Winnetka News

For Winnetka businesses, weathering decades of change -- let alone economic recessions -- means finding a delicate balance between adaptation and preservation.

While moviegoers have gained a newfound familiarity with Depression-era gangsters such as John Dillinger, depicted in the film "Public Enemies," Betty Olsson got that knowledge firsthand at a young age.

Add some pizzazz to your garden with these easy-to-make garden stakes. Materials * Plants, just like kids, need TLC Craft foam sheets Popsicle sticks Tacky glue, Modge Podge or hot glue gun Permanent marker Scissors Choose a vegetable that needs a stake.

Fourth of July fireworks Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights, will present a horse racing, music and fireworks event on July 3 with a special late afternoon post time of 4 p.m. featuring a 10-race card, live music by Four Man Band and B.O.T.T., and concluding with fireworks.

Kenilworth business owner Howard E. Scharf, president of the Travel 100 Group, has purchased 100 percent of the shares from his principal partners.

Captain Cranky has no reason to be a grouch. He has a talented crew who put on quite a show in "Captain Cranky and His Crew in The Search for the Wild Man of Wacko Wacko, A Pirate Adventure Program." David Herzog and his Marionettes will bring Cranky and crew to Gorton Community Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest, at 10 a.m. Saturday, June ...

NILES, IL, June 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Armenian Relief Mission and Zera Construction have once again joined together, this time with the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, to disassemble the village's used playground set so that it can be sent to Armenia and rebuilt to benefit orphaned children.

Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter heralded the slogan "cultivate, nurture and flourish" to guests during its Comfort Zone 2009 fundraiser on May 1 at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.

Car thieves got away with about $9,000 worth of car parts from 10 vehicles parked in the outdoor display lot of Muller Honda in Highland Park on two separate occasions in June.

Evanston fire investigators are working to determine whether construction was the cause of a fire that broke out Monday afternoon near the building of Evanston Hospital's Kellogg Cancer Care Center, resulting in evacuation of some of the hospital's patients from the adjacent existing building.

Ernst Weber, a German POW in post World War II, traveled an hour from his home in Bloomingdale June 11 to the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee to see a traveling museum that told the story of German soldiers who were captured by U.S. troops and forced to work in POW camps throughout the Midwest.

North Shore Academy student Patrick Herron and recent graduate Chris Inman won't be able to enjoy their new school facility when it opens in 2010, but both said they are excited for the accommodations that await their younger classmates.

The Endocrine Society is pleased to announce the 2009 Laureate Awards established in 1944 to recognize the highest achievements in endocrinology including: science, leadership, teaching and service.

The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying and catching a man believed responsible for at least three bank robberies in the city and a near north suburb this year, whom authorities are calling the "Bulletproof Bandit." The robberies date back to March, the most recent one being on April 17 at Eden's Bank branch, 5256 W. Dempster in ...

The Benefit Board of North Shore Country Day School held the opening act of this year's annual auction party The Purple Curtain on Feb.

The Winnetka Community Nursery School will host the 64th annual Winnetka Children's Fair June 12 and 13 at the Village Green.

Federal authorities in New York City on Tuesday announced the filing of an indictment charging seven bankers, accountants and attorneys, including five from the Chicago area, with taking part in a $7 billion tax fraud conspiracy.

James Pender Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 2005 bludgeoning murder of his estranged wife in River Forest.

A 20-month-old girl died Sunday night after apparently accidentally drowning in her north suburban Glenview home.

The Writers' Theatre Board of Trustees and Gala Host Committee presented its annual WordPlay Gala on April 24 in the elegant Grand Ballroom of the Peninsula Chicago, celebrating the company's artistic excellence and achievements over the last year.