Jordan Bruder is too young to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But she recalls growing up believing the blame for the 9/11 attacks was squarely put “on Muslim people,” an indictment some people in the towns she grew up in, in south ce...

Every student at Seward Communication Arts Academy, a CPS school in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, and 150 students through Refugee One, an organization that creates opportunity for refugees fleeing war, terror and persecution received a fully ...

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is proud to announce that one of its 36 senior class members has qualified to continue her pursuit of a highly prestigious scholarship award. Elizabeth Coughlin, of Northbrook, is among the less than 1 percent o...

This weekend Classic Car Show: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Baltria Vintage Auto Gallery, 4200 E. Main St., St. Charles. Classic and vintage cars and trucks, hot rods, street rods, late model, customs, m...

The job is pulling him out of retirement, but Lake County's new interim administrator said a "debt of gratitude" he owes the county led him to resume his lengthy public service career. Former Assistant Administrator Gary Gibson was hired for the int...

A generous $1.78 million grant to the Northbrook Park District ensures its new Activity Center will achieve Net Zero Energy building status, by generating as much renewable energy as the building needs to operate. The funding, from the Illinois Clea...

Score some points for great memories at Northbrook Park District's new Father-Son Sports Night! Open to ages 4-9, the event is set for 6:30-8:30pm, Saturday, September 21 at the Leisure Center, 3323 Walters Avenue. Activities include basketball, flo...

A former Lake County official likely will be tapped to serve as interim administrator while the county board searches for a more permanent appointee. Gary Gibson, who served as assistant administrator from 1993 to 2008, is being eyed for the job. He...