Gun Ban; Housing Plans; Superintendent Canned: 2018 In Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — As we approach the end of an eventful year, it's time to take a look back at some of the most memorable stories of 2018 on Chicago's North Shore. The most-read stories of the year have included coverage of gun control policies, businesses on the move, housing and education.

Take a look back at some of people and events that made news in the biggest local stories of the year from Deerfield Patch:

Deerfield Bans Assault Weapons, High-Capacity Magazines

DEERFIELD, IL — Deerfield trustees voted unanimously Monday to approve an amendment banning certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines carrying more than 10 bullets. Starting June 13, those who... Read more

Judge Blocks Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Before It Takes Effect

DEERFIELD, IL — A judge halted the enforcement of Deerfield's ban on assault-style weapons Tuesday, a day before it was due to take effect. The order blocking the village from issuing fines or seizing... Read more
MORE: Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Doesn't Really Ban Magazines: Suit, Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Amended To Apply To Magazines

Deerfield Affordable Housing Development Draft Plans Approved

DEERFIELD, IL — Village trustees gave preliminary approval to the Zion Woods affordable housing development Monday. The Deerfield Village Board voted 4-2 in favor of moving forward with the project... Read more

Affordable Housing Units Proposed In Deerbrook Development Plan

DEERFIELD, IL — The developers hoping to build 246 residential units behind the Deerbrook Shopping Center offered to include 18 affordable apartments for at least 25 years. REVA Development Partners... Read more

Elm Street Development Rejected By Deerfield Village Board

DEERFIELD, IL — The village board last week unanimously rejected the fifth version of a planned residential development on the site of two single-family homes. The latest iteration of the proposal... Read more
AFTER: Elm Street Development Heads Back To Plan Commission

Deerfield Buys, Plans To Demolish Former Village Music Store

DEERFIELD, IL — The village last week purchased the former site of the Village Music Store with the intent to eventually redevelop the parcel... Read more

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Schools:

Holy Cross School To Shut Down In Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — Holy Cross School is shutting down at the end of the year. The Archdiocese of Chicago cited a recent decline in enrollment and an untenable operating deficit in its announcement that... Read more
THEN: Vacant Holy Cross School In Deerfield Could See Students Return

Deerfield, Highland Park High School Students Walk Out Of School

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — More than 1,600 students from Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School participated in Wednesday's national school walkout. At both schools, some students marched off... Read more

District 113 Pays $300K To Make Superintendent Go Away

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Township High School District 113 is headed for its fifth superintendent in five years, as board members approved a $300,000 payment to Christopher Dignam as part of a negotiated... Read more
LATER: D-113 Board Considers How To Fill Vacant Seat, Superintendent Job, Retired Superintendents, Board Member Named To Lead District 113

Business:

Takeda To Close Deerfield Headquarters, Move 1,000 Jobs To Boston

DEERFIELD, IL — Takeda Pharmaceuticals intends to move about 1,000 remaining employees out of its North American headquarters in Deerfield, whether or not it a... Read more

Walgreens Moving Over 1,000 Workers From Deerfield To Chicago

DEERFIELD, IL — Walgreens plans to have about 1,800 workers at a planned new downtown Chicago office it hopes to open next fall, the company announced Friday. About 1,300 current employees will relocate... Read more

Oracle Plans Construction Innovation Lab In Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — Oracle wants to build a "construction and engineering innovation lab" in the former Textura facility in the 1400 block of Lake Cook Road. Representatives of the California-based tech... Read more

Gigantic Sports Facility Moves Forward In Lincolnshire

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — Lincolnshire village trustees Monday advanced a plan to tear down a largely vacant office park and replace it with a huge indoor sports facility and other ventures as part of a... Read more

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Panera Plans To Move South Into Deerbrook Shopping Center

DEERFIELD, IL — The Plan Commission last week fielded a request from a Panera Bread franchisee looking to move its Deerfield location to a building at the remodeled Deerbrook Shopping Center. The... Read more

Deerfield Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Closing

DEERFIELD, IL — The Deerfield location of Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is shuttering next month, the company announced. A closing sale began Thursday at the grocery store at 35 Waukegan Rd. and the... Read more

More Than $14 Million In Renovations Planned For Deerfield Hotel

DEERFIELD, IL — The new owners of the Hyatt Regency Deerfield spent more than $30 million on the purchase and plan to invest another $14 million to renovate the 301-room hotel at 1750 Lake Cook Road,... Read more

Smoking Meat 'Slow And Low,' New Deerfield BBQ Joint Opens Doors

DEERFIELD, IL — North Shore residents now have the option of picking up some slow-cooked BBQ from a fast-growing regional chain, as the newest outpost of City Barbeque opened its doors on Lake Cook... Read more

Major Crime:

Grayslake Man Accused Of Robbing Banks In Lake Forest, Deerfield

CHICAGO — The FBI believes a Grayslake man carried out a pair of bank robberies last winter in Deerfield and Lake Forest. According to federal investigators, the man scouted out each bank before returning... Read more
AFTER: Deerfield Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Suspect

Armed Bank Robbers Strike Riverwoods Chase Branch As It Opens

RIVERWOODS, IL — Police are looking for a pair of bank robbers who struck a Riverwoods bank Monday morning. Two men walked into the Chase Bank branch at 2025 Milwaukee Ave. around 8:35 a.m., just... Read more

Deerfield Man Kidnapped, Assaulted, Murdered Wife: Indictment

WAUKEGAN, IL — A Lake County grand jury indicted a Deerfield man on charges he raped and murdered his wife inside their home last month. Gary A. Kamen, 55, intended to stab his 53-year-old wife Karyn... Read more
AFTER: Deerfield Man Charged In Wife's Stabbing Death Can't Post Bond