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Fugitive Returned | Teen Falls Through Roof | Carjacking Botched

Ex-player alleges racist hazing | North Shore model competes in cooking challenge | Local company reportedly uses illegal Chinese labor camp

Week in headlines for Chicago's North Shore from June 28 to July 4, 2020.
Week in headlines for Chicago's North Shore from June 28 to July 4, 2020. (Patch)

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.


Fugitive Charged With Reckless Homicide Extradited After 24 Years

Police said a fugitive charged in connection with a fatal drunken driving crash in Lake Forest has been extradited back to the United States from Poland to face a charge of reckless... Read more


Caterpillar Clothing Made At Illegal Chinese Labor Camp: Report

U.S. construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar, headquartered in Deerfield, has been working with a China-based supplier of clothing items that participates in a coercive labor... Read more

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North Shore Native Overcomes Fear Of Knives To Compete Among 'Worst Cooks'

A fashion model and Highland Park native nicknamed 'Banana Hands' managed to make it through the first two rounds of an elimination-based televised cooking competition for... Read more


'Simulated Lynching' Supervised By Lacrosse Coach: Ex-Student

A violent, racist hazing incident was orchestrated by a Lake Forest High School social worker and former coach during his time working for Chicago Public Schools, according to... Read more

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Teen Falls Through Roof At Catholic School

A teenager fell through the roof Sunday night at Holy Cross Catholic High School. A few teenagers were on the roof at around 10:20 p.m. when an 18-year-old male fell through a skylight... Read more


18-Year-Old Charged In Carjacking Had Arrest Warrant: Prosecutors

The Lake County teen accused of attempting to carjack a woman at Glencoe Golf Club Thursday was wanted on a arrest warrant connected to earlier juvenile conviction for armed robbery and... Read more


NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Award-Winning 'Glade House' Listed For $2.3 Million

An award-winning contemporary downtown Lake Forest design that hearkens back to the town's long-lost agrarian architectural forms hit the market Tuesday with an asking price... Read more

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