North Shorts: Treadmill Time
You’re on a treadmill. There are numbers on the dashboard in front of you as you hustle and sweat. Odometers, speedometers, pulse meters, calorie counters, chronometers. Moving, flashing numbers. And...
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Week 1 Football: HP starts fast
Highland Park’s Noah Spitz (No. 19) celebrates a touchdown catch with teammate Justin Goodman in HP’s win over visiting Hersey. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Leave it to a Spitz — Noah Spitz, not that...
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Sunday Breakfast: A Doctor’s Mission
Dr. Michael Epstein looked once. Looked twice. Blink, blink. The plastic surgeon from Northbrook was on a Healing the Children mission in Nicaragua at the time of his double-take, screening candidates...
View ArticleSave the Date: Oktoberfest at Glenview Haus
GLENVIEW – Glenview Haus’ is planning its 5th Annual Tent Party. This all-day celebration will put revelers in the Oktoberfest feeling. Inspired by the world’s most popular German event, Glenview...
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West Nile Mosquito Reports Increase
A dipper is used to trap mosquito eggs, larvae and pupae, according to Dave Zazra, the communications manager for the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District. Image courtesy of North Shore Mosquito...
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Footnotes: LFA downs LF in tourney final
Lake Forest High School’s Jake Danneker (No. 5) steals the ball from Lake Forest Academy’s Rich Park during the championship match of the North Shore Shootout on Aug. 27. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER —...
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Chip Shots: Radler stars as LA wins Warren Invite
Peter Radler? Just another player to watch on this Loyola Academy golf team. Radler, a sophomore, shot a 70 to earn medalist honors in the highly competitive Warren Invite on Aug. 27 at Bittersweet...
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Former Spy, Holocaust Survivor to Speak in …
Marthe Cohn WILMETTE – Marthe Cohn, born in 1920 to a French Jewish family, lived just across the German border when Adolf Hitler rose to power. As a member of the intelligence service of the French...
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New Trier Mourns Teacher, Mentor
Timothy Estberg NORTHFIELD – Tim Estberg, a 15-year veteran choral teacher who led the Music and Media, Speech & Theatre Departments on New Trier High School’s freshman campus, passed away Sunday...
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Wilmette Cops: Car Thieves Case Entire Town
WILMETTE – The Wilmette Police Department has charged 11 people in 14 out of 17 auto thefts in the village, prompting the department on August 29 to issued another crime alert urging people to lock...
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Estberg’s Love Of Music Was Contagious
Timothy Estberg New Trier High School is mourning the loss of Timothy Estberg, a beloved choral teacher whose compassion for music inspired students and fellow teachers alike. Estberg passed away...
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Volleys: LF improves to 4-0 win win over Evanston
The wins keep coming for Lake Forest. The host Scouts improved to 4-0 with a convincing 25-14, 25-17 victory over Evanston on Sept. 1. Ashley Williams (15 kills), Emma Patlovich (25 assists, 2 aces),...
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Field Hockey: Soudan, Joseph star in NT win
New Trier defeated visiting Lake Forest Academy 10-1 on Sept. 1, getting hat tricks from senior forwards Bergen Soudan and Erin Joseph on the evening before the club’s weekend trip to St. Louis. The...
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North Shore Beaches Keep Shrinking
Sunrise Beach in Lake Bluff, July 2015; photo by Adrienne Fawcett Erosion is a big problem for North Shore beaches as Lake Michigan water levels continue to rise. The lake’s water level has increased...
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Amy Morton Opening ‘The Barn’
Amy Morton at her new restaurant, The Barn, located in an old horse stable that hasn’t been used since 1915. Photography by Joel Lerner/JWC Media Amy Morton, owner of the popular Found Kitchen and...
View ArticleBetsy Diltz
Betsy Diltz of Wilmette, wife of the late Gordon J. Diltz, Jr., mother of Thomas (Catherine) Diltz – Mount Prospect, Sally (John) Cantwell – Ardmore, PA, Carol (John) Schmidt – Tower Lakes, Susan...
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The Rundown: LF’s Chody wins county race
And your 2016 Lake County Invite champ is … Brett Chody. The Lake Forest junior cruised the three-mile layout at Waukegan Sports Complex in 17:44.8 on Aug. 31. Teammate Emma Milburn also had a...
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Football Team Revives New Trier Logos
New Trier’s ‘patriotic helmet’ honoring victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks NEW TRIER — This school year, there is another reason to attend New Trier High School’s varsity football...
View ArticleWilmette Moves Forward with Bike Plan
WILMETTE – The five-member bicycle advisory group led by Wilmette village trustee Julie Wolfe met on August 15 to discuss plans for a bikeway master plan for the village. The advisory group, which was...
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Football recap: LA wins a wild one
On the first play from scrimmage, David Terrell lit up the Maine South defense when he caught a 77-yard bomb from Jake Marwede on a halfback option pass. Fifteen minutes after the game, in a postgame...
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