Youth football combine sponsored by the North Shore Griffin Football Club
DATE: Sunday, January 25th TIME: Doors open at 3:30pm for Check-In. DETAILS: Testing will run between 4:00 and 6:00 pm LOCATION: Northwestern Indoor Football Facilities, 2707 Ashland Ave, Evanston....
View ArticleFamily Friendly: “Legally Blond Jr.” heads to the Skokie Theatre
Being true to yourself never goes out of style. That’s the message of “Legally Blond Jr.,” reported Debbi Brodsky, producer of the Broadway, Our Way! production of the musical, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m....
View ArticleMaine South girls basketball team earns draw in rebounding battle against...
PARK RIDGE — This year’s Maine South girls basketball team is the shortest one Mark Smith has had in his decade as the team’s coach, and that was evident at the start of the Hawks’ 38-25 loss to...
View ArticleMaine Hockey’s Anthony Reda, Shane Ronan being groomed for leadership roles
Maine Hockey coach Greg Mrofcza is focused on this year’s team; however, Mrofcza also has one eye on the future of the program — and the future looks bright. “We have seven sophomores on varsity and we...
View ArticleRidgewood High School student among top violinists in state
A local student’s accomplishment was music to the Norridge and Harwood Heights community’s ears. Claudia Kubarycz, a Ridgewood High School junior, has been selected as perform Jan. 28 through 31 in...
View ArticleTigers’ Yamill Matos puts lessons to good use in win over Rebels’ 152-pounder
NORRIDGE — Elmwood Park’s Yamill Matos stepped up a weight class, to 152 pounds, on Thursday to face Ridgewood’s Harry Valdez in an Metro Suburban East dual meet. What Matos lacked in size he made up...
View ArticleMetra to test allowing small pets on trains
Chicago Tribune report: Metra customers who want to bring their pets along for the train ride may soon be able to do so, at least on weekends. The agency said Friday that if its board approves, it...
View ArticleHot-shooting Notre Dame dominates Carmel early
MUNDELEIN — The Notre Dame boys basketball team’s 74-61 East Suburban Catholic road win over Carmel on Friday night was an example of why the future looks so bright for the Dons. Notre Dame stormed out...
View ArticleNotre Dame, Glenbrook North advance to boys bowling state tournament
GLENDALE HEIGHTS — The Notre Dame boys bowling team qualified for the state tournament for the second season in a row and the fourth time in program history on Saturday. The Dons had 6,119 pinfalls to...
View ArticleBrookfield Zoo animal spotlight: snow leopards
Pioneer Press features one (or more) of Brookfield Zoo’s animals each month with some background information about the animal, its species, its family and its connection to the zoo. This month is the...
View ArticleToast to School of Rock and Housing Center at upcoming fundraiser
Want to rock out this weekend for a couple of good causes? Hit the Second Annual Rock the House benefit, which will be held Jan. 31 at the School of Rock, 219 Lake St. The fun night out benefits not...
View ArticleWest suburban property transfers, Jan. 26
OAK PARK 1025 Randolph St 306, Oak Park 60302-3470: Sharon Horwitz sold the property to Gayatri Chander for $132,000 on January 8 1029 N Taylor Ave, Oak Park 60302-1459: Anthony W Kutylo sold the...
View ArticleNorridge resident shares healing power of music
Harnessing the magic of music was a five-year project for a Norridge resident. Frieda Zeidel, a member of the “It’s So About You Entertainment” trio, embarked on a solo project to bring the joy of...
View ArticleAuthor chat draws crowd of fantasy lovers at Eisenhower Public Library
Stories came alive through discussions held in advance of the Ridgewood High School and Eisenhower Public Library’s LitWorks Teen Book Fest. Fans of reading showed up at the library Saturday, Jan. 24,...
View ArticleHarwood Heights Village Board briefs: Police officers honored for arresting...
Police officers recognized for catching bank robber Harwood Heights police officers were honored during the Jan. 22 village board meeting for nabbing a pair of would-be robbers who police said had...
View ArticleNorridge dentist sinks teeth into helping others
Good luck trying to tell Salvatore Storniolo he can’t do something. “That only makes me more determined,” said the Norridge dentist, who recently was honored by the International College of Dentists....
View ArticleNorridge, Harwood Heights police blotter: Woman charged with stealing 32...
Norridge THEFT Karina Gomez, 34, of 8114 Norwich Ave. in Panama City, Calif., was charged Jan. 13 with felony theft following an investigation that started Dec. 6 when she allegedly left LensCrafters,...
View ArticleTriton College dean reaches out to students with ‘speed dating’
Triton College students got a chance to meet each other — and a college official — through “speed dating” last week. The college’s Warming Up to the Dean event took place on Jan. 22 in the college’s...
View ArticleBiz Notes: D’Angelo named vice president of Northwestern facilities
Thomas W. Begg Jr. of Indian Head Park, director of security life safety for the AON Center in Chicago was awarded the Security Professional of the Year Award by the Building Owners & Managers...
View ArticleNorridge woman steers bus to safety after driver collapses
Jill Bien was headed back to Norridge after a lousy day at a Wisconsin casino when her luck began to change. For the better, though it didn’t seem so at first. As her coach bus neared Kenosha, the...
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