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Peg and Lee Doctor, ages 90 and 91, married for 45 years, sit together in their home at Three Crowns Park living facility Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Evanston. They both had mild cases of COVID early last year, but have been in lockdown for most of the last year in the suburban facility.

After a year of profound grief and isolation, nursing homes across suburban Chicago seek healing

May 21, 2021 at 5:32 p.m.

Over the past 14 months, the pandemic has brought to nursing homes and assisted living facilities illness, death, isolation and untold suffering. The numbers tell only part of the story,...

An entrance to Highland Park High School is pictured.

A vaccination clinic for students is coming to Highland Park, Deerfield high schools

April 20, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.

After recently opening its doors for full-day, in-person classes, Township High School District 113 is now offering students access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Through a partnership with Passport Health, a...

Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park closed after explosive material found near Fort Sheridan

April 15, 2021 at 11:49 a.m.

Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park is closed to the public until further notice after explosive materials were found on two separate occasions in one week. Someone first spotted a...

Deerfield Park District likely to see 2 new commissioners as incumbents trail vote totals

April 13, 2021 at 10:27 p.m.

It's a close race at the Deerfield Park District. In a contest for Deerfield Park District commissioner seats, one incumbent member and two newcomers are leading the vote totals after...

Newly elected Highland Park City Council members set priorities

April 13, 2021 at 9:56 p.m.

Two new faces appear to be joining the Highland Park City Council. Residents Annette Lidawer and Andrés Tapia are slated to join reelected incumbent member Kim Stone. Council members Daniel...

Highland Park, Deerfield increase efforts to vaccinate food service workers before eligibility expands to all

April 6, 2021 at 3:02 p.m.

Highland Park and Deerfield are joining forces to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible to food service workers, a group officials describe as one of the "most vulnerable populations." Together,...

The newly remodeled Northwood Middle School in Highland Park is pictured on March 29, 2021.

Northwood Middle School students return to ‘new and improved’ campus in Highland Park

April 2, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.

With music pumping through the speakers and a dancing Husky mascot, staff and administrators welcomed students back to class this week at the newly remodeled Northwood Middle School. But instead...

Highland Park, Deerfield high schools move to full-time, in-person classes

April 1, 2021 at 6:31 p.m.

For the first time since Township High School District 113 closed its doors under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order last March, students at Highland Park and Deerfield High School will...

She learned CPR in a Deerfield school gym class. Now she is credited with saving her father’s life.

March 31, 2021 at 12:36 p.m.

It started like any other day. Mark Sagan, a Deerfield resident, said he knows it sounds like a cliché, but after a week spent hiking in Arizona, he woke up...

Highland Park cannabis dispensary given approval to expand into recreational sales

March 25, 2021 at 9:17 p.m.

A cannabis dispensary in Highland Park has won approval to expand its customer base. At the March 15 City Council meeting, members voted to approve a permit to allow Elevele,...

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