grove will start...

Lake County starts summertime road projects near Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire area

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

As summertime road construction heats up in the Buffalo Grove area, crews with the Lake County Division of Transportation are trying to limit traffic congestion for rush-hour commuters, officials said....

Science Olympiad team at Daniel Wright Junior High wins second national title after convincing coaches to stay

May 23, 2019 at 8:04 p.m.

Faced with issues to her health, Mary Ellen Buckley, who coaches the Science Olympiad team at Daniel Wright Junior High, strongly considered leaving the coaching position until her students made...

Volunteers with Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods and the nonprofit Chicago Cares recently painted classrooms at Tarkington and Twain Elementary schools in Wheeling.

Discover Financial Services employees in Riverwoods volunteer to spruce up District 21 schools

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

As a dozen volunteers painted her classroom at Twain Elementary School in Wheeling, teacher Jessica Schultz chuckled while recalling how this volunteer effort came to be. On the final day...

Shout Out: Marilyn Weisberg, an oil painter from Buffalo Grove

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Buffalo Grove resident Marilyn Weisberg recently welcomed dozens of visitors, who came to the Buffalo Grove Art Festival earlier this month, into her "alternate reality," she said. After spending the...

Lincolnshire playing host to food truck party

May 23, 2019 at 8:04 p.m.

Owner Jamie Weiss's Louie B. Fresh machine is back for its third summer in Lincolnshire's Food Truck Friday series, along with six other past hits and three new entrants. The...

Binny’s Beverage Depot recently left the Town Center shopping center at McHenry Road and Lake Cook Road in Buffalo Grove, leaving the village with another empty storefront along the Lake Cook Road corridor.

Buffalo Grove officials look for answers after Binny’s leaves Lake Cook Road shopping center

May 14, 2019 at 3:40 a.m.

Binny's Beverage Depot's recent move to nearby Wheeling has left another Buffalo Grove shopping center along Lake Cook Road with an empty storefront, leaving some local officials to wonder whether...

Shout Out: Tanner Salinas, a Stevenson graduate with cerebral palsy working at Wrigley Field

June 4, 2018 at 4:05 p.m.

After being advised not to attend college, 22-year-old Tanner Salinas, who has cerebral palsy, finds himself living on his own in Riverwoods and working as an usher for the Chicago...

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