Articles filed under Highland Park

• Cuts too deep in school transportation May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A letter to the editor: If half the adult workforce would, or could, take public transportation to work each day, imagine how much better both our roads and environment would be.
  

   
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  Lake County to post news of beach closings online May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Lake County beachgoers will be able to get daily updates online about Lake Michigan beach advisories this summer. The website will be updated daily by 10 a.m. for beaches in Zion, Waukegan, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and Highland Park.
  

   
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  Lake County celebrates Memorial Day with parades, ceremonies May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Many Lake County communities will have parades and ceremonies to mark Memorial Day. Events begin with a ceremony at College of Lake County on Friday, while all other events are set for Monday. We've gathered together a list of special services and events to mark the holiday in your community.
  

   
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  Bill Frederick's ‘Here Comes Trouble’ exhibit at CLCMay 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  An exhibit of 23 works by a Chicago painter Bill Frederick under the title "Bill Frederick: Here Comes Trouble" will be on view at the College of Lake County Gallery of Art through June 29. Frederick uses simple materials of brush, ink, watercolor and paper, and his work expresses his preoccupations with friends and family, history, geography and a nagging sense of dread.
  

   
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  Kirk visits with Polish president, receives Commander's CrossMay 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The world's leaders have largely left Chicago following the conclusion of the NATO summit, yet one extended his stay to see a friend who fell ill just days after a previous visit. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Tuesday paid a visit to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk at Kirk's downtown Chicago office, awarding him the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
  

   

• Mortgage relief outreach May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  State Rep. Carol Sente will host a Mortgage Relief Project outreach event on Saturday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the College of Lake County's Southlake Campus at 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills.
  

   
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  Community colleges offer array of classes for young students May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Local community colleges offer an array of camps and classes to elementary aged students over the summer. Children can learn to cook, figure out how to work with Legos or explore NASA space science.
  

   
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  Kirk reveals details of late January stroke May 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  His gait is slow but steady. His voice deliberate but strong. His writing detailed and clear. Hours apart from one another Tuesday, Sen. Mark Kirk’s staff released the first video and writings of the Highland Park Republican since his stroke in late January, one Kirk himself describes in detail as “something profound happening inside my skull.”
  

   
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  CLC student getting degree at 14May 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  At just 14, Grace Duval can't wait to graduate from College of Lake County and start working toward her bachelor's degree at University of Illinois-Chicago. The Mundelein resident will be the youngest graduate when she receives her diploma Saturday. "I've definitely felt young, but I've just been so blessed by the experience that I've had," Grace said.
  

   
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  Geneva shop co-owner hits the right notes May 7, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kukec's People column features the owner of a Geneva chocolate shop who sings.
  

   

• May hosts discussion on energy: May 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  State Rep. Karen May will co-host the Chicago North Shore Energy symposium on energy and national security on June 2 at 10 a.m. at the Highland Park Police Department Conference Room, 1677 Old Deerfield Road.
  

   

• Island Lake craft event May 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Island Lake parks and recreation department will hold its second annual Converse Park Spring Craft Faire on Saturday.
  

   
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  CLC student leader named Coca-Cola Gold Scholar May 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  College of Lake County student Ryan Stivers, 23, of Mundelein is named a Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Gold Scholar one of 50 winning students selected from 3,000 applicants in the United States.
  

   
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  Gang sweep nets 12 in Round Lake Park Apr 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Round Lake Park officers received assistance from federal and local law-enforcement agencies in making a dozen arrests in a street gang sweep, the village's police chief said Saturday. "Our goal is to relentlessly pursue gang activity," Chief George Filenko said. It was the first of several planned operations and a follow-up to recent arrests of high-ranking gang members by federal authorities, Filenko said.
  

   

• Don’t ignore effects of mental health cuts Apr 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Lake County letter to the editor: While the public generally wants to hear how lawmakers are spending less money, we would like to share some insights about what spending less for mental health services is doing to the public health safety net in Lake County.
  

   
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  Rachleff returns to conduct CPO in 'The Romantic Violin'Apr 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  On Sunday, May 20 at 7 p.m., Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Conductor and Music Director Larry Rachleff returns to Pick-Staiger to conduct the orchestra's fourth and final concert of the season - "The Romantic Violin."
  

   
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  Sen. Kirk is busy working and walking Apr 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is "mentally sharp" and is improving in strength and mobility as he recovers from a stroke, his Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago doctors report in their first update in more than a month. Throughout his therapy so far, Kirk has walked a total of more than 10 miles on a treadmill, his doctors say.
  

   

• Art Wear Unlimited Show presented in Highland Park Apr 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  At the Art Wear Unlimited Spring Show/Sale at the Highland Park Country Club, shoppers will have the opportunity to enhance their wardrobes and buy special gifts in time for Mothers Day and graduation. The show will be from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25; from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, and Friday, April 27; and by appointment.
  

   

• CLC speech team nabs bronze Apr 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  Grayslake-based College of Lake Countys speech team recently won a bronze award at the 2012 Phi Rho Pi National Speech Tournament in Schaumburg.
  

   

• CLC dance department to present Fear No Art festival Apr 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  College of Lake County students, faculty and community members will host a festival of dance, drama, music, poetry and art. The 14th Annual Fear No Art will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 27-28 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 29.