Highland Park
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Festivals June 21-27: Geneva Swedish Days, Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest and moreJun 17, 2024 8:25 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Inferno Fest in Highwood, Geneva Swedish Days, the Taste of Highland Park, Wauconda Fest and more happening this week.
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North Shore School District 112 approves 5-year contract with teachersJun 12, 2024 4:23 pm - The North Shore School District 112 Board of Education approved a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the North Shore Education Association at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Highland Park man accused of killing brothers waives extraditionJun 11, 2024 7:30 pm - The Highland Park man accused of murdering his two older brothers and burning down their late mother’s house last week has waived extradition proceedings in St. Louis and is expected back in Illinois within a week.
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Concerts this week: Lita Ford, Wilco, Janet Jackson, Pixies and moreJun 11, 2024 11:07 am - Lita Ford, Tommy James and The Shondells, Janet Jackson, the Pixies, Modest Mouse and more play shows in the suburbs and Chicago this week.
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100-year-old Model T Ford comes to Aurora this afternoon as it continues coast-to-coast trekJun 11, 2024 10:11 am - If you love old cars, it’s your lucky day as 100-year-old Model T Ford drops into Aurora for a pit stop amid U.S. tour.
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Festivals June 14-20: Scottish Festival & Highland Games, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest and moreJun 11, 2024 8:48 am - Mark your calendars for the 38th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more happening this week.
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Will cicada chorus muddle the music? Outdoor concert organizers weigh inJun 09, 2024 8:48 pm - Short of turning amplifiers up to 11, there’s not much outdoor music and theater festival producers can do to combat cicada noise. But they may not have to, according to organizers who say the cicada chorus has not been a fact so far this summer.
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Highland Park man accused of murdering his older brothers, setting home on fireJun 07, 2024 6:53 pm - A Highland Park man is in custody and awaiting extradition from Missouri in the shooting deaths of his two brothers earlier in the week.
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How to enjoy classical music al frescoJun 06, 2024 4:48 pm - For classical-music veterans and novice newbs alike, the summer festival season represents a vacation in multiple senses, as rising temperatures flip the script on just about every stubborn social convention of the art form. With Ravinia Festival in Highland Park opening this weekend, here are some tips to keep in mind.
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Officials: Brothers found outside Highland Park fire died from gunshot woundsJun 05, 2024 8:36 am - Lake County authorities said two men found dead outside a burning home in Highland Park early Wednesday sustained “suspicious injuries.”