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Miss a day, miss a lot, so take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore.
FBI Investigating Fatal Waukegan Police Shooting, Officer Fired
Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim said the FBI has agreed to review the circumstances of Tuesday night's police shooting in Waukegan that left 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette... Read more
Band Director Wins Illinois Teacher Of The Year Award
Justin Johnson, the band director at Niles West High School, was named the 2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education. State Superintendent... Read more
Black Lives Matter 'Evil Entity,' Mayors 'Demonic,' Mark Curran Says
The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois characterized the Black Lives Matter movement as an "evil entity," described big city mayors as "demonic," and warned of the... Read more
'Piggy Morty' Chants By Anti-Police Protesters Prompt Controversy
Protesters calling for the abolition of Northwestern University's private police force rejected claims that it was anti-Semitic to call Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro... Read more
Heath Department Recommends Remote Learning Amid Rising Coronavirus Rate
All schools in Lake County should shift to fully remote learning in response to rising rates of coronavirus, public health officials said. The Lake County Health Department... Read more
Big Ten Mayors Warn Of Coronavirus Spread From College Football
Mayors of Big Ten Conference college towns signed an open letter to conference officials "humbly" asking for changes to plans for the upcoming college football season. Evanston... Read more
New Trier High School Remains Remote After 1 Week At 25% Capacity
Classes at New Trier High School will remain remote until Monday at the earliest, administrators announced. Students took part in just one week of in-person instruction with a hybrid... Read more
Coronavirus Rates Make North Shore School District 112 Go Remote
North Shore School District 112 will shift to fully remote learning for at least 10 days starting Wednesday, administrators announced. Superintendent Mike Lubelfeld said... Read more
District 109 Reverts To Virtual Learning Amid Coronavirus Case Uptick
With coronavirus cases on the rise, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 announced it is temporarily reverting to virtual learning starting Monday. The "difficult" decision was made... Read more
New Brewery Wins Preliminary Approval From Village
There may soon be a new spot to grab a beer in town. Resident Steven Ha, who currently operates Boba Club at 1825 Waukegan Road, is looking to turn that business into a 19-seat craft... Read more
Divided Evanston City Council Approves City Manager Contract
The City Council voted Monday to make Erika Storlie Evanston's ninth city manager. Storlie, 43, spent most of her professional career working for the city, starting as web and communication... Read more
Jewel Employee Loses Job For Mask Dispute With Customer
The recent firing of a man with special needs employed at a Jewel-Osco in Glenview isn't sitting well with many members of the community. According to an online petition, Khaled Alayli,... Read more
Skate Park Shut Down Due To 'Minimal Compliance' Of Mask Rules
Citing an increase in local and statewide coronavirus cases, and minimal compliance of a mandatory face-covering requirement, the Deerfield Park District announced Monday it is shutting... Read more
Some Skokie Shoplifters Set To Get Ticketed Instead Of Arrested
Instead of facing arrest and a misdemeanor charge of retail theft, shoplifters in Skokie could soon have the opportunity to avoid an arrest and pay a ticket on the spot. Village officials... Read more
Northbrook Mourns Loss Of Former Police Chief
The village of Northbrook announced Tuesday the death of Charles "Chuck" Wernick, former police chief from 2005 until his retirement in 2017. According to the release, Wernick... Read more
Deerfield Swimmers End 9 Years Of Competing Together At Sectional
For the past four years, Bella Flaminio, Viki Turos and Kyla Wolski have been competing together as members of the Deerfield High School varsity girls swimming and diving team.... Read more
NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE
Bulls Legend Toni Kukoč Takes Loss On Longtime Highland Park Home
Former Chicago Bulls forward Toni Kukoč and his wife Renata last week sold their longtime Highland Park home for $920,000. They purchased the property — the original... Read more
'New Suburbanites' Fuel Village's Rising Luxury Real Estate Market
Winnetka has been identified among the top luxury real estate markets for wealthy people to relocate during the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from Coldwell Banker Global... Read more
LOCAL POLICE REPORTS
Hit-And-Run Driver Strikes Squad Car, Escapes On Foot: Blotter
$20K In Jewelry Stolen From Residence; ID Theft Rampant: Blotter
Criminal Trespass, Weapon Possession Charge At Walgreens: Blotter
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