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Local journalism is nothing without photojournalism đź“·With that in mind, we found our best (compelling, meaningful, vibra...
12/31/2025

Local journalism is nothing without photojournalism đź“·

With that in mind, we found our best (compelling, meaningful, vibrant, captivating and hard to believe) photos we published in 2025.

Here they are.

We absorb a lot in any given year. Whether good, bad or in between, the moments affect us. Local news and reporting documents those moments. And local news and reporting is nothing without the photojournalism — the images that at worst amplify and at best define the storytelling. We went back thro...

In this week's briefs:🥫An annual New Trier food drive was a big success,🏛️Glencoe's Village Hall is nearly ready for pub...
12/31/2025

In this week's briefs:

🥫An annual New Trier food drive was a big success,
🏛️Glencoe's Village Hall is nearly ready for public meetings again, and
❄️Skokie's winter market will return for its second year.

New Trier High School’s Tri-Ship raised more than $67,000 and thousands of pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, continuing its decades-long tradition. The virtual food drive runs in the fall and garners support online from the entire community and within the school walls with th...

Could a sizable property soon be up for grabs in downtown Glencoe? Village officials recently OK'd a study to find out i...
12/30/2025

Could a sizable property soon be up for grabs in downtown Glencoe?

Village officials recently OK'd a study to find out if it would be worth it.

A study that could play a significant role in determining the future of a key parcel in the heart of Glencoe now has the green light to move forward. Village trustees during their Dec. 11 meeting approved a resolution authorizing Williams Architects to conduct a space needs analysis at Village prope...

Time flies, and as we approach 2026, come with us for a trip back through 2025.Here are the stories that drew you to The...
12/30/2025

Time flies, and as we approach 2026, come with us for a trip back through 2025.

Here are the stories that drew you to The Record over the past year.

Before we go forward, let’s look back. The Record North Shore published 930 articles in 2025, covering everything from local government and education to public safety to high school sports to the people and moments that form our community. There were hundreds of stories that moved you, so how do w...

The District 71 board president and a District 219 staffer, Matthew Holbrook reportedly failed to disclose his connectio...
12/30/2025

The District 71 board president and a District 219 staffer, Matthew Holbrook reportedly failed to disclose his connection to companies that sold clothing to both public school districts.

Holbrook was suspended from D219 for three days.

Matthew Holbrook apparently gained a combined total of $108,520 of tax-payer funded dollars from the two school districts.

Giants junior Zach Baum had yet to find his shot early in his first varsity season — until Monday.Thanks to a nudge from...
12/30/2025

Giants junior Zach Baum had yet to find his shot early in his first varsity season — until Monday.

Thanks to a nudge from his coach, Baum sank four threes as he and Gray Kanter led Highland Park to a victory in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic.

For Highland Park basketball, a shot doesn’t belong to the player who takes it. It belongs to the team. So when junior Zach Baum passed up a good look in the first half on Monday morning, he was not being selfless. “Every shot we take is our shot, not your shot,” Giants coach Ross Deutsch […...

The holidays come and go pretty fast. Act accordingly by knowing when and how to dispose of your Christmas tree, leftove...
12/29/2025

The holidays come and go pretty fast. Act accordingly by knowing when and how to dispose of your Christmas tree, leftover or broken lights, and more in your town.

The holiday season includes plenty of traditions, even when it ends. It’s time to clean up. Local agencies and groups can help you with that. See how and when you can responsibly dispose of your trees, lights wreaths and even Styrofoam in all towns in our coverage area. WILMETTE Trees: Jan. 5-16 ....

A restaurant planned for Highland Park's Ravinia district will benefit from $250,000 in city grants. Some councilmembers...
12/29/2025

A restaurant planned for Highland Park's Ravinia district will benefit from $250,000 in city grants.

Some councilmembers, though, were skeptical, leading to a 4-3 vote of approval.

Questions surrounding a restaurant interested in coming to Highland Park and the amount of grant money the city is proposing to give to them led to a split City Council decision in December. With a 4-3 vote, the council approved on Monday, Dec. 15, a $100,000 exterior improvement grant and a $150,00...

The Glencoe Village Board has green lighted a referendum for the April ballot that will ask voters about issuing $17 mil...
12/29/2025

The Glencoe Village Board has green lighted a referendum for the April ballot that will ask voters about issuing $17 million in bonds for the library's expansion.

Glencoe residents now have several months to read up on a question that will likely determine the next chapter of one of the town’s storied institutions. Village trustees during their Dec. 11 meeting approved an ordinance that will ask Glencoe voters to weigh whether the village should issue $17.5...

New Trier hooper Christopher Kirkpatrick recently added to his resume with a title-winning shot and MVP award in Arizona...
12/26/2025

New Trier hooper Christopher Kirkpatrick recently added to his resume with a title-winning shot and MVP award in Arizona.

The Princeton-bound senior tells us about the shot, his development and world-famous PB&J's in this edition of AOTW.

Christopher Kirkpatrick is in his third varsity season as a starting guard with the Trevians. The Princeton-bound senior was named tournament MVP in Sagouro, Arizona, after leading New Trier to a title. 1. Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions? I always make sure I get through warmup ever...

The Walton — a five-story, 19-unit project — recently earned City Council approval after the plan was revised with a don...
12/26/2025

The Walton — a five-story, 19-unit project — recently earned City Council approval after the plan was revised with a donation to the city's in-development place of remembrance and more robust landscaping.

A condominium development is coming to Highland Park after the City Council unanimously granted the developer final approval. The Walton, a five-story, 19-unit multi-family development, planned for 1650 Second St., was approved during the council’s final regular meeting of the year on Dec. 15. The...

An individual on an electronic bike was sent to the hospital after a crash involving two cars. The Village of Skokie dec...
12/23/2025

An individual on an electronic bike was sent to the hospital after a crash involving two cars.

The Village of Skokie declined to provide further details on the crash that remains under investigation.

Skokie Fire transported the struck bicyclist to an area hospital for “non life-threatening injuries from the traffic crash.”

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