Hate Crime Trial | No Halloween At School | Rooster Ban Scrapped

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.

Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Hate Crimes In Puerto Rican Flag Assault

A jury found a 63-year-old man guilty Wednesday of two counts of felony hate crime for an assault of a woman wearing a Puerto Rican flag shirt in a Cook County forest preserve last... Read more
After: Hate Crime Trial Begins In Puerto Rico Flag Shirt Case

Judge, Prosecutors Permit Early Release Of 82-Year-Old Prisoner

An 82-year-old man in declining health was released from Lake County Jail Wednesday after prosecutors and a judge accepted a petition on his behalf from a new local nonprofit.... Read more

Parents Respond To End Of Halloween Parties At Evanston Schools

With several more local public schools doing away with Halloween celebrations this year, citing Evanston/Skokie School District 65's commitment to equity, some Evanston parents tell... Read more

Rug Merchant's Bid For Knollwood Fire Station Risks Getting Stale

Months after a lame-duck board approved a cash offer to purchase the former home of the disbanded Knollwood Fire Department, the Rockland Fire Protection District board set a deadline... Read more

Proposed Rooster Ban Removed As Cook County Amends Rules For Pets

The Cook County Board of Commissioners scrapped a proposed ban on roosters, simplified regulations on horses and added a cap on house pets as part of an amendment to zoning regulations for... Read more

Lake Forest Philanthropist Nancy Hughes, Widow Of Famed Filmmaker, Dies At 68

North Shore philanthropist Nancy Hughes died last week at the age of 68 at Lake Forest Hospital, in a building that, like many other local beneficiaries of her generosity, includes... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

1,136 North Shore Homes On Floodplain Could See Lower Assessments

Property tax assessments on some of the North Shore's most expensive homes have been slashed after the Cook County Assessor's Office began accounting for whether houses in New Trier Township... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Armed Robbery Reported In Downtown Northbrook
• Service Suspended On CTA Yellow, Purple Lines After Woman Fatally Struck
• Deerfield Woman Faces Elder Exploitation Charge: Northbook Blotter
• Man With Knife Tries To Rob Woman Leaving Work: Glenview Blotter
• Tinted Window Stop In Evanston Leads To Handgun With Extended Clip, Arrest
• 2 Drivers Face Drunken Driving Charges After Crashes: Highland Park Blotter
• Winnetka Man Accused Of Sending Child Porn To Undercover Agent

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Sept. 16 To Sept. 22

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Sept. 15–21: Charges Dropped | Wrongful Death Suit Filed | Strike Authorized | $2 Million House Razed To Expand Front Yard | Casino Proposals Presented | Clinic Manager Accused Of Bathroom Recording, Harassment

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