Marissa Plescia

Libby of Canine Therapy Core waits with handler Sheryl Schiff for a therapy session at Advocate Children's Hospital Tuesday, July 2, in Park Ridge.

Doctors are finding new ways therapy dogs can help human patients. But how does the work affect the dogs?

July 30, 2019 at 3:14 p.m.

Libby the therapy dog pads through the hallways at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge, heading for a long day of work running through tunnels, sniffing past rows of orange...

18-year-old Skokie man charged with attempted murder in stabbing incident

July 23, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

An 18-year-old Skokie man was held without bond Saturday on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery after a stabbing incident on Oakton Street last week. Emmanuel Hernandez, 18, of...

Dhruv Patel, left, and Jamie McGuire help pack duffel bags with school supplies for kids in foster care.

Young adults find creative ways to help kids in foster care through Barrington-based organization

July 22, 2019 at 9:44 p.m.

Melanie and Patrick Noonan were teenagers living in Wauconda when their parents became involved in foster care. After about two years of fostering a total of 10 kids, their family...

New Trier High School approves tentative budget for fiscal year 2020 with plans to pay down pension liabilities

July 22, 2019 at 9:00 p.m.

The New Trier High School District 203 Board of Education agreed on a tentative budget for fiscal year 2020 last week. The budget is based on expected revenues and expenditures...

Evanston/Skokie Dist. 65 accepting applications for board member vacancy

July 22, 2019 at 7:32 p.m.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board Member Lindsay Cohen has resigned from her position, and the district is currently seeking applicants to fill the vacancy. Cohen submitted her resignation because she...

New Trier moves forward with security improvements, entrance kiosks

July 17, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

New Trier High School District 203 is moving forward with several security improvements this summer. The board of education approved a bid package Monday that includes work on a new...

Nancy Chausow Shafer speaks to the crowd about standing up for immigrants during the candle-lit vigil in Highland Park.

‘Close the Camps:’ Highland Park vigil protests detention camps

August 14, 2019 at 7:37 p.m.

Nicole Terry knows first-hand what it's like to be separated from her family. Born in 1934 in France, Terry's parents sent her and her sister to a Catholic convent in...

Evanston plans to hold its first official LGBTQ pride festival on July 25.

Evanston to host first official LGBTQ pride fest on July 25

July 9, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

Evanston plans to continue festivities celebrating LGBTQ pride into the month of July with the city's first official pride festival on July 25. The event will be held in partnership...

Vernon Township school supply drive nearing end, donations still accepted as 100 families expected to be helped

July 9, 2019 at 3:34 a.m.

The Vernon Township school supply drive is in the home stretch and will wrap in the coming days, as organizers say they expect to help over one hundred families in...

Installing secure vestibule at high school, district-wide radio system among safety upgrades at Barrington SD220

July 9, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Barrington School District 220 officials plan to have two major safety upgrades completed by the start of the upcoming school year, according to a recent newsletter from the district. Construction...

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