M. Daniel Gibbard

Highland Park officials and businesses aren't messing around downtown. It's no coincidence the city has launched five shopping-friendly initiatives since summer Mayor Michael Belsky said. The city also has added...

Police found a knife near the scene of a slaying Sunday night in Evanston, an official said Tuesday, but he declined to speculate on whether it was used in the...

Four high school seniors are getting a taste of the adult world--perhaps arguably--of politics this year, through a new program that appoints teens to serve on Lake Forest city boards....

Joe and Marta Koralewski's stonecrafting business started with the grain of an idea. "About a year ago, my wife came to me with a little stone and said, `Can you...

North Chicago schools will continue to receive $7 million in annual federal aid to districts with a heavy military presence after the federal government agreed that a law governing public-private...

A former therapist for Lake County juvenile offenders has been charged with criminal sexual assault for having sex with a teenage boy she counseled, authorities said Monday. Tiffany Daddino, 26,...

It may be a tough sell, but Rob Carmichael wants Lake County to embrace rattlesnakes. Carmichael, curator of the Wildlife Discovery Center at Middlefork Savanna in Lake Forest, makes his...

Believing that residents thirst for new dining and entertainment options, Wilmette officials are weighing an overhaul of 30-year-old liquor laws. The village, which was dry until 1974, still has fairly...

Of 200 billion drinks sold nationally in recyclable containers each year, only about 5 percent are consumed in cars, according to beverage industry statistics. But that's still 10 billion bottles...

For most police, pepper spray means business. For Vernon Hills police, so does pepper sauce. Looking for a way to promote the department, Officer Jim Levicki came up with "Shots...