Save the Date: ACE At Botanic Garden
Collectors, connoisseurs and art enthusiasts will return to the Chicago Botanic Garden September 15th through September 17th, with a Preview Party on September 14, for the 33rd annual American Craft...
View Article47 Illinois Road, Wilmette
47 Illinois Road, Wilmette $995,000 4(+1 basement) bedroom, 4 full baths Exclusively Presented by: Dave & Amy Chung, Coldwell Banker Telephone Number 312-399-0630 Email: dave.chung@cbexchange.com...
View ArticleTroop Treks Through New Mexico Wilderness
Two crews of teenage Boy Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 3 Wilmette hiked 76 miles over 11 days through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont...
View ArticlePassion for the game drives LA’s Bartholow
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Andrew Bartholow, a two-year standout for Loyola Academy, will be play his college baseball at Emory University. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER A teammate did a pretty good job of...
View ArticlePrepping for Epic Solar Event
NAMES TK try on their solar eclipse glasses in preparation for the eclipse on August 21.PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER/JWC MEDIA On August 21, Americans will witness a once-in-a-lifetime event, last seen...
View ArticleCollecting School Supplies for Homeless Youth
New Trier and Loyola Academy high school students who are members of the Student Alliance for Homeless Youth (SAHY), will collect school supplies for children living in Chicago-area shelters on...
View ArticleRutkowski figures to be strikingly good this fall
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The soundtrack in the days of a young Nina Rutkowski was that of two golf clubs striking golf balls off range tees at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont. Over and over and over...
View ArticleRuse Burglaries Reported in Wilmette, Glenview
Residents in Wimette and Glenview reported “ruse burglaries” to their respective police departments in recent days. In Wilmette at 915 Manor, according to the village’s police blotter, a ruse burglary...
View ArticleWilmette Community Garage Sale
WILMETTE – Do you have a lot of stuff around the house gathering dust? Put your stuff to work by selling it at the third annual Wilmette Community Garage Sale. It will take place at 9 a.m. on...
View ArticleTir, Rhee lead way in NT’s win at Barrington
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: GIRLS GOLF On a roll. Already. New Trier’s girls golf team is off to a terrific start. The Trevians have opened the 2017 campaign with back-to-back team championships. Standouts...
View ArticleFisher leads way as LF wins Woodstock North Invite
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: BOYS GOLF The competition was fierce at the Woodstock North Invite. But Lake Forest High School’s Danny Fisher was more than up for the challenge on August 17 at Bull Valley Golf...
View ArticleFrom Empty Nest to the Big Apple
Lauren Taslitz WINNETKA – When her children were growing up, longtime Winnetka resident Lauren Taslitz always knew the empty nest was looming. She dreaded it the way you dread a diagnostic phone call...
View ArticleGross is worth his weight in gold — maroon
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Loyola Academy senior tackle Charlie Gross, seen here in action last season, will play his college football at Fordham University. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Charlie Gross was a...
View ArticleNew Trier’s Rhee is the real deal
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier’s Rachel Rhee, seen here in action last season, starts the season by placing in the top four at two major invites. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Bring home a 91 and a 90 from...
View ArticleKrueger sparks Trevians in season opener
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: BOYS SOCCER New Trier 3, Hersey 0 — New Trier started the season in fine fashion. Sparked by senior forward Ryan Krueger, the Trevians opened the 2017 campaign with a 3-0 victory...
View ArticleGBN opens season with win over Warren
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Glenbrook North d. Warren 25-17, 25-21 — GBN opened the 2017 campaign by beating Warren 2-0 in its home opener on Aug. 23. Lauren Mendelson (7 kills), Madilyn...
View ArticleRegina Students Eye the Sky
Regina students react to seeing the solar eclipse on Monday, August 21 WILMETTE – Regina Dominican High School celebrated the solar eclipse on Monday, August 21. During advisory, students watched a...
View ArticleRoaming the Sidelines: New Trier
FOOTBALL PREVIEW New Trier’s Anthony Nicholas takes off the ball in a game against Glenbrook South last fall. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER It’s the post-Clay Czyzynski/Max Rosenthal/Francis Fay era at...
View ArticleRoaming the Sidelines: Loyola Academy
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Okay, who did this? Loyola Academy will be facing a killer schedule this fall. Which actually isn’t anything new. But still … The Ramblers, who won 13 straight games before falling to...
View ArticleFootball Gamer: NT blanks York in opener
New Trier’s first football game of 2017 — a 31-0 defeat of visiting York in Northfield — featured a couple of special firsts: Trevians coach Brian Doll, in his fourth season at the helm, notched his...
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