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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.

Stray Bullet Kills Lake Forest Academy Grad On Anniversary Trip

MEXICO CITY — A woman from the north suburbs was fatally shot Saturday while celebrating her first wedding anniversary in Mexico City. Authorities confirmed the 27-year-old Tatiana Mirutenko, a Hawthorn... Read more

Elderly Couple Found Dead In Basement In Murder-Suicide

NILES, IL — Police are investigating the death of an elderly Niles couple found dead in their home Wednesday with apparent gunshot wounds. Around 4:23 p.m., officers had responded to a 911 call from... Read more

Neighbors Sue To Stop Short-Term Rentals On Highland Park Block

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — A homeowners association is asking a judge to block the owner of a mansion from renting it out on a short-term rental website. The association changed the rules of its membership... Read more

Evanston Aldermen Let Brewery Out Of $1.5 Million Lease For $60K

EVANSTON, IL — The Evanston City Council voted 5-2 Monday to end a 10-year, $1.6 million lease on a city-owned building in exchange for a several months worth of rent and compensation for utilities.... Read more

Lake Forest City Manager To Step Down Next Year

LAKE FOREST, IL — Lake Forest City Manager Bob Kiely will retire at the end of January 2019. The city's eighth and longest-serving city manager informed aldermen of his intention to step down in closed... Read more

Northwestern Apologizes In Statement About Journalism Professor

EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University apologized to current and former students in a statement released Tuesday about its on-leave journalism professor Alec Klein, who was publicly accused of harassment... Read more

Man Gets Probation For Sexual Abuse Of NU Student During Massage

SKOKIE, IL — A Chicago man was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for the attempted rape of a 19-year-old Northwestern University student in 2016. He could have faced up to seven years imprisonment,... Read more

Lake County Jail Inmate Charged Over Sexual Assault Allegation

WAUKEGAN, IL — A detainee at Lake County jail was charged with a felony Friday for falsely accusing a corrections officer of sexual assault last month, according to the Lake County sheriff's office.... Read more

Judge Agrees To Reinstate Lawsuit Against Alderman

EVANSTON, IL — The Cook County judge who ordered an Evanston alderman to pay more than $64,000 after she was accused of abandoning a home rehab job last week vacated his judgement and reinstated the... Read more

School District Pays Principal $15,000 To Resign Before Starting

ZION, IL — The Zion Elementary School District 6 board agreed to a $15,000 settlement payment to a newly hired principal barely a month after hiring him, the Lake County News-Sun reported. District... Read more

Howard Street Apartment Tower Listed Less Than 2 Years After Sale

EVANSTON, IL — The owner of a 221-unit apartment tower on Howard Street has put the building on the market less than two years after purchasing the property for $46 million, Crain's Chicago Business... Read more

Muslim Community Center Academy Gets Approval For High School

MORTON GROVE, IL — Trustees in Morton Grove approved an ordinance last week allowing an existing Islamic school to transform into a high school and junior high from an elementary and middle school.... Read more

'Sixteen Candles' Filming Location In Evanston Sold For Loss

EVANSTON, IL — The home of Samantha Baker, Molly Ringwald's character in the 1983 John Hughes' film "Sixteen Candles" sold last month for more than 20 percent below its asking price after spending... Read more

Historic Lake Forest 'Wyldewoode' Estate Listed For $15 Million

LAKE FOREST, IL — A historic lakefront mansion built for a steel tycoon more than a century ago and meticulously maintained became the priciest home listing of the suburbs when it was listed Monday.... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Report Of Man With Gun At Northwestern Sparks Police Response
• Wilmette Woman Charged With Burglarizing Two Homes
• Women Used Drunk Man's Stolen Credit Cards In Deerfield: Reports
• Masturbation At Pool; Youths Attacked; Sexual Assault: Skokie Blotter
• 2 Cars, 5 Lawn Chairs, 1 Grill Stolen; Battery Arrests: Evanston Blotter
• Phony 'Executive' Cons Business Out Of 'Audit' Payment: Glenview Blotter
• Tires Slashed; Cars Burglarized; Drunk Driver Speeds: Highland Park Blotter
• Hit-And-Run Drunk Driver Had Over Triple Legal Limit: Lake Forest Blotter
• Upskirt Filming In 1 Store, Indecent Exposure In Another: Niles Blotter
• Windows Smashed In 5 Cars, 1 Business; Safe Burglarized: Northbrook Blotter
• Woman Sleeping In Car At Gas Station Charged With DUI: Morton Grove Blotter
• Identity Thief Manages To Secure $290,000 In Loans: Wilmette Blotter
• Bat Bites Dog; Dog Bites UPS Driver; Park Theft Arrest: Winnetka, Glencoe, Northfield Blotters
• Heroin Addicts Shoplifted For Fencing Ring: Police
• Jailed Man's DNA Found At Scene Of Burglary: Police
• Evanston Police Chief Announces Retirement
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IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: July 3 - July 9

LAST MONTH

• North Shore Week in Headlines for June 24 - June 30: 'Creepy' Coach | New Superintendents | Pizza Delivery Robbery | Alderman Raise Debt Limit | School Board Approves Bullet-Resistant Glass Bid | North Shore Has No. 4 Lakefront 'Beach Town'

AROUND ILLINOIS

• McDonald's Salads Linked To Parasitic Infections
• Fireworks Legalization Effort A Dud So Far
• County Assessor Relied On Zillow, Trulia To Set Home Values
• Pride, Prejudice In Responses As Gov Helps Gays Get Hitched

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