Joe Coughlin is the Editor In Chief and Co-Founder at NewsBreak. He specializes in sports, particularly competitive sports and the business aspects surrounding them, alongside real estate development and urban development. Joe's work has been featured in the Evanston RoundTable, The Record Community News Group, and NewsBreak.
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By: Joe Coughlin
Winning is wonderful. As Highland Park football coach Anthony Kopp pointed out Friday, every team hopes to start the season 1-0. But only half of them get to. Count the Giants in the unfortunate half following a wrenching 28-23 loss to host Leyden on Friday, Aug. 21, in Northlake. The Eagles overcame a nine-point deficit […]
The cozy lounge that could proved to be too cozy. Lucky Jackson’s, a cocktail bar tucked inside the side room of Wilmette’s Valley Lodge Tavern, 1141 Central Ave., will close at the end of September, with proprietor Chris Karabas saying that the space proved insufficient. “I really felt that I landed on the right concept, […]
Limestone blocks on a Green Bay Road building collapsed on Thursday afternoon, crashing onto the sidewalk below, according to the Village of Winnetka. The Village reported on social media that no one was injured in the incident, the cause of which reportedly is under investigation. The incident occurred at 924 Green Bay Road, a building […]
By: Joe Coughlin
Will Mettee is a senior linebacker for the Ramblers. Mettee, an Evanston resident, was the team’s leading tackler in 2025 and is committed to Boston College. 1. Do you have any pregame rituals or superstitions? Usually before games, I usually go out alone in the hallway and do a couple stretches of the hamstrings and […]
By: Joe Coughlin
The age-old saying “game of inches” isn’t just a metaphor. Highland Park football saw the literal meaning come into play at a critical juncture of its loss to St. Charles East on Friday night, when on third down the Saints apparently made the goal line from a yard away and 14 seconds to play until […]
By: Joe Coughlin
Let the good times roll. For Lindsay Thomas and the crew behind the inaugural Wilmette Block Party in 2022, it was the only choice. At the time, the event was built to celebrate a major milestone: the town’s sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). But Thomas, and others, saw the joy and community in the air that night […]
By: Joe Coughlin
Practice makes perfect, and New Trier volleyball has had a lot of practice time to start the 2026 season. Maybe that’s why the Trevians looked surgical in their 25-11, 25-14 dismantling of visiting Prospect in their season opener on Monday, Aug. 31, in Winnetka. New Trier coach Hannah Hsieh said scheduling conflicts pushed the Trevs’ […]
For the second time in a year, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Village of Winnetka’s recently established lakeside and steep-slope regulations. U.S. District Court Judge LaShonda Hunt filed her dismissal order on Sept. 1, ruling that the plaintiffs — a group of five lakefront property owners — failed to prove that […]
By: Joe Coughlin
Serena Bauer is a senior outside hitter and three-year varsity player for Trevians volleyball. She is committed to Claremont McKenna College in southern California. Bauer also is a state-qualifying high jumper for New Trier track and field. 1. Do you have any prematch rituals or superstitions? None come to mind, but we always do the […]
By: Joe Coughlin
Community feedback combined with a communication error has led the Village of Northfield to postpone a decision on tax increment financing. The Northfield Village Board will vote on the creation of a TIF district no earlier than December, a multimonth change, said Village President Tracey Mendrek on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in a letter to the […]
