2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (845+ words) At first glance, the characters in artist Meghan Borah’s exhibit in Winnetka are emotionless. Borah paints them that way for a reason, and she wants you to take it from there. Locals have just a couple more days to do…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (310+ words) Residents are getting a second chance this year to enjoy a Highland Park Day fireworks show, as the city has rescheduled the display for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4. City officials announced the plans in an update released Friday…...

3+ day, 46+ min ago   (596+ words) After putting the Port Clinton place of remembrance design on hold in June, city officials are once again moving the project forward. During a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, July 20, officials unveiled a draft request for qualifications seeking…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1101+ words) The Skokie Theatre is set to relaunch this fall with brand new owners and a brand new slate of shows. Two couples — Chris and Monica Matsakis, of Glenview, and José Pablo and Kristi Cantillo, of Los Angeles— have purchased the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (409+ words) Wilmette is trying something new for its (belated) Fourth of July celebration. Rather than just rescheduling the annual July 3 Fun and Fireworks event, the Wilmette Park District is joining forces with the Village to host Wilmette’s first synchronized drone show…...

1+ week, 54+ min ago   (525+ words) The Highland Park Players continue their run of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” this weekend, July 23-26 at the McGrath Performing Arts Center in Loyola Academy, 3461 Illinois Road in Wilmette. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, July 23-25, and 2 p.m....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (573+ words) After four years of planning and construction, Ravinia Festival opened its redesigned pavilion to the public Saturday, July 11. The North Shore outdoor venue unveiled a donor-funded, $75-million transformation that modernizes the Highland Park space with a new stage, upgraded backstage…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (407+ words) The installation of a new cooling tower this week is impacting programming at the Centennial Recreation Complex in Wilmette. Phase 1 of the $1.13 million replacement project is set for Monday-Friday, July 13-17, and alters programs to the complex’s ice facilities. While summer…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (540+ words) Five years ago, Exit 122 submitted their first application to Bitter Jester Festival, a cover of Blink-182’s “Damn It” that they recorded in a bathroom. In June, they won the competition. “It’s just surreal that we’ve come this far in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (750+ words) We open on a crowded Jeep rolling to a curbside stop in Skokie as Daniel Biss, wearing a red bandana, safari hat and aviator sunglasses, looks out with a stunned affect. The Democratic candidate for Congress (IL-9th) nudges Kat Abughazaleh, his…...