Iconic Highwood restaurant gets Nashwood send-off

Nashwood 2025 marked the fence of the emblematic restaurant in downtown Highwood Nite ‘n Gale.

The restaurant of the 346 Sheridan Road should be demolished next month to make way for a complex of luxury apartments with a retail space that could accommodate another restaurant. The name of Nite ‘n Gale is being executed for the new company by fans and guests of hope.

And for the first time in eight years of Nashwood history, the Nite ‘N Gale participated on the first day of the three -day festival on Friday.

“We are closing in a month for good because they destroy the building, so it is a farewell and a celebration of the restaurant that has existed since 1947,” said the owner of the restaurant Marc Alberts.

Alberts resumed the restaurant a year ago when the family who operated Nite ‘n Gale sold the property and the land. He was motivated to keep the staff employed for another year and to “see what the catering sector looked like”.

“I was a customer here,” he said. “In a way I wanted to try, and keep it open for a year and help.

“Highwood has an incredible capacity … to welcome people and treat them very well, give them excellent service, good food, good drink and good music,” said Alberts. “Highwood has done so since I was living here.

“People … Tell me the same thing, that it has always been like that and it’s highwood-a small community with a big heart,” he added.

Jess Ortega, famous president and co -owner of Highwood of the company focused on Highwood children, Giggles Play, was delighted that the Nite ‘N Gale joined the Nashwood country music list, even if for a night.

“We are so blessed and lucky to have them in town,” said Ortega.

Thousands of people were to attend in the three days of Nashwood to discover country music in 20 sites with nearly 100 performances. New this year was a place of entertainment Honky Tonk Tonk for children on Saturday and Sunday.

“We are not satisfied,” said Sam Bassin de Northbrook about the closure of the Nite ‘N Gale. “They should keep it. I think it will change the whole street. “

The opening performance of three Friday in Nite ‘N Gale was Liam Sheridan, 16, a junior of the Lake Forest High School, who played Harmonica and an acoustic guitar. Sheridan also played the Bourbon Lounge of 28 distilling Company mile as Band Liam Sheridan.

In the fourth year, Sheridan began playing the violin at school, “and it is the only instrument on which I had lessons,” the musician told the public. “I taught myself from the piano; I taught the guitar. I learned the harmonica. “

Sheridan’s objectives include writing original music and have said that his influences include Rascal Flatts and Lake County.

For the future, he said, “I think I just want to put myself there and be who I am, and I hope something will go.”