Jail Video Released | Alderman Accused | Gynecologist Charged

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.

Lake County Jail Video Shows Guards Fail To Help Dying Inmate

WAUKEGAN, IL — The Lake County Sheriff's Office released portions of a surveillance video showing a nonchalant response by correctional officers when a detainee was found unresponsive in a cell in... Read more

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NorthShore Gynecologist Indicted On Sexual Assault Charge

SKOKIE, IL — A gynecologist accused of sexual assaulting a patient during an appointment was arrested last month in Skokie, more than 18 months after a woman reported she had been assaulted during... Read more

Golf Mill Sears To Close By End Of Year

NILES, IL — The Sears store at the Golf Mill Shopping Center will close before the end of the year. The Hoffman Estates-based company announced its Niles location at 400 Golf Mill Ctr. began a liquidation... Read more

Northwestern PhD Gets 3 Years For Shoving Stranger Onto Tracks

CHICAGO — A Northwestern University Ph.D. student admitted he shoved a stranger onto subway tracks last summer in exchange for a sentence of three years in prison. Chad Estep, 34, formerly of Chicago's... Read more

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Oracle Plans Construction Innovation Lab In Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — Oracle wants to build a "construction and engineering innovation lab" in the former Textura facility in the 1400 block of Lake Cook Road. Representatives of the California-based tech... Read more

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Evanston Alderman Accused Of Multiple Ethics Violations

EVANSTON, IL — A pair of complaints filed with Evanston's ethics board accuse the city's senior aldermen of a slew of ethics violations connected to the effort by a group of residents to demolish... Read more

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More Than 500 Housing Units Proposed For Former Solo Cup Site

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — A developer presented preliminary plans for more than 500 units of housing on the site of the former Solo Cup facility to the Highland Park Plan and Design Commission Tuesday.... Read more

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Revised One Winnetka Plans Receive Preliminary Approval

WINNETKA, IL — The One Winnetka mixed-use development passed a key hurdle this week,... Read more

Teacher Under Investigation For Internet Crimes Against Children

GLENVIEW, IL — Glenview police are investigating allegations of "internet crimes against children" by a North Shore teacher. Currently a teacher in the North Shore Special Education District, the... Read more

2 Glenbrook North School Shooting Threats Discovered In 2 Days

NORTHBROOK, IL — Students at Glenbrook North High School discovered two threats of school shootings in two days this week, resulting in about half of the school's roughly 2,000 students staying home... Read more

Glenview Psychologist Indicted On Medicare Fraud Charges

CHICAGO — A North Shore doctor billed taxpayers for fake appointments for years before her arrest Tuesday, prosecutors said. Operating out of a office in Glenview, the clinical psychologist is accused... Read more

State Partnership Could Spare Harley Clarke Mansion: State Reps

EVANSTON, IL — Two state representatives for Evanston have written letters to city officials asking them to not to demolish the Harley Clarke mansion. Rep. Robyn Gabel, an Evanston resident, and Rep.... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

• Scottie Pippen Slices Price On Highland Park House
• Chief Keef's Former Highland Park McMansion Returns To Market

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• 72-Year-Old Robbed, Beaten, Left At Golf Course In Only Underwear
• Shoplifter Says He Has A Gun, Punches Home Depot Staff: Evanston Blotter
• Arrests After Home Burglary, 'Traffic Altercation': Glencoe, Winnetka, Northfield Blotters
• Burglars Break Into Storage Units, Steal Over $7,000: Glenview Blotter
• DUI Driver Was Speeding At Least 40 MPH Over Limit: Highland Park Blotter
• 4 Shoplifters Snatch 12 Purses; Fake Boss Scams Employee: Northbrook Blotter
• 11 Shoplifters Steal Jackets; Public Indecency Reported: Skokie Blotter
• Same Gun Used In 2 Rogers Park Shootings: Police
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LOCAL SCHOOLS

• North Shore Catholic Schools, Morton Grove School and Deerfield Elementary School Earn Blue Ribbon Distinction

ILLINOIS POLITICS

• Rauner, Pritzker Clash In First One-On-One Debate
• Pritzkers' Toilet Removal Was Scheme To Defraud: Inspector General

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Sept. 24 - Sept. 30

LAST WEEK

• North Shore Week In Headlines, Sept. 23 - Sept. 29: Mall Revamp | Students Charged Over Threat, Guns | Fatal Stabbing | Khalil Mack Buys North Shore Home | Trustees Reverses Course On Sick Leave | Rock Climbing, Pediatric Care Proposals Move Forward

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