Downtown Highland Park holiday issue unwrapped
The holiday issue of the Downtown Highland Park Magazine will arrive in the mail this week in Highland Park and surrounding communities. This is the third issue of Downtown Highland Park Magazine. The...
View ArticleAmi Ami returns to original Highland Park location
When Ami Ami opened in 1992, owner, Merrie Spade chose Highland Park for the location of the high-end women’s boutique. Seven years later, she moved the store to Deerfield, where it would stay until...
View ArticleMom and daughter organize dress boutique at Day of Giving
“A new dress makes you feel really good about yourself,” according to 14-year-old Tatum Rudman. Rudman, who is an eighth grader at Elm Place Middle School, wants other girls to experience that same...
View ArticleNorth Shore real estate transfers: Winnetka home deals for $3.07 million
Real Estate data provided by Record Information Services, Inc. www.public-record.com Inquires may be sent to info@public-record.com or call 630-557-1000. HIGHLAND PARK 1157 Glencoe Ave, Highland Park...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Nick’s Furniture never posts refund for undelivered furniture
Dear Help Squad, We bought a love seat and sofa from Nick’s Furniture of Sugar Grove on February 14 and never received it. We ordered and paid for it in full. The total charge to our credit card was...
View ArticleOver the Barrel: Josh Noel on the beer beat, new Bourbon County stouts
Chicago Tribune beer reporter Josh Noel is one of the best-connected people in the craft beer scene. Over the Barrel sat down with him to ask how he got on the beer beat, the slowing of the bomber...
View ArticleLakewood Drive home sells for $7 million
A six-bedroom Glencoe home on the shores of Lake Michigan has sold for $7 million, 52 percent more than its 2011 price, according to Crain’s Chicago Business: The 11,415-square-foot home on Lakewood...
View ArticleBiz Notes: Pet boutique, pizza restaurant to join Ridge Village Center in 2015
• Trademark Property Company has announced new leases at Burr Ridge Village Center. Two Bostons Pet Boutique is now open at the center, and Stix & Stones Wood Fired Pizza and Evereve will open in...
View ArticleDeerfield native creates Jewish answer to Elf on the Shelf
When her son expressed interest in a secular tradition that conflicted with the Jewish family’s celebration of Hanukkah, Abra Liberman-Garrett decided there was something she could do about it....
View ArticleMorning of Black Friday quiet at Northbrook Court
Black Friday shoppers trickled into Northbrook Court on the biggest shopping day of the year, but the mall was far from chaotic as they wandered around checking out sales of up to 75 percent off....
View ArticleSleep consultant helps new parents teach babies healthy sleep habits
Two years ago, Susie Parker’s youngest daughter, Mia, was born. The Glencoe mom described those first few months as difficult — Mia was unable to sleep for extended periods of time. “She had no...
View ArticleRealtor finds niche: divorcing couples
Three years ago, when Stephanie Hofman began working with a couple who was separated, the Highland Park real estate agent had no idea that the experience would lead her to developing her niche:...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Renter questions Avis e-Toll fee
Dear Help Squad, I ran into a problem that I never did resolve. In March I rented a car from Avis in Lake Zurich for a trip to Florida, and paid for it with my credit card. A few months later when I...
View ArticleBiz Notes: Midtronics’ McShane earns lifetime achievement award
• The Board of Directors of NorthPointe Resources, Inc., a Lake County not-for-profit agency, serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness, announced that interim...
View ArticleLake County Forest Preserves Board re-elects president, vice president
At a special meeting Monday, Dec. 1, the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners elected its new leaders, choosing to retain Ann Maine of Lincolnshire (District 21) for a third consecutive...
View ArticleHighland Park brothers score with rehydrating coconut waters
Jon and Mark Sider didn’t allow news reports debunking some exaggerated claims about coconut water to derail their business plans. The Highland Park-raised entrepreneurs stuck to their convictions that...
View ArticleQuinn left with few tough options on minimum wage
A critical piece of outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn’s legacy is up in the air as lawmakers leave Springfield without sending him legislation increasing Illinois’ minimum wage. Quinn championed the issue during...
View ArticleOfficials: Minimum-wage hike unlikely in Lake County
With the minimum wage debate raging across the country, state and Chicago area, Waukegan Mayor Wayne Motley said this week that he doesn’t see a similar move taking shape in his community anytime soon....
View ArticleGlencoe home with batting cage goes on market for $3.35 million
A prominent businessman who founded his own demolition company has put his Sheridan Road property on the market for $3.35 million. According to Chicago Real Estate Daily: Howard Mandell, a Chicago...
View ArticleHPHS graduate aims to bring non-profit sports organization to Highwood
When Oren Pollack was growing up in Highland Park, he said playing sports meant everything to him. “I played every sport possible and never dreamed of a future without it,” he said. Pollack’s love of...
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