Host exchange students

America International Exchange, a Chicago-area non-profit, is looking for families on the North Shore to host each of its high-school-aged visitors from Spain. This year’s students will be here July 27-Aug. 18. The students speak English, are insured, and have their own spending money. All …

Plan goes to Park Board

When the Park Board ultimately votes on the proposed Rosewood Beach development plan, the controversial Interpretive Center will be a part of the package.

The district’s Rosewood Beach Advisory Task Force voted 6-1 on May 21 to recommend that the Park Board consider the 1,960-square-foot …

Grads achieve a major milestone for their families

The Highland Park High School class of 2012 will receive its diplomas Wednesday night (May 30), but for many students their four years at HPHS called for more than homework, midterms, dances and Friday night football games.

When a group of eight Latino students cross …

Highland Park police blotter for May 21-25, 2012

Highland Park police made two arrests on drunk-driving charges Thursday, May 24, and Friday, May 25, according to a department report.

Teen designs winning poster

Highland Park High School freshman Kaylee Tucker recently earned $100 for combining her civic-minded spirit with her passion for architecture and graphic design. The Illinois Press Association called on teens to compete in a First Amendment poster contest. The goal was to inspire students to …

1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend

About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.

Highland Park reopens lower level of Port Clinton parking garage

The lower portion of the shuttered Port Clinton parking structure reopened at 6 a.m. Thursday, May 24, marking the first time cars have been allowed in the core downtown parking garage since May 5, when it was closed down because of fire-safety violations.

Post commander recalls close call

Memorial Day has long been a very meaningful day for Greg Detlie, the commander of Highland Park’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4737. In July 1969, it appeared Detlie would never make it out of Vietnam after his Jeep was flipped in an enemy …

Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better

Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.

City pilots program to compost food waste

The city of Highland Park has agreed to launch the region’s first food waste composting program — and the first 125 households to sign up will get the city to cover half the $40 participation cost. The pilot program is open to all residents who …

Group says 15 improvements urgently needed for Highland Park, Deerfield high schools

After a year of analysis by more than 120 residents, the High School District 113 volunteer leadership team outlined its recommendations Monday night to readdress the lingering facility issues at Highland Park and Deerfield high schools.

The formal presentation, which required the larger venue of …

Task Force tours Rosewood Beach project site in Highland Park

After walking Rosewood Beach Monday night -- with stakes and pillars marking the proposed location and size of the controversial interpretive center -- Task Force chairman David Fairman expressed confidence that the building would not detract from the scenic setting.

“The (Task Force) indicated that …

Uncle Dan’s offers latest products in its Highland Park store

Three Uncle Dan’s Great Outdoors stores are in the Chicago region, but when owner Brent Weiss experiments with a new line it always starts at his downtown Highland Park store.

“If we are going to bring in a brand new product — something new and …