Karen Berkowitz

Laura Kramer, left, of Highland Park, views some of the items that have been kept in a Highland Park time capsule that has been sealed since 1971. In March, city officials opened the box as part of Highland Park s 150th anniversary celebration.

2019 in review: Highland Park celebrates 150 years while looking toward future with new downtown developments, erosion control efforts

December 28, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

In 2019, Highland Park officials celebrated its 150-year history while focusing on present-day decisions that could shape the city for decades to come. Downtown residential development remained a front-burner issue...

In this 2017 file photo, kindergartners at Indian Trail Elementary School in North Shore School District 112 gather around their teacher, Taylor Duckman (center), as she reads a book during a story time session.

North Shore School District 112 drops kindergarten tuition

December 27, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

Parents whose children start kindergarten next year at North Shore School District 112 won't have to factor in $2,250 in kindergarten tuition into their household budgets. Two years after launching...

Highwood officials want to extend the life of a downtown TIF district to try and finance more projects that can redevelop an area that includes Highwood City Hall (pictured).

Highwood working to secure school support for tax district extension, downtown redevelopment

December 19, 2019 at 7:57 p.m.

Highwood officials are asking North Shore School District 112 and Township High School District 113 for letters supporting the city's bid to lengthen the life of a special taxing district...

Highland Park officials recently decided to maintain two-way traffic on Clavey Road once a major reconstruction project starts up in 2021.

Highland Park won’t detour traffic during long Clavey Road construction project

December 19, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

During a long bridge and road reconstruction project in 2021 and early 2022, drivers still will have two-way traffic on Clavey Road in Highland Park. Highland Park officials recently decided...

Highland Park residents to pay more for water and electricity. Here’s what you need to know about other changes in the city’s 2020 budget.

December 16, 2019 at 7:46 p.m.

Highland Park residents will pay more for water and a bit more for electricity under the city's newly approved 2020 budget. The cost of parking permits also will rise, in...

Community donations may help a new golf practice center at Sunset Valley in Highland Park open by summer 2021

December 13, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

Joel Hirsch can trace his start as a golfer to his caddying years at Sunset Valley Golf Club in Highland Park and, lately, he's been working to ensure the next...

Concern over ICE raids prompts new protocols designed to protect students at Township High School District 113

March 11, 2024 at 2:07 p.m.

Newly adopted staff protocols at Township High School District 113 are meant to eliminate confusion if immigration enforcers pay a visit to Highland Park or Deerfield high schools, or police...

The former Saks Fifth Avenue store is pictured in downtown Highland Park.

Developer wanting to redevelop former Saks store seeks Highland Park’s permission to build apartments on top of parking lot

December 6, 2019 at 8:39 p.m.

Developers who are proposing to replace the shuttered Saks Fifth Avenue building in Highland Park with a five-story apartment complex say they're not requesting more height or density than allowed...

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider’s reelection bid includes a Democratic primary challenger

December 4, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

A Vernon Township trustee who has worked as an opposition researcher into Republican candidates is challenging U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider for the Democratic nomination to represent voters in large swaths...

Property tax levies may lessen reassessment jolt for some Highland Park area homeowners

December 3, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

If Highland Park homeowners start wondering next spring why their property tax bills rose sharply, they won't be able to point a finger this time at big tax increases from...

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