Ex-City Manager Pleads | Police Chief Sued | Development Approved

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.

Former Lake Forest City Manager Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge

Longtime Lake Forest City Manager Bob Kiely has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor as part of a deal with prosecutors to resolve allegations he illegally made payments to a lobbying... Read more

Police Chief, City Sued Over 'HIV' Social Media Post

One of the dozens of men whose images, birthdays and addresses were publicly posted to a personal social media account of Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook filed a federal civil... Read more

13 Sunset Ridge Staffers Sue Company That Hired Accused Custodian

A group of staff members at the Northfield school where a cellphone was discovered hidden in a bathroom last month have sued the company that hired the custodian accused of planting the... Read more

Horizon Therapeutics Closes $115 Million Deal For Takeda Campus

Horizon Therapeutics closed on the $115 million purchase of the three-building Deerfield office park formerly occupied by Takeda Pharmaceuticals earlier this month, company officials... Read more

Glenview Development Wins Preliminary Village Board Approval

A divided village board last week granted preliminary approval to a mixed-use development proposed for the former Bess Hardware site in downtown Glenview. Trustees are set to give... Read more

Pfingsten From Lake Cook To Dundee To Close For Up To 6 Months

Construction work on the Edens Spur due to begin in mid-March is set to close Pfingsten Road to through traffic for months between Lake Cook and Dundee roads.The Illinois... Read more

New Robert Crown Center Library Branch Opens To Public

The fourth branch of the Evanston Public Library opens Saturday in the new Robert Crown Center. The city's newest public library is part of the rebuilt $53 million community center,... Read more

Village Board Agrees To Pay Chamber Of Commerce Over $51,000 A Year

Village trustees last week unanimously approved an agreement with the Glenview Chamber of Commerce to provide economic development and business support services. The three-year agreement... Read more

Discounts On Offer In 24 Towns For Lake County Restaurant Week

The fifth annual Lake County Restaurant Week kicks off Friday and runs through March 8. More than 75 restaurants across more than two dozen towns are participating in the wintertime... Read more

Two Teachers At Same School Celebrate Leap Day Birthdays

A pair of teachers at the same Glenview school are preparing to celebrate their official birthdays Saturday for the first time since 2016. Willowbrook Elementary School fourth... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Former Cubs Pitcher Kerry Wood Sells $4.15 Million Home

Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood and his wife, Sarah, completed the sale their Winnetka mansion this week for $4.15 million. After spending less than nine months on the market... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Hit-And-Run Driver Has Repeated Revoked License Arrests: Blotter
• Shoplifters Thwarted; Wallet Pilfered; Sticker Stolen: Blotter
• Ruse Home Burglary; Grandparent Scam; Porch Piracy: Blotters

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 18 To Feb. 24

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Feb. 16–Feb. 22: Mayor Charged | Fair Relocates | Administrator Given Severance | Accused Custodian's Employers Sued | Police Chief Apologizes For Social Media Posts | Bail conditions set in Deerfield Hit-and-Run

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