Sunset Ridge superintendent looks back before moving on

Reflecting on his career in Sunset Ridge School District 29, Superintendent Dr. Ed Stange said “there’s been a lot of…

Highland Park council looks to drain its extra floodplains regulations

The Highland Park City Council is supporting a recommendation to discontinue its expanded floodplain regulations, citing outdated mapping, administrative inefficiencies…

Man struck by train in Highwood has died

A 23-year-old man died two days after a train struck him on Thursday in Highwood, according to the Cook County…

Police Reports: Attempted home burglaries, stolen car and more

The following reports were pulled from the latest incident summaries provided by law enforcement departments in our coverage area (Wilmette,…

Holecek is back as Loyola’s head football coach

A three-year hiatus was long enough for John Holecek, Loyola Academy’s legendary football coach who is returning to again…

Evanston further limits competition with Loyola following Ramblers coach’s reported comments

A Loyola Academy coach’s alleged vulgar remarks have widened an athletics rift between the Wilmette Catholic high school and…

News Briefs: New Trier News collects awards; Highland Park passes out various honors; mulch giveaway in Wilmette

The New Trier News, the New Trier High School newspaper, staff earned honors across 12 categories during the annual Northern Illinois…

New building coming soon to Northfield’s Frontage Road

An “obsolete” building on a sizable parcel in a key Northfield corridor will soon be razed to make way for…

High School Highlights: Trevs softball improves to 5-1; NT baseball is 7-1 after three more wins

A summary of preps sports competition from area schools over the past week. Send scores and highlights to joe@therecordns….

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Highwood train strike

A 23-year-old man reportedly was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a train early Thursday morning in…