Hospital Wedding | 'Bookie Butcher' Charged | COVID Demographics

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.

Wedding At Lake Forest Hospital 'Made Her Last Dream Come True'

Efforts by staff at Lake Forest Hospital last week allowed a hospice patient and her family to mark a meaningful milestone in person. Karen Hoehne was wheeled down from... Read more

NorthShore To Acquire Northwest Community Healthcare

NorthShore University HealthSystem is set to add a sixth hospital by next year. The Evanston-based health care system announced plans to acquire Arlington Heights-based Northwest... Read more

Latino, Black Residents Hit Hardest By Coronavirus In Lake County

Black and Latino residents in Lake County have been hit far harder by the coronavirus than white communities during the first months of the outbreak, data shows. Despite making... Read more

Two Lifeguards At Glenview Pool Diagnosed With Coronavirus

Less than two weeks after opening, Glenview's Flick Outdoor Aquatic Center is remaining shut down after two lifeguards were diagnosed with coronavirus. The Glenview Park District announced... Read more

'Bookie Butcher' Charged With Illegal Sports Gambling Operation

Prosecutors said a Highland Park man operated an international gambling operation and lied on at least one federal tax return to hide his income. Dominic Poeta, 63, of... Read more

Spending Cuts Reduce Skokie's Deficit By Nearly $5 Million

The coronavirus pandemic has forced local governments to confront ominous budget forecasts for the coming year, with its high reliance on sales taxes and fees, and the village of Skokie... Read more

Walgreens To Open Doctors' Offices In 500-700 Stores

In what the company and industry experts are calling a first, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Wednesday it will be opening physician-led primary care clinics in 500-700 of its stores... Read more

Schakowsky Chairs Hearing On Price-Gouging, Consumer Protections

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky blamed the Trump administration and "Big Tech" for allowing fakery and fraud to run rampant on the internet during the coronavirus pandemic, while online... Read more

WHICH LOCAL BUSINESSES GOT PPP LOANS?

DEERFIELD | EVANSTON | GLENVIEW | HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD | LAKE FOREST-LAKE BLUFF | NORTHBROOK | SKOKIE | WILMETTE-KENILWORTH | WINNETKA-GLENCOE

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Teacher Spits In Man's Face, Claims To Have Coronavirus: Cops
• Chicago Man Drowns At Clark Street Beach In Evanston
• Fireworks Damage Techny Field In Northbrook
• Police Chase Suspects In Car Theft Into Chicago: Blotters
• Phony GBN Football Solicitor; Electric Company Ruse: Blotter
• Bicycle Burglar Nabbed Over 4 Miles North Of Crime Scene: Blotter

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: July 30 To July 6

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, June 28–July 4: Fugitive Returned | Teen Falls Through Roof | Carjacking Botched Ex-Player Alleges Racist Hazing | North Shore Model Competes In Cooking Challenge | Illegal Chinese Labor Camp

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