Karen Berkowitz

Girls Scouts; Olivia Cardenas (left) and Hannah Brunk (right), both 6 of Highland Park, write letters to Scope Campers during the MLK Service Day on Monday, Jan. 20, in Highland Park.

MLK holiday a teachable moment for Highland Park families

January 20, 2020 at 11:11 p.m.

Six-year-old Matthew Bruce spent a very productive morning giving back to his community during Highland Park's Martin Luther King Day of Service. As his father, Chris, held a stencil over...

Township High School District 113 launches new safety tip line for students, parents

January 17, 2020 at 9:47 p.m.

Township High School District 113 has launched a tip line to make it easier for students and parents to report safety concerns directly to a school administrator. Students and parents...

Park District of Highland Park wants a new beach management plan to address changing lakefront

January 16, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.

Citing the need for new approaches to beach management in the face of an increasingly dynamic lakefront, the Park District of Highland Park is taking steps to create a plan...

In Evanston, some portions of the lakefront was flooded, including at Clarke Square park near Main Street and Sheridan Road on Jan. 11, 2020, where water was smashing over the berm.

In wake of winter storm that battered the North Shore, officials gauge the damage: ‘The beach was angry this weekend’

January 13, 2020 at 11:33 p.m.

When John Shea visited Winnetka's Lloyd Park Monday morning, he was not surprised to find the wind and wave battered boardwalk beside the boathouse had sustained extensive damage during the...

Supporters of the Highwood Public Library want to raise funds to renovate the library as a standalone facility rather than share a renovated facility with city officials and the Highwood Police Department.

Highwood Public Library is reconsidering an idea to share space with city and police in hopes of expanding programming

January 10, 2020 at 11:40 p.m.

The Highwood Public Library is no longer interested in sharing space in a new municipal building that also would house city hall and the police station at the library's current...

Primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider now plans to run as a write-in following challenge to his nominating petition

January 9, 2020 at 3:56 p.m.

The Democratic candidate looking to challenge U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider in the upcoming primary election will continue his bid as a write-in candidate after, he said, the state elections board...

Highland Park police are investigating whether gunshots were fired near a New Year's Eve party that drew more than 100 guests to a short-term rental home.

Man charged after caught fleeing area near Highland Park party that is under investigation for possible shots fired

January 3, 2020 at 8:03 p.m.

Highland Park police are investigating whether gunshots were fired near a New Year's Eve party that drew more than 100 guests to a short-term rental home in the city. According...

$59 million construction plan includes new amenities at Deerfield, Highland Park high schools. But board members want more discussion before voting.

January 3, 2020 at 5:38 p.m.

A new auditorium at Deerfield High School and a new music wing at Highland Park High School are two major projects that administrators at Township High School District 113 are...

Customers gather inside the Ravinia Brewing Company in Highland Park in this 2019 file photo. The brewery has proposed adding more outdoor seating and regularly hosting live music in their beer garden.

Ravinia Brewing in Highland Park offers plan to address neighbors’ concerns with outdoor, live music

January 3, 2020 at 4:54 p.m.

The owners of Ravinia Brewing Company recently proposed limiting music hours and adding sound barriers as the craft brewer tries to address neighbors' concerns and earn approval from Highland Park...

In this 2017 file photo, children arrive for the start of school at the former Red Oak Elementary School in Highland Park.

District 112’s idea to renovate Red Oak as a relocation option for some Edgewood students is too costly, officials say

December 31, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

North Shore School District 112 is dropping the idea of renovating and expanding Red Oak Elementary School before August 2021 as a way to create space for Edgewood Middle School...

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