The Record North Shore

09/12/2026

New Trier soccer's Tim Vaughan learned the game on playgrounds in Germany.

Now he places for a school with a connection to the country.

Find out more about the Trevians senior in this edition of AOTW

09/11/2026

A municipality in upstate New York purchased a fire truck that did not fit in its station house.

Wilmette took advantage.

An arrangement with a fire department hundreds of miles east of Wilmette will likely save the Village hundreds of thousands of dollars. Wilmette trustees approved a resolution during the Sept. 8 meeting that authorized the purchase of a 2025 Pierce Enforcer Tower Ladder for the Wilmette Fire Departm...

09/11/2026

The Flock-camera/privacy-vs-security debate came to Skokie this week.

Residents and trustees pressed staff on the use of the town's 27 license-plate-reading cameras.

Standing before the Village Board Tuesday evening, Skokie’s Deputy Chief of Police John Oakley provided some examples of how the police department has “successfully” utilized Flock automatic license plate readers. In one instance, Flock cameras reportedly helped locate a missing woman who had ...

09/11/2026

New Trier went blow for blow with Maine South — almost.

The Hawks escaped Northfield with a one-score victory, and the Trevians are already looking for a rematch.

New Trier coach Brian Doll and his players want a rematch. “I wouldn’t mind playing them again,” Doll said after the Trevians (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season, falling to Maine South 35-28 on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Northfield. “We gave up a special teams touchdown; otherwise it ...

09/10/2026

A 9th Congressional District candidate forum is set for Sept. 24 in Skokie.

Led by local League of Women voter chapters, the event is accepting resident questions through Sept. 18.

(Editor’s Note: Alex Harrison reported this story for Evanston RoundTable, a neighboring independent newsroom. It was shared with The Record as part of an ongoing collaborative effort.) Congressional nominees Daniel Biss and John Elleson will attend their first joint candidate forum for the 9th Co...

09/10/2026

This week's pod ... is a victory pod🎉

Our 3 locals delivered 3 wins in Week 3, all of which came in convincing fashion

3-0 New Trier and Loyola are rolling but have major matchups this week, while Highland Park earned its first win on the young season

We did it! The first victory pod of the season! All three of our locals picked up victories (convincingly) in Week 3. Loyola looks legit and then some after a throttling of St. Rita, New Trier (3-0) c

09/10/2026

Highland Park's Ray Ryser certainly rose to the occasion this summer.

The 10-year-old youth swimmer came home with numerous medals from state and regional meets.

For most 10-year-olds, summer means long days away from school and with plenty of time to play. For Ray Ryser, of Highland Park, it also meant standing atop championship podiums. Competing for Highland Park Aquatics Club and Team Illinois, Ryser won state and Midwest titles this summer in a breakthr...

09/09/2026

Wilmette officials hope upcoming updates to Wilmette fire stations will help attract and retain female firefighters.

The upgrades are part of a series of improvements that are supported with state funds.

A pair of Wilmette fire stations that are each upwardsof 60 years old are now primed for “long-overdue” updates thanks to a burst of state funding. Wilmette trustees during their Tuesday, Sept. 8 meeting approved a contract for architectural services to begin what officials described as a “mod...

09/09/2026

“I feel like I’ve never heard of something like (this), and youth voices are something in the world that isn’t really represented.”

Twenty-three Skokie teenagers convene for first time as part of the Skokie Youth Commission.

“So what does local government do?” Skokie Village Manager John Lockerby asked an audience of 23 local teenagers last week. “In a very simplistic way, it boils down to services and infrastructure.” Lockerby was addressing the newly minted members of Skokie’s Youth Commission, an “advisor...

09/09/2026

Many in the community weren't pleased to see Anna Murphy's Highwood mural, "I Dream in Blue," go away with the buildout of a new restaurant.

Murphy stepped it up (literally), creating a new mural on a Highwood rooftop.

Anna Murphy’s return to Highwood comes with a familiar feeling and a new name.  Her latest mural, two weeks in the making, “Dreaming of You,” was unveiled on July 25 at 28 Mile Distilling Company, 454 Sheridan Road and serves as a sister piece to “I Dream in Blue,” the mural that resident...