Baha’is rededicate train station garden

The Deerfield Baha’is Assembly plans to rededicate the garden outside Deerfield’s historic train station, a plot of land the assembly has maintained for the past 32 years. The June 9 rededication, which begins at 10 a.m., will begin inside the train station at 860 Deerfield …

Schools prepare for graduation

Students from both Deerfield High School and Stevenson High School will hold commencement ceremonies in the next few weeks. The Deerfield graduation ceremony will be held at Ravinia Festival at 5 p.m. May 29. Graduation tickets are given to graduates at the rehearsal at Deerfield …

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Deerfield entrepreneur offers bookkeeping, payroll services

When Rebecca Appleby moved to Deerfield in 2009 with her husband and two young children, she was looking for a way to keep working while remaining at home. After researching the benefits of self-employment, Appleby created Appleby Business Solutions to assist businesses in bookkeeping, payroll …

Deerfield art students aspires to animation

Valerie Schwarz explored childhood memories through her first place oil painting, displayed at The LISA Show at Chicago’s Thompson Center. The Deerfield High School junior painted memories of a child splashing in a water puddle and an open field of grass into individual colorful bubbles …

Deerfield veteran remembers those who made ultimate sacrifice

This Memorial Day, Deerfield resident and Korean War veteran Ed Collins will march from Jewett Park to the Deerfield Cemetery to honor and remember those who gave their lives for their country.

Deerfield hoops tournament helps in cancer battle

Crossover 4 Cancer, an annual two-on-two basketball tournament for high school and college students, takes place this year June 8-9 and June 15-16 at Deerfield’s Mitchell Park.

1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend

About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times owner Wrapports buys the Reader

The owners of the Chicago Sun-Times said Wednesday that they have acquired the Chicago Reader, bringing an enduring part of the alternative press under the same corporate umbrella as daily and weekly papers that span the Chicago region.

Jam for Justice raises money for African schools

Students packed into the courtyard at Deerfield High School on May 18 for a music and human rights festival. The event was hosted by the DHS Human Rights Club and featured live music, a silent auction, refreshing treats, and several guest speakers.

The goal was …

Half Day lane closures Thursday

The Village of Bannockburn is warning area residents of a mainline concrete pour scheduled to take place on westbound Half Day Road (Route 22) on Thursday. The pour is expected to last between 10 and 12 hours and will begin just west of Half Day …

Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better

Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.

Deerfield trustees clear up some business requests

Deerfield village trustees have given the go-ahead to several requests made by businesses within the village. Village Trustee Mary Melrose Oppenheim discussed the McDonald’s at 50 Waukegan Road, where new landscaping was requested at the site to accommodate a two-lane drive through. The two lanes, …

Metra trains delayed after striking vehicle near Deerfield

One person was hospitalized after an outbound Metra Milwaukee North Line train struck a vehicle near north suburban Deerfield Tuesday morning. Service in both directions has been restored as of about 8:15 a.m. after outbound Milwaukee North Line Train No. 2101 struck a vehicle about …

Group says 15 improvements urgently needed for Highland Park, Deerfield high schools

After a year of analysis by more than 120 residents, the High School District 113 volunteer leadership team outlined its recommendations Monday night to readdress the lingering facility issues at Highland Park and Deerfield high schools.

The formal presentation, which required the larger venue of …