HP, NT claim league tennis championships
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: TENNIS Highland Park High School entrants finished either first or second in all seven flights — netting 19 tournament points to go with the 33 points it had earned in division...
View ArticleDependable Doyle serves as backbone for Raiders
IN THE SPOTLIGHT North Shore Country Day’s Julia Doyle (No. 6) fights for possession against New Trier’s Kathleen Carmondy. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Julia Doyle had played ice hockey at a high...
View ArticleNoah’s Rest: Save a Pet, Save a Family
Mitch and Hitch, comfort dogs from the Lake County State’s Attorney’s office, will be at Noah’s Rest’s third annual cocktail paw-ty. Photo courtesy of Noah’s Rest. As Noah’s Rest founder Deana Noonan...
View ArticleLake Forest tops Mundelein on Senior Night
SCOREBOARD WATCHING: VOLLEYBALL Lake Forest d. Mundelein 25-15, 25-20 — Senior Night turned out to be a good night for Lake Forest. The Scouts took care of visiting Mundelein 2-0 on Oct. 11. The win...
View ArticleExhibit Propes: Where is West Wilmette?
When Patrick Leary and Kathy Hussey-Arntson of the Wilmette History Museum first considered an exhibit on the history of west Wilmette, they thought about calling it “Where is west Wilmette?”...
View ArticleWilmette Crime Alert: Car Heists Again
WILMETTE – During the overnight hours of Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9, two unlocked vehicles were burglarized in the 2000 block of Birchwood Avenue, the Wilmette Police reported in a crime...
View ArticleFootball Gamer: This time, it’s all Hawks
Maine South’s Robert Inserra (No. 7) intercepts a pass intended for New Trier’s Duke Olges. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER A little more than a year ago, New Trier’s football team stunned Maine South...
View ArticleSunday Breakfast with Paul Moran
Paul Moran. Illustration by Barry Blitt Paul Moran celebrates his birthday every December 31. The Northfield resident and 1985 New Trier High School graduate celebrates something just as significant...
View ArticleWilmette Artist Exhibits at NT’s New Gallery
WINNETKA – What Jack Nixon describes as a little bit of luck, others may view as the culmination of years of hard work and perseverance. The Wilmette resident’s exhibit “Classic Chicago: The Art of...
View ArticleHow Does Central School’s Garden Grow?
WILMETTE – When the Central Elementary School garden in Wilmette was conceived of 20 years ago, the only other school garden on the North Shore was a small prairie in Evanston. Judy McKee, who was a...
View ArticleTir, Trevians end up in seventh heaven
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier’s Penelope Tir, seen here during the regional tournament, earned medalist honors at the Class 2A state meet. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Penelope Tir’s relationship with golf...
View ArticleNew Trier Opens Doors To Rehabbed Campus
WINNETKA – New Trier Township High School welcomed the community to tour the brand new West Building at its Winnetka campus on October 15, celebrating the completion of a renovation project that broke...
View ArticleMaking Strides for Cancer Research
By Eleanor Kaplan On a brisk Sunday morning by the side of a clear blue lake, hundreds of people streamed down a hill, decked out in pink, dancing and cheering for a charitable cause. They made their...
View ArticleGripman a difference maker in regional semi
Loyola Academy’s David Gripman takes possession of the ball during the regional semifinal. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER David Gripman makes a difference. In fact, the junior makes Loyola Academy...
View ArticleKrueger’s 3 goals does the trick for NT
New Trier’s Ryan Krueger dribbles the ball away from a couple of Notre Dame defenders in the regional semifinal at Glenbrook South. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Ryan Krueger put a hat on his mohawk....
View ArticleGarner, Tir named Athletes of the Month
Glenbrook South running back Savontae Garner. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Glenbrook South’s Savontae Garner and New Trier’s Penelope Tir have been named the DailyNorthShore.com Athletes of the Month...
View ArticleFootball Recap: Rodriguez stands out in LA win
Loyola Academy’s Anthony Rodriguez, seen here in earlier action, had 13 tackles, including four for losses, in win over Brother Rice. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER He owned the field. Or, so it seemed....
View ArticleFootball Gamer: NT tops Glenbrook South
New Trier quarterback Carson Ochsenhirt tries to stave off GBS’s Cam Gottfred. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER One running quarterback plus one passing quarterback equaled one significant victory. New...
View ArticleSunday Breakfast with Doug Foerch
The 100-year-old rocking chair inside the Foerch house in Homewood never had a chance against a young Doug Foerch more than four decades ago. The son of Dick and Barbara Foerch figured the piece of...
View ArticleFront Stoop: Prime Real Estate for Fall
It’s a long-standing American tradition for homes to beckon trick-or-treaters with a candle-lit pumpkin on Halloween. But on the North Shore, the fall front stoop has evolved from the resting place of...
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