City Manager Indicted | Custodian Accused | Hate Crime Sentence

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.

Longtime Lake Forest City Manager Indicted

Former Lake Forest City Manager Bob Kiely was indicted Wednesday on one count of official misconduct in connection with his role in nearly $200,000 in payments made to a Washington... Read more

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Parents Accuse Custodian Of Sexually Assaulting Evanston Student

The parents of an Evanston seventh grader who reported being sexually assaulted earlier this month at an Evanston/Skokie District 65 school say they are unsatisfied with the answers... Read more

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Ex-Northwestern Student's Parents Guilty In Admissions Conspiracy

The parents charged with conspiring to cheat their daughters into Northwestern University and Georgetown University as part of the college admissions scandal pleaded guilty Monday.... Read more

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Bett's Boutique Set To Close After 43 Years In Highland Park

A fashion fixture in downtown Highland Park will be permanently shuttered unless it's purchased by a new owner. A store closing sale began Monday at Bett's Boutique and B2... Read more

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North Shore Natives Behind Designs Worn By Striking Teachers

As a strike by the Chicago Teachers Union extended into its fifth day, thousands of educators and their supporters rallied downtown as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered her first budget... Read more

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Man Sentenced In Hate Crime Over Puerto Rico Flag Shirt

The man convicted of hate crimes for threatening a woman wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag on it avoided prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Tim Trybus, 63,... Read more

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County Cuts 'Homeland Security' From Department, Committee Names

After the presence of a command van caused concerns at an Evanston street fair over the summer, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to remove the term "homeland security"... Read more

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Cop Credited For Rescue Of Man Pinned Under Car

An plainclothes police officer helped rescue a man struck by a car and trapped underneath Friday outside an Evanston strip mall, authorities said. Around 12:30 p.m., a 72-year-old... Read more

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Emergency Sand Replenishment Project Begins At Rosewood Beach

Park district officials hope an emergency beach replenishment project that began this week will protect Rosewood Beach from rampant erosion. Sand delivery began Wednesday,... Read more

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Deadly Explosion Leads To $1.6 Million In Fines

The owners of a Waukegan chemical plant where four employees died in an explosion and fire earlier in May were hit with nearly $1.6 million in fines from federal workplace safety... Read more

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Highway Dedicated To Fallen Illinois State Trooper

Family, friends and former colleagues of Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis gathered at Townline Community Park in Lake Forest Monday morning for a ceremony dedicating... Read more

SCHOOL BULLYING POLICIES, PRACTICES

Deerfield | Evanston | Glenview | Highland Park | Lake Forest-Lake Bluff | Northbrook | Skokie | Wilmette | Winnetka

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• 2 Shot Near Twiggs Park In Evanston: Police
• Illegal Gun, Narcotics Found After Traffic Crash: Blotter
• Masked Gunman Carries Out Late-Night Armed Robbery: Blotter
• Car Break-Ins, Shoplifting, Identity Theft: Blotter
• Criminal HIV Transmission Charge In Sexual Abuse Of Teen: Sheriff

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Oct. 14 To Oct. 20

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Oct. 13–Oct. 19: Pot Permit Process | Towns Save With Solar | NU Credit Downgrade | Bank Robber On Bail Accused Of More Crimes | Marathon Results From Local Runners | Shoplifting Group Robs Mall Patron, Police Say

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