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We haven't heard much from -- or about -- Michael Jackson's personal physician Dr.

Terkel Humanitarian: Because of his community service as founder and co-principal cellist and general manager of the Highland Park Strings, as well as serving as president of the Rotary Club of Highland Park and as a trustee for the Ravinia Festival, Larry Block , of Highland Park, received the 2009 Studs Terkel Humanitarian Service Award.

CHICAGO The American Association of School Librarians will sponsor two participants in the American Library Association 2010 Emerging Leaders program.

Fed up with suburbanites who park their fannies in Millennium Park's 4,000 seats, a Northwest Side alderman on Wednesday suggested preferential seating for Chicago residents.

Two women were treated and released for minor stab wounds from Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, following an Oct.

Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov.

Monday was the first day for candidates to file petitions for placement on the Feb.

Highland Park's No Impact experiment began Sunday with 40 residents giving up an aspect of their carbon producing lifestyle each day during the weeklong challenge.

Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov.

Four Republicans filed candidacy petitions for the Feb. 2 primary in the 8th Congressional District, where incumbent U.S. Rep.

Chicago native F. Gary Gray knows that he doesn't always call the shots. The director of movies including "Set It Off" , "The Italian Job" and the current "Law Abiding Citizen" says that Jamie Foxx's mere presence on a set means that things can get unpredictable.

Theater-lovers across the Chicago area were stunned when Apple Tree Theatre in Highland Park closed in September after 26 years of producing plays.

In Anatomy of a Will: A Step-by-Step Guide , 97 Ill. B.J. 506 , Helen W. Gunnarsson provides a a oeprimer on simple wills for newbies, litigators, and other will-drafting novices.a Here are the main topics covered in her article: Be a good listener Family secrets Taxes fall on the probate and the nonprobate Passing on personalty -- "[k]eep the ...

Sing along to your favorite tunes from the 1965 film "The Sound of Music" at the Gorton Community Center's "Sound of Music Sing-Along." Photo courtesy of the Gorton Community Center Russian-born pianist Mikhail Yanovitsky performs in a free concert with the Highland Park Strings.

The United Way of the North Shore, area food pantries, local businesses and volunteers have combined efforts to help residents in need by replenishing local food pantry shortages.

Award-winning pianist Michael Yanovitsky returns for his second appearance with the Highland Park Strings to perform Chopin's Concerto No.

While lackluster sales in 2009 have caused many automakers to scale back production and close dealerships across the country, Honda is looking to grow its luxury car division, Acura, and has set its eyes on U.S. 30's busy dealership row.

What had been shaping up as a battle between two Chicago family-owned liquor chains came to a quiet end Thursday when Binny's Beverage Depot agreed to buy rival liquor retailer Sam's Wines and Spirits for an undisclosed sum, the Chicago Tribune has learned.

It's "a joy" for 17-year-old Erin McDonough of Glencoe to play Dorothy in the Highland Park Players' "The Wizard of Oz," 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct.

A decade and a half after Ford built 541,896 vehicles in 1940 they were still popular.