Dundee Road Closing | Shooter Run Over | School Shuttering

Miss a day, miss a lot, why not take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore.

Fellow Sailor Ran Over Navy Dentist's Murderer With SUV: Police

LAKE FOREST, IL — The Kentucky man who murdered a Navy dentist he had previously dated was run over by a witness' SUV moments after fatally shooting himself in the head, according to police and the... Read more

Dundee Road To Close For 6 Months During Construction

NORTHBROOK, IL — A $6.5 million bridge replacement project is expected to close Dundee Road to through traffic for six months. The bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River at Lee Road needs... Read more

Greyhound Suspect Awaits Extradition, Driver Removed From Duty

WAUKEGAN, IL — A Chicago man has been charged with threatening to kill fellow bus passengers following a 17-mile interstate chase of a Greyhound coach Friday night. Prosecutors have not charged the... Read more
» EARLIER: Suspect In I-94 Greyhound Bus Chase Previously Deported: Sheriff

Holy Cross School To Shut Down In June

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

Attempted Murder Charge Against Daughter In Wilmette Stabbing

WILMETTE, IL - A 27-year-old woman accused of stabbing her mother multiple times at a home in Wilmette Thursday morning remains in custody on a no bond order, police in the north suburb said Friday.... Read more

In Reversal, School Board Drops New Confidentiality Policy

EVANSTON, IL — The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board unanimously voted to withdraw its controversial new confidentiality policy Tuesday. After championing the policy earlier, the board's... Read more

Fake Widow Scams Track Star Saving For Car

EVANSTON, IL — A scam involving a purported widow's used car cost a local high school track star several years of her savings. Enyeava Michelin, a 17-year-old Evanston Township High School senior,... Read more

2 Elderly Women Held Up At Gunpoint In Highwood Armed Robbery

HIGHWOOD, IL — Two elderly women were robbed at gunpoint walking from a downtown Highwood restaurant last weekend. City officials Thursday confirmed an armed robbery was reported Saturday. A... Read more

Deerfield Chick-fil-A Project Gets Plan Commission Approval

DEERFIELD, IL — Plans for a Chick-fil-A across the street from the Deerbrook Mall came closer to becoming a reality last week, as the Deerfield Plan Commission unanimously... Read more

Special Counsel To Investigate Amtrak Lobbying Payments Approved

LAKE FOREST, IL — Aldermen unanimously ratified the appointment of a special counsel Tuesday to investigate how Lake Forest city staff spent more than $192,000 without approval from the City Council.... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Serial Suburban Home Burglary Suspect Spotted Sitting In Minivan
• Police Again Quiet About Crimes At New Trier High School
• Winnetka Man Had Cocaine, Oxycodone, Weed In Rental Car: Cops
• Highland Park Man Pleads Guilty To Evading Over $800K In Taxes
• Road Rage Charge; Foreclosed Home Burgled: Skokie Crime Reports
• Resident's ID Used At New Jersey Bank: Northbrook Crime Reports
• 22 Recent Ruse Burglaries In Suburbs Follow Same Pattern: Glencoe, Northfield, Winnetka Police Blotters
• Wanted Man Charged With Felony DUI After Crash: Glenview Crimes
• Break-In At Home Under Construction: Highland Park Crime Reports
• Park Board Member Accused Of Using Anti-Semitic Slur
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WORTH A LOOK

• Illinois Attorney General Candidates File 4th Quarter Numbers
• Evanston Airbnb Taxes To Be Automatically Collected
• New Trier Democrats Issue Endorsements For March Primaries
• Perjury Trial Of Former Lake County Coroner Delayed
• Rauner Yanks Ad Featuring Governor Accused Of Sexual Blackmail
• Expanded 1925 Lake Forest Estate Listed For $4.9M

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Jan. 9 - 15
• Obituary: Retired Judge Milton Shadur, 93
• Obituary: Cary J. Shevin, 81

MISS LAST WEEK?

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Jan. 14 - Jan. 20: $10 Million Teardown | Horse Extricated | Slain Dentist Video | Chicken, Bee Pilot Programs Approved | Coroner's Trial Delayed | New CSL Rules | Ex-Deputy Fire Chief Fights Firing

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