Chicago-area black belt representing United States in Maccabiah Games
WAY TO GO! Not only is Julia Kerpel a black belt, but so is her mother and grandmother. The suburban high school senior is representing the United States at the third-largest sporting event in the world.
'March for Our Lives' returns to Chicago area Saturday: here's what you need to know
Local organizers are hard at work getting ready for a national day of gun violence marches, as the pressure is growing for US lawmakers to make a move.
Antisemitic hate speech flyers found in Highland Park on Yom HaShoah
"We as a City stand by our Statement Against Hate, and strongly condemn all acts of antisemitism," said Mayor Rotering. “As Elie Wiesel famously noted in his 1986 Nobel Prize acceptance speech ‘Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.’ We will not be silent. This is hate.”
Ravinia Festival lineup: Pitbull, Erykah Badu, The Black Crowes among new acts
Ravinia Festival announced its diverse and jam-packed lineup Thursday, previewing more than 100 concerts coming to the Highland Park outdoor venue this summer.
Michael Jordan's Highland Park mansion has been on the market for nearly 10 years
"At this point, I'm not at all surprised. It's a very specific house. It was built for Jordan and his family. It was built for a tall person. Kitchen cabinets and counters are high, things like that."
Highland Park City Council votes to keep proof of vaccination mandate
The Highland Park City Council decided Monday night to keep in place a mandate that requires individuals who are dining in at establishments to show proof of vaccination.