Bicyclist With Diapers | Cubs Owner Tax Bill | Oakton Name Change

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.

Chicago Cubs Co-Owner Owes Years Of Back Taxes For Wilmette House

The Cook County assessor informed Chicago Cubs co-owner and Republican National Committee Finance Chair Todd Ricketts Tuesday he faces tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes... Read more

Serial Bank Robber Runs Away Empty-Handed

Federal investigators suspect a serial bank robber tried to rob a Skokie bank last week. The same man completed four other robberies — and attempted a fifth — over the... Read more

Oakton Community College Board Chair Suggests Changing Name

The Oakton Community College Board of Trustees is expected to discuss dropping the word "community" from its name at a board meeting next month after several trustees suggested it... Read more

Park District Gives Severance To Director After Drafting Letter Firing Her

After the Park District of Highland Park drafted a letter that would have fired her, the district's former finance director negotiated a severance package that saw her receive... Read more

City Council Considers Censure Of Clerk Over Staff Complaints

Aldermen declined to formally rebuke City Clerk Devon Reid Monday after Mayor Steve Hagerty asked that the clerk be censured for a series of violations of the city's healthy work... Read more

One Winnetka Developer Defaults On Deal, Leaving Blight Downtown

The developer behind the proposed One Winnetka development has defaulted on its development agreement with Winnetka, the village attorney announced. In response, the Winnetka Village... Read more

Old Orchard ICE Spotting Was False Alarm, Village Says

Rumors of immigration enforcement activity at Old Orchard shopping center are false, according to village officials. Claims of a possible raid by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read more

Bicyclist Asks Kids To Change His Diaper: Cops

An unidentified man has offered money to children to change his diaper at least twice in the past two weeks, police said. The first incident of the man soliciting children... Read more

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NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

'Magnificent' Frank Lloyd Wright Home Listed At $900K In Wilmette

Owned by the family of a prominent local architect, the Frank J. Baker house hit the market Wednesday for the first time in over 60 years.

Loyola Coach Sells Wilmette House For $1.4 Million

Loyola University men's basketball coach Porter Moser and his wife sold the property after buying the Chicago Cubs chairman's former home.

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Skokie Stabbing Sends Man To Hospital
• Electronic Equipment Stolen From Lakefront Home: Blotter
• 'Disorderly Subject' Turns Out To Be Man With Warrant: Blotter
• Amtrak Train Kills Driver Of Minivan

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: July 8 To July 14

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, July 6–13: Plane Crash | Property Assessments | Mall Redevelopment Approved | Owner Of Religious School Accused Of Abuse | Cubs Owner Avoids Paying Property Taxes On Custom Home | North Shore Hotel Named Top In Nation

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