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Updated 7/23: Governor signs Safe Rides bill
The Kenilworth-based Safe Rides program will be allowed to resume its teen dispatch operation in the fall after Governor Rod Blagojevich signed Senate Bill 1930 late Tuesday exempting the program from new teen ...
Know senior housing on its own terms
If you're 65 or older and considering a move, you may need a little help understanding your housing options, especially with the growth of continuing care housing on the North Shore.
Bath Before and After: A Sitting Room is Sacrificed to Make Way for Bigger Baths
When it comes to owning a home, necessity is often the mother of reinvention. For Tim and Elizabeth Dugan of Kenilworth, Illinois, the need to reimagine their space grew out of the realization that their three ...
Music Box makes moves toward empire-building
The Music Box brand is growing. The North Side arts cinema has not only started distributing movies nationally through sister company Music Box Films - including this week's French crime drama 'Tell No One' - ...
Treasure House makes $50,000 in grants
Village Treasure House, 1825 Glenview Road in Glenview, recently awarded $50,000 worth of grants to area non-profit organizations.
Kenilworth tussles with idea of being placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Tiny Kenilworth's bid to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places could be history.
Light Opera Works salutes Sherrill Milnes
On March 30 over 160 people gathered at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview to support Light Opera Works and enjoy its spring benefit, with the appealing title "The Night They Invented Champagne." The ...
Northwestern University School of Communication dean Barbara O'Keefe will host a party on campus this afternoon, June 19, to salute alums and faculty who won Antoinette Perry, aka Tony, awards Sunday night in ...
District 65 appoints two principals
A North Shore educator has been tapped to fill the principal's job at King Laboratory School, a school parents say is in need of stability in the front office following a succession of leadership changes.
New Trier 2008 strong in academic honors, public service
New Trier's Class of 2008 processed Sunday through Northwestern University's Welsh-Ryan Arena celebrating not only their completion of secondary school, but the promise of future accomplishments.
Landscape vital in making home market-ready
“In addition, once everything is cut back it lets more light into the home, which is always a plus.”
Whoever said "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," must have been a real estate agent. via Winnetka Talk
Ailing Economy: More visiting soup kitchens
“I would imagine our (needs) are some of the lowest”
By CHRISTOPHER PETERSON cpeterson@pioneerlocal.com The North Shore hasn't gone as hungry as other areas during the current economic slump, but the number of people visiting food pantries and soup kitchens is ... via Sun-Times News Group
The following incidents were listed among official reports in the Oak Park Police Department between May 5 and Monday. via Sun-Times News Group
Family Service Center honors OLPH's Sister Paulanne Held
The winner of a $1,000 raffle at a benefit honoring Sister Paulanne Held didn't think twice about what to do with the money. via Sun-Times News Group
Updated 5/7: Free document shredding offered
Residents served by the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County can take advantage of a free document-shredding service later this month. via Winnetka Talk
Agents: Housing market more restrained now
“But in this market, it isn't about that anymore.”
Just a few years ago, it was common for Donna and Jeff Fishman to get a letter, or a knock on the door, from someone offering to buy their Northbrook home. via Sun-Times News Group
Housing Bulletin - How Low Can You Go?
“We've had a serious increase in inquiries from builders, but many of them may not be ready yet”
The house on Pine Street The builders who completed a new 4,000-square-foot house on Pine Street in Winnetka last year had hopes of selling it for around $3.2 million. via Chicago Magazine
Updated 4/22: Park Dist. prepares to buy Kenilworth houses
“The tentative plan would be to remove the 1138 property because it is not rentable. The 1140 property is currently rented”
Park commissioners in Oak Park are seeking $356,450 from the state to help buy two properties adjacent to Carroll Park, 1125 S. Kenilworth Ave., in hopes of expanding the park. via Sun-Times News Group
Updated 4/17: Workshop to focus on parent-child conflict
The Family Service Center of Wilmette, Glenview, Kenilworth and Northbrook will sponsor a program next month called "Stop Yelling At Me! Understanding & Managing Parent-Child Conflict." The scheduled presenter ... via Evanston Review
Updated 4/15: Today's U.S. tax day: Think about filing return electronically
Today's the April 15 tax return filing and tax payment deadline, and the Internal Revenue Service offers some last-minute tips for procrastinators. via Evanston Review