Meet the Candidates in Wilmette D-39
WILMETTE – Early voting has already begun in Wilmette as residents decide whom to support in the District 39 school board election. Five candidates — Jon Cesaretti, Lisa Schneider Fabes, Mark Steen,...
View ArticleLA’s Kane more than able — in two sports
Madison Kane, seen here in earlier action, will continue her lacrosse career at Marquette. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Kane was a defensive ace — and three-year starter — for the Ramblers’ girls...
View ArticleCook receiving award at Final Four
New Trier grad Steven Cook works for a basket underneath during action this winter. The Princeton University guard put together an award-laden senior season. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY It felt...
View ArticleWhiz kid: Wieczorek evolves into top-notch goalie
New Trier Green goaltender Hayden Wieczorek, seen here blocking a shot in the state championship, ended the season with a .911 save percentage. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Hayden Wieczorek is...
View ArticleByrne’s worth to LA … priceless
Loyola Academy’s Matthew Byrne bumps the ball during last week’s match against Evanston. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Matthew Byrne’s future as a stunt double doesn’t look too promising. The Loyola...
View ArticleTackling Gender Inequality in Sports
By Eleanor Kaplan Under the direction of strength and conditioning coach Jim Davis, New Trier High School’s Power lifting Club has been muscling toward gender equality in sports. The club has written...
View ArticlePreparing for Passover? Here’s How
Rabbi Meir Moscowitz of Lubavitch Chabad of Northbrook. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HANDWERKER/JWC MEDIA “From the week of Purim, the phone will be ringing off the hook with questions on how to prepare for...
View ArticleLibrary Presents Program on German Cinema
WILMETTE – Film studies professor Michael Smith will discuss German cinema before, during, and after World War II during a program called “From Expressionism to Hitler: German Cinema and World War II”...
View ArticleShare, A Stylish New Shop in Wilmette
WILMETTE – What began as a pop-up store out of a garage twice a year has evolved into Share, a stylish shop and event space in downtown Wilmette. “I’ve converted this space so many times for different...
View ArticleNT Insider: Student’s Spin on Ballet
Mia Kellman By Mack Guthrie Mia Kellman has come a long way since she started taking ballet classes at the age of three. “I was really clumsy, and I would fall all time,” she said, explaining why her...
View ArticleTuesday is April 4: Vote!
Tuesday, April 4 is the consolidated election. A lot of what happens to your property tax bill gets determined in local elections but voter turnout historically is very slight. DailyNorthShore has...
View ArticleAthletes of the Month: Burton, Schneider
Glenbrook’s Caitlin Schneider. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Two hockey players — Glenbrook’s Caitlin Schneider and New Trier Green’s Charlie Burton — earned DailyNorthShore.com Athlete of the Month...
View ArticleLA’s Holecek: master strategist in water
Loyola Academy’s Zach Holecek controls the ball during action against De LA Salle last week. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Loyola Academy boys water polo players were lifting weights one day when a...
View ArticleNew Trier’s Urban shines in the suburbs
Sam Urban of the Trevians (right) heads the ball during action against Brookfield, Wisconsin. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Look! Up in the sky! It’s a soccer player. It’s a Trevian. It’s … Sam...
View ArticleThe Unsungs: Coaches love to sing their praises
Lake Forest High School’s Michael Bogdanowicz PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER The other day, via a phone call, Lake Forest High School head boys basketball coach Phil LaScala couldn’t get his words out fast...
View ArticleState Requires SAT Scores on Transcripts
When high school juniors in Illinois take the state-required SAT college preparatory exam on Wednesday, April 5, the results of that specific test will be become part of their permanent record and...
View ArticleElection Results: Wilmette Glencoe, Winnetka
Wilmette, Glencoe and Winnetka faced contested elections as residents cast their votes for fellow residents running for various official positions on Election Day April 4. Even New Trier Township...
View ArticleAvoca D-37 Contested Election Results
WILMETTE – Avoca School District 37 on April 4 residents cast their votes to decide the contested election for the Avoca School Board. The unofficial results of several contested elections in these...
View ArticleWilmette Schools Get New Schedule
WILMETTE- Wilmette families will be adjusting to a new school schedule in the fall, after new start and end times were approved for the 2017-18 school year at a special meeting of the District 39 Board...
View ArticleRemembering Joseph Moss of Plaza del Lago
WILMETTE – To many people, Joseph Moss was a savvy businessman and real estate pioneer who owned Plaza del Lago in Wilmette. But to those who knew him well, Moss was a family man who always remembered...
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