Recently added articles from Northbrook Star (IL):
FUTURE EDUCATORS: Scholarship fund gives ETHS grads a boost
May 07, 2009; ... The Warren W. "Billy" Cherry Scholarship Fund raised about $25,000 in scholarships recently for 13 Evanston Township High School students interested in education and youth work. The money can be "used for tuition, books and supplies" at the school of the recipient's choice, said Robert ...
Foundation gala raises over $75,000 for CHF
May 07, 2009 ... The Children's Heart Foundation -- the country's leading organization solely dedicated to funding congenital heart defect (CHD) research -- hosted its annual "Hearts at Play" gala Saturday Feb. 21 at the Field Museum in Chicago. Honorary co-chairs were Chicago Bears player Charles "Peanut" ...
Treat mom to spa day, complete with Momosas
May 07, 2009; ... This Mother's Day, treat your favorite mom to glitz, glamour, food, fashion and fun with these easy-to-make gift ideas. The mom spa This idea comes courtesy of Stacey Rhoades, who came up with the idea of a Mother's Day Spa with the help of his two sons. Creating a lovely at-home ...
The Fixer: One year, same-as-'no' financing
May 07, 2009; ... Dear Fixer: I signed a contract with Bath Fitter in Valparaiso, Ind., in January 2008, to have my shower redone. The salesperson called me the next day to tell me the one-year, same-as-cash financing didn't go through. He asked if I could pay any other way, and I told him no, I ...
PLAY REVIEW: A little less narration would go long way in 'Disappearing Acts'
May 07, 2009 ... 'Disappearing Acts: Stories by Nikolai Gogol' 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through May 31, at Piven Theatre Workshop, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. $25. (847) 866-8049 or www.piventheatre.org. By ROBERT LOERZEL Like so many of the plays at ...