Wilmette Holiday Readies for Parade
WILMETTE – Get ready for the Chamber’s annual Holiday Parade on Saturday, November 19! The event is celebrating its 30th anniversary with some extra special entries and surprises. Grand Marshal Frank...
View ArticleGlenview Car Burglaries Mount
GLENVIEW — A week after eight car burglaries were reported in one day in Glenview, six more occurred in a five-day span from November 9 through 14 resulting in $1,635 worth of losses, according to...
View ArticleD-37 Mulls Options for Avoca Center
Avoca Center parcel is highlighted; photo from the D-37 website. WILMETTE – A final decision regarding the future of the Avoca Center at 3013 Illinois Road has been postponed as School District 37...
View ArticleBadovinac, line mates lift LA in state semifinal
Loyola Academy offensive lineman Jack Badovinac (No. 77) celebrates with Jake Marwede after Marwede caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER A few moments after...
View ArticleWilmette Holiday Parade Turns 30
The Wilmette Holiday Parade kicked off the 2016 season on Saturday, November 19. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER/JWC MEDIA WILMETTE – Call it the Wilmette way: joining to create community. That ethic was on...
View Article2 Wilmette Homes Burglarized
Wilmette map where recent burglaries took place WILMETTE – Burglars hit two single-family homes in west Wilmette over the November 19-20 weekend, and in both cases the offender(s) targeted jewelry. The...
View ArticleTierney turns in top-tier effort at state
Loyola’s Ella Tierney poses on the podium after winning the 500 freestyle at state meet. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER Ella Tierney climbed out of a pool last weekend, placed her hands on her hips...
View ArticleCreed hits all of the right notes at state
Before each of her dives at the state meet last weekend, New Trier sophomore Jessie Creed, listening to music only she could hear, danced vigorously on deck, her arms and legs flailing, her head...
View ArticleRoaming the sidelines: 6 area stars make all-state
Loyola Academy’s Jake Marwede. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Six players in the DailyNorthShore.com area earned all-state recognition from the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA)....
View ArticleThings to Do this Weekend: November 25-27
DEERFIELD: Downtown Deerfield Tree Lighting ceremony will take place on November 23, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Deerfield Village Centre Plaza located between between Starbucks and Bobby’s. It’s an event...
View ArticleNew Trier Announces New Superintendent
Paul Sally After an extensive national search for a new superintendent, New Trier T0wnship High School looked to its own internal talent, unanimously approving Dr. Paul Sally as superintendent at a...
View ArticleStick Nation: 5 Trevians make all-state
New Trier’s Erin Joseph. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Both New Trier and Lake Forest placed five players on the 2016 all-state field hockey team. North Shore Country Day had three players make the team....
View ArticleBoys Hoops Recap: NT edges LA in OT
Ho hum. Just another classic battle between these two rivals. New Trier and Loyola Academy went at it hard in the third round of the New Trier/Loyola Academy Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 23. In...
View ArticleBlack Friday & Weekend Deals
Port Clinton Square Tree Lighting; photo courtesy of Downtown Highland Park Alliance. Many North Shore retailers are offering post-Thanksgiving sales on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and beyond...
View ArticleGirls Hoops Recap: LA tops New Trier
Loyola’s Julia Martinez (No. 12) applies pressure on New Trier’s Cate Murdock. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN TRAUTMANN Julia Martinez puts her hair in a bun instead of a ponytail. That right there sets her...
View ArticleGamer: Maine South stuns LA in title game
Loyola Academy quarterback Quinn Boyle (No. 10) consoles senior cornerback Ian Swenson. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER They are … The Avengers. Most experts agreed that Maine South would need a...
View ArticleWinnetka Tackles Capital Projects in 2017 Budget
WINNETKA – Winnetka’s $72.4 million proposed 2017 budget includes an ambitious capital project plan that will address major infrastructure projects while attempting to minimize increased costs to...
View ArticleNew Trier Gets Seasonal With Fashion
WINNETKA— New Trier High School students ushered in the holidays by creating a seasonal display for Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center. In return, they got a real-life lesson in marketing. New...
View ArticleNew Trier Winter Musical: ‘Grease’
WINNETKA – The winter musical, Grease, takes center stage from Dec. 7-10 in the Gaffney Auditorium at New Trier High School, 385 Winnetka Ave. The production takes place in 1959 and Rydell High...
View ArticleScoreboard Watching: Boys Basketball
— Hot foul shooting by James Karis helped to lift host Glenbrook North past district rival Glenbrook South 68-60. Karis led all scorers with 27 points in the Nov. 29 showdown. The senior point guard...
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