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Members of the Kenilworth District 38 School Board unanimously approved 4.5% annual salary increase for administrative staff and noncertified support staff during their Monday, April 27 meeting. The salary increases will cover the 2026-2027 school year and apply to administrators Joseph Sears Principal Stephanie Helfand, Assistant Principal Geoff Perlman, Chief Operating Offi...

If you build it, they will come — or, in the case of one of Wilmette’s soon-to-be new businesses, if you dream it, they will build it. The Illinois-based furniture and design company Walter E. Smithe is planning a new location in Wilmette’s Edens Plaza, village officials announced during a Village Board meeting on April […]

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A long-vacant, vast Highwood building will once again come to life thanks to a vintage Chicago staple. Old Plank Road Antiques, a celebrated local business that had roots in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood for decades, is planning to relocate and open at the former home of 210 Live at 210 Green Bay Road. Highwood’s […]

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A summary of preps sports competition from area schools over the past week. Send scores and highlights to [email protected]. BASEBALLNew Trier 7, Evanston 1 Nick Bailey picked up the win and Charles Donlan had a pinch-hit, two-run single on Thursday, April 30, as the Trevians (11-9) picked up the series victory. Highland Park 11, Maine […]

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On any given day, families leave the Highwood Library and Community Center with more than books — they leave with support to help them get by.  The library’s new weekly grocery-distribution program, which launched in March, builds on the library’s mission to meet urgent needs, from food access to bilingual counseling to long-term support. Laura […]

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