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Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

New Trier remembers Jan Borja

Relationships. Community. Compassion. Those words were used again and...

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Skokie Playfield Open House

On January 19 the Winnetka Park District held a public hearing regarding the Skokie Playfield Master Plan Phase I Initiatives. Although well-attended, the Park Board would like...

Winnetka Children’s Hour presents “House Haunters!”

The Winnetka Children’s Hour is pleased to present its original...

Special Gifts program combines therapy, performance art

Dorothy met Captain Hook in an original tale created by the children in...

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s brain swelling subsides; doctors reattach skull section

Doctors on Tuesday reattached a 4-inch by 8-inch piece of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s skull that was removed to ease swelling in his brain following his Jan. 21 stroke. “The...

Gov. Quinn signs bill to allow speed cameras near schools, parks

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday ended months of deliberation and signed into law a...

Cat’s wanderlust means fine for Glencoe owner

Mia the cat is an envious little beast. Her master, Glencoe’s Steve...

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to...

Lavish lifestyle to end in prison for north suburban men

Former Glencoe resident Charles G. Martin was living the dream. From 2005-07, he spent more than $1 million at a strip club and restaurants, nearly $1 million at elite hotels, and...

The Book Stall in Winnetka celebrates 30 years

Two hours after Sally Bedell Smith had discussed her book, Elizabeth The...

Winnetka scouts compete in Pinewood Derby

More than 100 Cub Scouts participated in Pack 18’s Pinewood Derby...

Niles woman injured in alcohol-rated crash in Northfield

A 63-year-old Niles woman was injured Thursday night in a car crash with a Wilmette man who has been charged with DUI, Northfield police officials reported. Steven G. Lustig, 53,...

‘Unseasonably’ warm temps won’t continue this week

The National Weather Service says the tally of unseasonably warm days in the Chicago area continues to grow, cracking the top 10 in days recording 40 degree or warmer...

The Book Stall: Coming in 2012

Although The Book Stall is considered a fiction bookstore, nonfiction books are the store’s best sellers. “It’s our dirty little secret,” owner Roberta...

The Book Stall: The funny life of books

“Books have a funny life,” said Mary Joyce DiCola of The Book Stall, who is one of the buyers for the store. They attract readers when they are first published, of...

Voterama in Congress for the week ending Feb. 3, 2012

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on matters related to the 2010...

Bicyclists offer mixed views of Winnetka’s tentative bikeway plans

Winnetka bicyclists and other residents shared mixed opinions Thursday on a tentative villagewide bikeway plan. About 20 people attended an open house on the bikeway plan at the...

Buyers beware: Condo associations may have pitfalls

Buying a condominium isn’t as easy as it used to be, as slow markets...

Lavish lifestyle to end in federal prison for north suburban men

Former Glencoe resident Charles G. Martin was living the dream. From 2005-07, he spent more than $1 million at a strip club and restaurants, nearly $1 million at elite hotels, and...

Are student-only rentals on their way out in Evanston?

A firm that owns and manages an apartment building near Northwestern University in Evanston must drop its “students-only” requirement and open up rentals to families...

Pride of Lincoln Park Zoo, Adelor the lion euthanized

One of the most popular animals at Lincoln Park Zoo, an 18-year-old male African...

Chicago-bound Amtrak train hits vehicle near Ann Arbor

Amtrak says no one suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday when a train with 71 passengers hit a heavy vehicle near Ann Arbor, Mich., en route to Chicago.

Court settlement bars student-only rentals

A firm that owns and manages an apartment building near Northwestern University in Evanston must drop its “students-only” requirement and open up rentals to families...

Work planned for Winnetka’s Nielsen center, parking lot

The Winnetka Park District’s first step in getting village approval for its redevelopment of the Skokie Playfield went smoothly last week. The village Plan Commission...

Is this winter or spring? Neither. It’s Chicago

A year ago a blizzard was blowing in — a stark contrast to the 61-degree high...

Upcoming events at the Winnetka YO

The following is a list of coming events at the Winnetka Youth Organization, located in the lower level of the Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave. Every Wednesday from 3...

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn, IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. EVANSTON 1201 Grant St.: Nelson P Spruston to...

Small earthquake shakes McHenry County

A minor earthquake Tuesday night in McHenry County shook some northern suburban residents but did no damage, officials said.

House Party at Winnetka Community House

The Winnetka Community House hosts its own “house party” Saturday...

FBI investigating suspicious material found at Israeli consulate in Loop

The FBI is investigating how suspicious material ended up at the Israeli...

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn, IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. EVANSTON 1201 Grant St.: Nelson P Spruston to...

Community Brief

Hadley participats in Digital Learning Day The Hadley School for the Blind took part in Digital Learning Day Feb. 1 with the launch of a new online course: “Low Vision and...

Suspicious material found at Israeli Consulate in Loop

Nobody was injured by a suspicious material found Monday afternoon at the Israeli Consulate in the Loop. The Chicago Fire Department responded at 3:40 p.m. to a suspicious...

Former Survivor member sues Gingrich for using ‘Eye of Tiger’

A founding member of the rock band Survivor says Newt Gingrich is using the band’s biggest hit — “Eye of the Tiger” — without permission at campaign...

Chicago Botanic Garden has a good year

The Garden has a good year For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Botanic Garden set an all-time attendance record in 2011, generating 953,864 visits, representing a 5.4...

New Trier grad Charla Krupp remembered for kindness, determination, talent

People around the world knew Charla Krupp for the style intelligence and media-savvy intuition that over three decades made her a best-selling author and commentator in the...

Sen. Mark Kirk upgraded to fair condition

Sen. Mark Kirk has been upgraded to “fair” condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital a week after undergoing surgery for a stroke. “Senator Kirk’s...

Preckwinkle to meet with worried ministers about morgue mess

Chicago-area ministers want a voice in the planned overhaul of the troubled Cook County morgue and are asking to meet with board President Toni Preckwinkle. “If you...

Former massage parlor owner convicted of human trafficking

A northwest suburban massage parlor owner who forced four foreign women into prostitution — and made them to get tattooed with his moniker to show he owned them — was...

Study: Musical training has biological impact on aging

Good news for music lovers: A Northwestern study has found age-related delays in automatic brain responses can be avoided or offset with musical training. Researchers in the...

Metra fare increases begin Wednesday

Metra is reminding riders that fare increases begin Wednesday. Starting Feb. 1, one-way tickets will increase an average of 15.7 percent across all fare zones, while 10-ride...

Heating bills bucking upward trend

Your heating bills may go down this winter, and not because of the relatively mild weather so far. Thanks to lower prices of electricity and natural gas on the open market,...

Snow likely before lengthy warm up

Unseasonably warm weather is expected to move into the Chicago area next week -- but not before a cold and snowy weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting a 50 to 60...

ME’s office budget 25 percent less than when Preckwinkle took office

In cleaning up the mess at the Cook County morgue, Board President Toni Preckwinkle pointed to management problems at the medical examiner’s office — but also noted...

New Trier dance performance

More than 100 student dancers and choreographers combined to produce the...

Two Glencoe churches may serve in homeless shelter network

Families only stay at the churches for a week at a time, and only at night. The organization picks up the families in the morning, takes members to school, work, or an Evanston...