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Norrick, Chody shine at Hinsdale Invite
New Trier’s Patrick Norrick and Lake Forest’s Brett Chody were two of the standouts in the Hinsdale Hornet-Red Devil Invitational on Sept. 2. In the boys race, Norrick, a senior, raced to a...
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Football Recap: Joyce, LA down Mt. Carmel
LA wide receiver James Joyce (No. 2) celebrates a touchdown with his teammates. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER He’s got a name that piques the interest of English professors and poetry enthusiasts. Those...
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Week 3 Football: Garner, GBS make it 3 straight
Savontae Garner came up with the finishing touch. His 10-yard run in overtime lifted Glenbrook South to a thrilling 27-21 victory over visiting Conant on Sept. 8. Three games. Three wins. The Titans...
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Senior Set for Another Moment at a Film Fest
Ben Senior, a junior at New Trier Township High School Ben Senior, a junior at New Trier High School and an independent filmmaker, will be forever grateful for what he learned at a Montessori school in...
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Take a Walking Tour of Wilmette
A historic photo of downtown Wilmette courtesy of the Wilmette History Museum. WILMETTE – John Jacoby, former village president, will lead a guided walking tour of downtown Wilmette on Sunday,...
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Community Invited To See ‘New Trier …
New Trier High School East Campus WINNETKA — New Trier High School community members will get their first look at the new Winnetka Campus addition on October 15, as the school hosts New Trier Anew, a...
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She Wears Her Art on Her Sleeve …
Artist Betsy Giberson with her creations: wearable art GLENCOE – Betsy Giberson became a fiber wearable artist because she has loved cloth since she was a little girl playing with Kleenex and aluminum...
View ArticleWilmette Theatre Hosts Manhattan Short Film Fest
WILMETTE – The Wilmette Theatre is honored to once again host the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival—the world’s first global film festival—on three dates: Friday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October...
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LA’s Gilroy tackles new position with aplomb
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Charlie Gilroy of the Ramblers stays on a block in Saturday’s game against Mt. Carmel. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Charlie Gilroy put on a different uniform prior to Loyola Academy’s...
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Craft Beer Fest Joins St. Joe’s Oktoberfest
Craft brew fans at an earlier Brew Avenue Events fest. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF Brew Avenue Events These are boom times for craft breweries and the people who enjoy them. There are more than 150 craft...
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National Merit Semifinalists: 35 from New Trier
WINNETKA – Thirty-five New Trier High School students have been named as Semifinalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship competition. Of about 1.6 million juniors in more than 22,000 high...
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Veterans Closet Shrinks to Storage Pod
All photos courtesy of Mary Carmody Last December, a veteran who was living in a tent near Abbott Park on Route 137 and Waukegan Road in North Chicago came to Midwest Veterans Closet looking for a...
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Krueger adds another weapon to his arsenal
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier’s Ryan Krueger (No. 7) protects the ball against a Libertyville player during the Northside College Showcase. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Left-footed soccer player Ryan...
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Rabbi To Blow Shofar Heralding Jewish New Year
Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein, co-director of Chabad of Wilmette, blows the shofar in the main sanctuary of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning. WILMETTE – Powerful blasts will echo throughout...
View ArticleWilmette Police Urge: Lock Your Homes
WILMETTE – A string of overnight home burglaries occurred in Wilmette between August 29 and September 4, prompting the Wilmette Police Department to caution residents to lock up at night. Sometime...
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‘Lester’s Legacy’ Leads ALS Walk
The About Les’ Spirit Team led by Highland Park resident Bonny Gaffen; founder of the Les Turner ALS Foundation and sister-in-law of Les Turner. When Highland Park resident Wendy Abrams started...
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Amateurs Join PGA Pros at BMW Pro-Am
LAKE FOREST — A field of 156 amateurs, many from the North Shore, joined 52 of the world’s best professional golfers for a round at Conway Farms Golf Club the day before the BMW Championships began....
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Want to Pitch In for Beach Cleanup?
Lake Michigan shoreline at Gillson Beach in Wilmette;Photography by Joel Lerner/JWC Media The Adopt-a-Beach cleanup efforts are taking place along Great Lakes shorelines on Saturday, September 16,...
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Football Gamer: Dable, NT top Conant
If you can’t stand the heat, get … off the football field. New Trier junior placekicker Graham Dable did nothing of the sort for the second time in less than a year on Sept. 15, kicking the...
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Week 4: HP gets into the win column
Highland Park jumped ahead 21-0 and never looked back. The Giants snapped a three-game losing streak by soundly beating host Prospect 31-7 on Sept. 15. A 52-yard pass play from quarterback John Sakos...
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