Martin Carlino

Highland Park officials are hoping to counteract a decision made at the state level earlier this year that would cost the city upward of $800,000 in tax revenue. City Manager Ghida Neukirch said during the city council’s Dec. 16 meeting that officials are planning to bring forward a recommendation for council consideration in the spring […]

On a brisk night in Northbrook during the heart of hockey season, it was, for once, the goalies who got all the glory. Traditional five-on-five hockey received a creative twist Saturday, Jan. 4, during Goalies Gone Wild, a first-year event that pitted two youth, goalie-only teams against one another. Twenty net-minders ages 9-14 from the […]

Fresh plans from a budding restaurant group for a signature neighborhood in Highland Park are beginning to simmer. Project plans from Community Restaurant Group are calling for a new restaurant at 565 Roger Williams Ave. in the city’s Ravinia Business District. Highland Park’s Plan and Design Commission during its Tuesday, Jan. 7 meeting unanimously voted […]

Highland Park plan and design commissioners on Tuesday approved a sign of what’s to come for a restaurant on Roger Williams Avenue. The Plan and Design Commission unanimously approved a proposal to update the existing signage at 582 Roger Williams Ave., home to Ravinia Brewing Company, which is transitioning to Steep Ravine Brewing Company following […]

Highland Park’s blossoming dining scene is continuing to sizzle as one of the city’s native daughters is preparing to open the second location of her well-done steakhouse in town. Noted local restaurateur Amy Morton is returning to Highland Park to open The Barn Steakhouse 2 at 1900 First St. in the space that previously housed […]

The first meeting of Wilmette’s Village Board in 2025 focused solely on a project that will surely be one of trustees’ most thought-over endeavors in the year ahead. A special Committee of the Whole meeting of the board on Tuesday, Jan. 14, zeroed in on reaching tentative approval of the recommended building program for Wilmette’s […]

Stop if you’ve heard this before: Plans for the large-scale development coined One Winnetka were in front of village trustees for review. But this time may have been the last time. Winnetka’s Village Council during its Tuesday, Jan. 21 meeting approved an ordinance granting final approval to the plans for the four-story, mixed-use upcoming development […]

Winnetka Village President Chris Rintz shared some parting words for James Hemmings after the recently resigned park board commissioner ripped village officials on his way out. Rintz, during the Winnetka Village Council’s Tuesday, Jan. 21 meeting, withheld any lengthy statement, but when the topic arose, he called the comments made by Hemmings, who announced his […]

A previously discussed policy that would punish landlords for long-term commercial vacancies once again has the attention of the Highland Park City Council. But city officials expressed significant hesitations about turning the well-worn discussion into reality. The council during its Monday, Jan. 27 committee of the whole session reignited discussions on a vacancy tax for […]

A 93-year-old building with a storied Highland Park history is ready for its next chapter — despite “significant concerns” from city officials. A split City Council voted 5-2 on Monday, Jan. 27, to approve the Highland Park Public Library’s plans for a sizable addition to its existing building at the intersection of Laurel and St. […]