Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

House Party at Winnetka Community House

The Winnetka Community House hosts its own “house party” Jan. 27 with food and live music. This year marks 100 years for the WCH.

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Skokie Playfield Open House

On January 19 the Winnetka Park District held a public hearing regarding the Skokie Playfield Master Plan Phase I Initiatives. Although well-attended, the Park Board would like the community to have another opportunity to view and provide comments, prior to Board action on various options …

Special Gifts program combines therapy, performance art

Dorothy met Captain Hook in an original tale created by the children in the creative drama program of Special Gifts Theater. In four months, children age 7 to 9 with special needs, learned how to create characters, write lines, sing and act on stage in …

Winnetka Children’s Hour presents “House Haunters!”

The Winnetka Children’s Hour is pleased to present its original hour-long comedy musical, “House Haunters!”, performed by local children ages 5-14 on Thursday, Feb. 9 and Friday, February 10 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Matz Hall, Winnetka Community House, …

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s brain swelling subsides; doctors reattach skull section

Doctors on Tuesday reattached a 4-inch by 8-inch piece of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s skull that was removed to ease swelling in his brain following his Jan. 21 stroke. “The swelling in Senator Kirk’s brain has subsided and this morning we were able to reattach …

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”

Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …

Cat’s wanderlust means fine for Glencoe owner

Mia the cat is an envious little beast. Her master, Glencoe’s Steve Black, says he has seen that part of her personality on a few occasions this winter when she’s looking out their front-room window. “What really gets her mad is when she sees other …

Niles woman injured in alcohol-rated crash in Northfield

A 63-year-old Niles woman was injured Thursday night in a car crash with a Wilmette man who has been charged with DUI, Northfield police officials reported. Steven G. Lustig, 53, of 3223 Lake Ave., #15C, in Wilmette, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence …

Winnetka scouts compete in Pinewood Derby

More than 100 Cub Scouts participated in Pack 18’s Pinewood Derby races and design competition in Winnetka on Jan. 25. The Cub Scouts built their cars, often with the help of their moms and dads, starting with a basic block of wood, four nails and …

‘Unseasonably’ warm temps won’t continue this week

The National Weather Service says the tally of unseasonably warm days in the Chicago area continues to grow, cracking the top 10 in days recording 40 degree or warmer temperatures. We’ve already had 35 days reaching 40 degrees or higher since the beginning of winter …

The Book Stall: Coming in 2012

Although The Book Stall is considered a fiction bookstore, nonfiction books are the store’s best sellers. “It’s our dirty little secret,” owner Roberta Rubin said. The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson was one of the biggest sellers of the store’s history. Staffers at the …

The Book Stall: The funny life of books

“Books have a funny life,” said Mary Joyce DiCola of The Book Stall, who is one of the buyers for the store. They attract readers when they are first published, of course, but some books take a while to establish their audience, she said. Then …