Charges Dropped | Wrongful Death Suit Filed | Strike Authorized

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.

Murder Charges Dropped Against 5 Teens Over 14-Year-Old's Death

Prosecutors agreed to drop first-degree murder charges against five Chicago teens accused of an attempted car burglary last month in Old Mill Creek. The incident left their 14-year-old... Read more

Family Of Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run Files Lawsuit

The family of the Evanston woman fatally struck by a minivan last week in Deerfield filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against its driver and his company. Lucinda Rondon-Stanley,... Read more

Teachers Vote To Authorize Strike In Highland Park

Teachers in North Shore School District 112 voted overwhelmingly Thursday to give their bargaining team the authority to call a strike, union representatives announced. By... Read more
More: Strike Authorization Vote Set By District 112 Teachers Union

DaVita Manager Harassed Women, Planted Bathroom Camera: Suit

For years, the manager of a dialysis center in Glenview sexually harassed employees without facing consequences from his bosses before he was criminally charged last month with illegally... Read more

Recreational Marijuana Special Use Permits Interest City Council

Aldermen directed plan commissioners to proceed with drawing up zoning regulations that could permit multiple recreational marijuana dispensaries in Evanston. The City Council unanimously... Read more

Waukegan Casino Proposals Presented At Genesee Theatre

A public hearing on proposals for a future casino development in Waukegan has been moved to the Genesee Theatre to accommodate a larger crowd, city officials announced. Members... Read more

Mayor Endorses Mayor In Democratic Presidential Primary

Along with the mayors of 58 communities around the country, Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty endorsed South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg for the Democratic Party's nomination for president.... Read more

Midwest FurFest Is Latest Group To Ban Milo Yiannopoulos

The deplatformed former Brietbart employee Milo Yiannopoulos has been banned from an upcoming furry convention after registering for the event, organizers said. Costumed attendees dress... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Lake Forest Mansions Sell Last Month For Less Than Decades Ago

Two multi-million-dollar, single-level gated Lake Forest estates purchased last month changed hands for approximately half of their previous inflation-adjusted sale prices. A... Read more

$12.7 Million Mansion's Owners Raze $2.15 Million House Next Door

A Sheridan Road mansion that sold two years ago for $2.15 million was recently leveled in order to expand a neighboring mansion's front yard and add an improved driveway. Victoria... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Owner Of Northbrook Massage Parlor Accused Of Pimping Staff
• Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Found Dead In Apparent Suicide
• Flash Flooding Closes Roads In Lake Forest, Lake Bluff
• 18-Year-Old Charged In Walmart Armed Robbery After School Threats
• Drunk Driver Found Speeding In Construction Zone: Blotter

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Sept. 9 To Sept. 15

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Sept. 8–14: Amazon Expansion | Boat Fire Victim | Cannabis Zoning Hearings | Development's Delay Explained | Arrest, Lockdown At Schools | Jury Acquits Man Of Threats To FBI | Ousted State Senator Runs For Judgeship

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