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Pets in the Park: Photo Opp Supports Hurricane …
When pals and fellow dog lovers Lyn Flannery and Brenda Bridges heard that 43 Houston-area pets displaced by Hurricane Harvey had been brought to PAWS Chicago to begin new lives, they decided to lend a...
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Most Area Schools Spend Heavily on Students
High Schools along the North Shore are among the leaders in Illinois when it comes to spending on their students. Some of the elementary schools are in the same situation. The School Report Card...
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WILMETTE – One resident of Wilmette heard car doors being slammed at about 12:30 a.m. Another was roused from sleep by the garage alarm at about 2:45 a.m. Neither called police at the time, and both...
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Laugh It Off in Kenilworth
KENILWORTH – The first time Peter Lipsey performed stand-up, he didn’t know anything about timing. A red light kept flashing at the stage and he went 15 minutes over his time. But 28 years later, the...
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NT’s Forbes is all business at regional race
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier’s Charlie Forbes races to a team-best seventh-place finish at the Niles West Sectional. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER His name is Forbes. So, it was fitting that he took...
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Ulrich, McKinley supply some drama at regional
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Loyola Academy’s Lainey McKinley (left) and New Trier’s Leah Ulrich drive to the finish line at the Class 3A Niles West Regional. Ulrich overtook McKinley down the stretch. PHOTOGRAPHY...
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Miller, Raiders net historic state title
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Members of the North Shore Country Day tennis team celebrate the program’s first state championship at Buffalo Grove High School on Oct. 21. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK GORSKI One of its...
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Great chemistry serves Ross, Benedetto well
New Trier’s Amia Ross (left) and Ali Benedetto celebrate during the third-place doubles match at the Class 2A state tournament. They won the match 6-2, 7-5 to claim third place. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK...
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Make A Difference Day
The Volunteer Center will once again host it’s annual one-day massive collection drive for nonprofits on Saturday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. Make A Difference Day is a National Day of Service...
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NT loses sectional semi in heart-breaking fashion
New Trier’s Alex Donnelly-Maine tries to punch a shot past Evanston goalie Gavin Rosengarten in sectional semifinal. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER With one incredible leap, he defied physics and...
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Potent QB rotation lifts NT’s gridders
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier quarterback Reed Bianucci threw for 193 yards against Glenbrook South in Week Nine. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Northwestern University-bound tight end Brian Kaiser of...
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New Trier Seeks Entrepreneur Mentors
New Trier students observe a lesson on customer empathy during their third period StartUp U class. WINNETKA – New Trier High School is seeking community members to help coach and mentor young...
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Linebacker role suits Armoni Dixon to a T
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Armoni Dixon of the Ramblers eyes the quarterback prior to the snap during the Brother Rice game. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Loyola Academy head football coach John Holecek likes...
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Club Drives NT’s Green Movement
By Jasmine Gonzalez Do you own a New Trier Nalgene and fill it up at one of the many sensor-activated water bottle stations located throughout the building? Do you, dare I ask, recycle? If you answered...
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Sunday Breakfast with Daniel Kielson
While growing up in Rochester, New York, Daniel Kielson could have hit the sidewalks or trampled leaves and twigs through a park for his 15-minute walk to school each day. It was an easy choice. The...
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Pedal Power: 10 Years & Going Strong
WILMETTE – What began as a third grader’s charitable idea has grown in the last 10 years into Pedal Power, a charity started by Wilmette resident Nicole Basil that collects and donates used bicycles....
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Team effort carries NT in sectional semifinal
Maggie Brodman of the Trevians tries to hammer the ball through a Niles West blocker during the sectional semifinal match. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER New Trier’s girls volleyball team doesn’t...
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LA holds off New Trier in playoff opener
LA sophomore Trevor Cabanban (No. 8) finds some running room during state playoff opener. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Loyola Academy senior lineman Charlie Gross picked up teammate Trevor Cabanban in an...
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LEAD Seeks To Extinguish Marijuana Bills
Illinois lawmakers are considering proposals that could make ordering marijuana in a pot parlor as simple as requesting a gin and tonic in a bar, but the nonprofit group LEAD and other North Shore...
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Avoca Center Community Update
The Avoca Board of Education invites you to learn about the current status of Avoca Center at a Community Update meeting set for November 8, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. The Board has been pursuing a variety of...
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