Microbrewery Expands | Highway Dedicated | Development Considered

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.

Online Pet Sitter Blamed For Feces-Filled Home, Trashed Car

Officers investigating a man accused of fleeing police in a stolen car discovered that a pet sitter who was booked online is being blamed for a series of incidents that led to a possibly... Read more

Highwood Microbrewery Owners Buy Ballast Point Brewing

The owners of Highwood-based Kings & Convicts Brewing Company have signed an agreement to buy Ballast Point Brewing Company from the giant alcohol producer Constellation Brands.... Read more

Memorial Highway Dedicated To Fallen State Trooper

Nearly 11 months after Trooper Christopher Lambert was fatally struck on his way home from work on a snowy afternoon, his family, friends, politicians and police gathered to dedicate... Read more

Village Board Considers Annexation Plan For 'Beeson's Corner' Development

Three weeks after the first public hearing on a proposed mixed-use development on the northeast corner of Half Day and Waukegan roads, the Bannockburn Village Board Monday considers... Read more

Danny Glover To Headline Evanston Reparations Town Hall

Actor and activist Danny Glover was announced as the keynote presenter at a town hall meeting next week to discuss Evanston's reparations initiative. The event will wrap up a two-day... Read more

Local Attorneys Angle To Become Lake County Judges

Applications are closed and the review process has begun for the 21 Lake County attorneys hoping to be appointed as a judge. The retirement of Michael Fusz as an associate judge... Read more

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot On CTA Platform At Howard Street: Police

A man was fatally shot at the Howard Street CTA station Tuesday, police said. Dispatchers began to get calls about the shooting shortly before 12:30 p.m., and trains were soon halted as... Read more

Marijuana Moratorium In Morton Grove Could Last Until June 2021

Recreational marijuana businesses will not be setting up shop in Morton Grove anytime soon, as village trustees last week cleared the way for a moratorium of up to 18 months on... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Frank Lloyd Wright House Sells For $600,000 In Wilmette

The buyers of the 1909-built Frank J. Baker house plan a major restoration as its former owners' family contests its ownership in court.

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• SWAT Team Finds Glenview Gunman Dead After Threat: Police
• Shoplifter Swaps Out Sandals; Panera Patron Pickpocketed: New Trier Area Blotters
• Masked Trio Rob Niles Gas Station, Customer At Gunpoint: Police
• Driver On Drugs Was Below Minimum Speed Limit: Glenview Blotter
• Fake Attorney Collects Fees; Water Tower Vandalized: Northbrook Blotter
• Home Burglary, 3 DUI Arrests Over Thanksgiving Weekend: HP Blotter
• Woman Stabbed To Death By Recently Released Relative: Task Force
  
• Burglar Bungles Break-In Across Street From Evanston Cop: Police

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Nov. 25 To Dec. 1

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Nov. 24–Nov. 30: Weed Tax To Fund Reparations | Youth Sports Coach Charged With Child Porn | Development Plans Amended

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