Icy Rescue | City Hall Conflict | Pastor Probation | Levy Hike

Miss a day, miss a lot, why not take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore as we enter the first week of 2018.

Mystery Buyer Demolishes $8.5 Million Glencoe Mansion

GLENCOE, IL — The owner of a 25-year-old North Shore lakefront mansion that was last year's most expensive suburban home sale has demolished it in order to erect what could become one of the largest... Read more

Emails, Police Report Detail Evanston City Hall 'Witch Hunt'

EVANSTON, IL — A political power struggle playing out during public meetings between freshman Evanston City Clerk Devon Reid and longtime City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz... Read more

Probation For Ex-Deerfield Pastor Who Confessed To Touching Teen

DEERFIELD, IL — A former pastor at a Deerfield church who walked into the Deerfield Police Department and confessed to an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl two years ago has been... Read more

Woman, Labrador Rescued From Forest Park Beach

LAKE FOREST, IL — A woman who saved her dog from the waters of Lake Michigan Wednesday had to be rescued herself from the rocks at Forest Park Beach. Around 3:11 p.m., a bystander called 911... Read more

One Winnetka Revisions To Be Reviewed Before Recommendation

WINNETKA, IL — The developer has presented changed to the proposed One Winnetka residential project considered for the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Elm Place, and the Winnetka Village Council voted... Read more

Northbrook Woman Crushed In Glenview Crash

GLENVIEW, IL — A woman was killed after being crushed between two cars in Glenview Friday afternoon. Tasha Franklin, 43, was standing behind a vehicle stopped Sanders Road around 4:15 p.m. when she... Read more

Cook County Tax Pre-Payments Accepted

More Cook County property taxpayers than ever before have been opting to pay taxes as soon as possible. According to to the office of Treasurer Maria Pappas, people may want to increase their 2017 tax... Read more

District 112 Board Approves Maximum Tax Levy Hike

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Despite its declining enrollment and shuttering schools, North Shore School District 112 board has approved the maximum allowable increase to its property tax levy. The district... Read more

Lake Forest Student Wins Cover Art Contest

LAKE FOREST, IL — The Illinois Tollway announced that Lake Forest High School sophomore Lindley Wiesner was named the grand prize winner of the 2018 Illinois Tollway Map Cover Art Contest. Her design... Read more

Burglary Suspects Nabbed With Gun, Weed: Police

SKOKIE, IL — Police said three suspects in a car shop break-in were arrested nearby soon afterward, but they were not charged with burglary because the owner of the building declined to press charges.... Read more

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• 5 Counts Of Child Porn Charges: Police
• Armed Robbers Take 15 iPads From Store On Dempster: Skokie Crimes
• Christmas Eve Air Horn Arrest; DUI On Grass: Northbrook Crimes
• Church Christmas Decorations Damaged, Extension Cord Cut: Blotter
• Criminal Damage At School: Wilmette Crimes
• Felony Charges For Child Porn, DUI, Shoplifting: Glenview Crimes
• PNC Bank Robbed In Norridge

YEAR IN REVIEW

• Deerfield
• Evanston
• Glenview
• Highland Park
• Lake Forest
• Niles & Morton Grove
• Northbrook
• Skokie
• Wilmette
• Winnetka, Glencoe

WORTH A LOOK

• Fire Destroys Deerfield House
• Glenview Water Billing Change Take Effect
• Niles Power Outage: Power Line Falls On Car
• End-of-Year Prescription Take-Back Drive Underway In Cook County
• New Illinois Laws 2018: Crime, Courts, Corrections, Cops
• 5 Illinois Counties Sue Drug Companies Over Rampant Opioid Use
• Vote By Mail In 2018 Lake County Primary Elections

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 18 - Dec. 25

MISS LAST WEEK?

• North Shore Week in Headlines: Undisclosed Lobbying | New, Old Movie Theaters | Local Olympian | Opioid Lawsuit | Bike Trip In Israel | Apartment Sale Suburbs Priciest | Apnea "Fraud And Kickbacks"

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