Glenbrook North High School alum Scott Adsit attended the foundation’s inaugural fundraiser on May 4.

See tiny 6-month-old Western lowland gorilla Nayembi learn to move around as she recuperates at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Does warm weather have you hankering for an ice cream cone? Patch rounds up some favorite spots to enjoy a cold treat from Evanston to Lake Forest and everywhere in between.

Gov. Pat Quinn is pushing for 11 Illinois counties to be named major disaster areas.

Three other North Shore-based companies have also made the list, which includes a total of 32 Illinois companies.

Meadowbrook students were released at the end of the day after a brief lockdown at the District 28 elementary school on Thursday.

The classic treat popular in the 50s and 60s is still around, online or at a small food truck on the corner of Dundee and Skokie.

Former Congressman plans to run for 10th District seat he lost to Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) in a November squeaker.

"These guidelines are based on the most recent scientific evidence, as well as the expertise of the coaches who will help implement them," said Dr. Preston M. Wolin, a member of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.

Glenbrook High School District 225 spent $110,000 to open the kitchen lab in fall 2012.

In Patch's ongoing real estate column, we take a look at six-bedroom mansion in west Northbrook with huge bay windows and a four-car garage.

A 73-year-old woman has been arrested for fleeing a car crash in Highland Park that left a 77-year-old woman hospitalized with "a long road to recovery."

Sue Weszt and Brian Drake will be recognized for saving a man’s life at the Northbrook Village Board meeting on May 14.

The bond was set at $2 million for an Arlington Heights man after a Wheeling shooting last week.

This year grab the kids and make Mom or Grandma a truly unique handmade gift

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Three men who tried to hold up a Deerfield store are charged with armed robbery and kidnapping.

Glenbrook High School District 225 schools were ranked among the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation. Click on the red dots for more information.

Caraher was a Glenbrook North senior when he past away last summer. His family and St. Norbert's are raising money in his name to build a new playground at St. Norbert's School.

A Glenview woman was charged with retail theft after taking about $35 worth of tiems from a business on Church Street.