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Maine West edges NT in CSL showdown game
GAMER: MAINE WEST 56, NT 52 Maybe it’s time to shine the light on the boys basketball team at Maine West. The Warriors, winners of the North Division, certainly didn’t play like The Underdog in the...
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Kindergarten Summit A Sell-out Event
WINNETKA – The Alliance for Early Childhood hosted more than 200 educators and administrators at the third annual Preschool-Kindergarten Summit on February 13 at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The...
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Martinez charged up, ready for sectional final
Loyola Academy’s Julia Martinez is pumped after the Ramblers add to their lead in Monday’s sectional semifinal at Maine East. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Julia Martinez is at her best, when she’s all...
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Trevians weather emotion-filled state meet
New Trier’s Maeve Murdock moves through her uneven bars routine at the state gymnastics meet. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Maeve Murdock pursed her lips. Darcy Barkal winced. Emma Jane Rohrer wept. It...
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Ramblers unable to get past Maine West
GAMER: MAINE WEST 57, LA 46 Lilly Wehman stands up and tries to exhort her teammates during Loyola Academy’s sectional final game against Maine West. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK GORSKI Late in the third...
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Your Guide to Better Beef
Chicago has always been a beef town, but today’s consumers want more in their steaks, roasts and grounds. Like great taste and great nutrition. Tenderness and total transparency. And decades after...
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Raiders fall in regional championship game
GAMER: PROVIDENCE ST. MEL 77, NSCD 46 Providence St. Mel’s boys basketball team likes to get after it. The turbo-charged Knights don’t wait around. From the opening tip, they shift it into overdrive...
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New Trier Presents Once Upon a Mattress
WINNETKA – New Trier High School’s Spring Musical, “Once Upon a Mattress,” is a musical spoof of the well-known Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea.” Performances will run...
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Cross-country Trek A Feat For Parkinson’s
Wilmette resident Bill Bucklew can cross one resolution off his bucket list: Walk across the entire country while battling Parkinson’s to raise awareness and money for a cure. For board members of...
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Jewish Film Fest A Lens on Humanity
The 5th Annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival will present more than 31 films, from comedies to documentaries, featuring many local filmmakers. The JCC Chicago festival is partnering with ArcLight...
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Ryan, Tangen, Graham named Athletes of the Month
New Trier’s Patrick Ryan (left). PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER Two wrestlers — Patrick Ryan and Jack Tangen — and a gymnast — Sheena Graham — have been named Athletes of the Month by the...
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Sensational seniors carry NT to state swim title
Members of the New Trier boys swim team celebrate after receiving their first-place trophy at the state meet. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER A state football champion did all he could to avoid crying near...
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D-39 Superintendent to Retire
WILMETTE – Dr. Ray Lechner, District 39 superintendent, announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. Commenting on his upcoming departure at the regular February District 39...
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New Trier Students Plan Walkout
New Trier Township High School students are organizing a walkout for March 14 in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School left...
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WILMETTE – Several burglaries in Wilmette at the end of February prompted the Wilmette Police Department to issue a crime alert. Here is a summary of the recent incidents: Attempt Residential...
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Cunningham is stellar in LA’s sectional loss
GAMER: EVANSTON 61, LA 51 Loyola Academy’s Kevin Cunningham takes it to the hoop in the sectional semifinal. He connected on seven three-pointers to score a team-high 24 points. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL...
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Let New Trier Walkout be a Walkout
By Ezra Wallach Dear New Trier Student Alliance and the New Trier administration, on behalf of myself as well as many of my peers, I ask you to please do less. Student Alliance and others are planning...
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It’s Time for the McKenzie Variety Show
WILMETTE – With the McKenzie Elementary School Variety Show entering its 38th year, the parent-written, directed and performed show is just as popular as ever. This year more than 115 parent volunteers...
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Trevians advance in wildly entertaining fashion
GAMER: NT 77, NILES NORTH 72 New Trier’s Andrew Kirkpatrick (center) contends with a double team against Niles North’s DeMarion Bariffe-Smith (No. 0) and Aquan Smart. Kirkpatrick made the final seven...
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Woman Crashes into Wilmette Panera
WILMETTE – An elderly Wilmette woman crashed her car into the Panera Bread restaurant on Wilmette Avenue during the dinner hour on Tuesday evening, March 6, injuring two customers who were standing...
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