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A proposal that would allow 80-foot billboards to be constructed along Interstate-294 in Park Ridge was unanimously rejected Nov.

Two teenage boys and a man were arrested after allegedly carjacking an Oldsmobile Alero from a Winnetka woman and crashing the car on the West Side Thursday night.

The New Trier High School District board members unanimously approved putting a $180 million facilities referendum to voters in February.

New Trier Republican Organization endorsment session a oeIta s fantastic to get the endorsement of the New Trier Republican Organization said Kenilwortha s 10th CD candidate Bob Dold yesterday.

The 85th Annual North Shore Art League Art in Bloom showcased the talents of members in its studio and expanded gallery space from Sept.

Former 1st Ward Alderman Arthur B. Newman recently interviewed all five candidates running in the Democratic primary for the position of state representative for the 18th Legislative District, currently held by Julie Hamos.

Winnetka, Illinois - Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's $1.3 trillion takeover of the U.S. health care system by a vote of 220-215. a Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal called Pelosi's legislation "The Worst Bill Ever." "Tonight, the United States Congress passed a trillion dollar spending ...

Acclaimed author Margaret Atwood will present a 70-minute dramatic reading from her new novel, "The Year of the Flood," backed by a troupe of actors and a choir, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov.

If the Illinois Standards Achievement Test is any indication, students who attend public schools in New Trier Township leave eighth grade with a strong and comparable foundation for the more rigorous demands of high school.

Primaries Feb. 2 are to determine who will face off Nov. 2, 2010, for the 10th Congressional District seat that incumbent Mark Kirk is leaving to run for U.S. Senate.

Share + Oct 27, 2009 4:23 pm US/Central CHICAGO In the mid 1930s, Geraldine Lawhorn was a student at Marshall High School in Chicago.

Candidates seeking election in next February's primary had the opportunity to be first to file petitions to get on the ballot last Monday.

Some 45 dealers from all over the country will showcase furniture, artwork, clothing, jewelry and more at "The Modernism Show: Exposition & Sale of 20th Century Design, 1890-1990," Nov.

The Haven Youth & Family Services has moved its headquarters from Winnetka to a more welcoming place with more room in downtown Wilmette.

It's really all comes down to just two guys talking. And that's what makes it great.

There are many hands that took part in laying the foundation on which Chicago's fine restaurants stand.

It would cost an estimated $185 million to renovate facilities on the Winnetka Campus, according to a presentation made Monday night by the architectural firm Perkins + Will to the New Trier High School District 203 Board -- contingent on a summer of 2010 start date and completion by summer of 2012.

Firefighters continue to battle a two-alarm fire at Matty's Wayside Inn in Glenview this morning.

Metropolitan Opera National Council, Central Region, will hold its Audition Finals at 2 p.m. on Nov.