Boat Capsizes, 8 Rescued | Norge Fundraiser | 'Chicago Fire' Filming

CHICAGO AREA, IL — Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.

8 Rescued From Lake Michigan By Evanston FD After Boats Capsize

Water rescue crews pulled the occupants of five overturned boats to safety after a sudden change in lake conditions Thursday evening.

35 Refugee Families Arrive In Skokie, About 40 Kids To Enter Schools

Village staff said the asylum seekers, mostly from Venezuela, arrived last month as part of a program with state and Cook County officials.

Filming Of 'Chicago Fire' In Waukegan To Close Route 137 For 7 Days

A weeklong closure of the Amstutz Expressway to accommodate the television show starts Thursday, IDOT officials said.

Arlington Heights Woman Killed In Bicycle Accident A 'Beautiful Soul'

Sylwia Wagner-Jarosz started a program for Polish students at Long Grove Country School and is remembered as a beloved teacher and friend.

No Ongoing Threat At Holmes Middle School After Lockdown: Officials

District 21 officials said an Airsoft gun was on campus previously and that "very poor decisions" by students led to a campus lockdown.

Norge Fundraiser To Support Man Hit By Car While In His House

All funds from the Sunday event at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove will help pay for Angelo Pleotis' road to recovery.

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