Minimum Wage Reversal | West Nile Test | Bakery Plans To Close

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.

Village Fights To Block Pension Benefits To Dead Officer's Son

A second Illinois court has rebuked Glenview and its police pension board for misinterpreting state law to deny survivor benefits to the son of an officer who died at work because... Read more

Skokie Abandons Plan That Would Reduce Minimum Wage Until 2024

The Skokie Village Board has permanently shelved a proposal that would have temporarily reduced minimum wage in the village by aligning it with state law rather than a Cook County... Read more

First Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found On North Shore

The first North Shore mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in 2019 were collected last week. Five samples of mosquitoes, collected Monday through Wednesday in Evanston,... Read more

Man Charged With Rape At Northwestern Violates Bond, Stays Free

The New Jersey man charged with raping an incapacitated fellow Northwestern University freshman in March on the school's Evanston campus was allowed to remain free Thursday after prosecutors... Read more

Supreme Court Sides With Drugmaker In Suicide Of Glencoe Lawyer

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a Glencoe woman's request Tuesday to reconsider an appellate court ruling throwing out a $3 million jury verdict in the death of her husband. Wendy Dolin argued... Read more

Sweety Pies In Skokie To Close At End Of Summer

The owners of Sweety Pies in Skokie plan to sell the shop and leave the bakery business at the end of the summer. The last day of business will be in late August at the 8042 Lincoln Ave.... Read more

Deerfield High School Senior Wins Shot Put State Championship

A Deerfield High School senior became the first individual state champion of a field event in school history Saturday at the IHSA state boys track meet at Eastern Illinois University.... Read more

Lincolnwood Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years For Opioid Conspiracy

A Lincolnwood man who admitted conspiring with a doctor to illegal sell opioids was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in federal prison. The former owner of a clinic in Chicago... Read more

Ald. Ed Burke, Top Aide, Lake Forest Attorney Indicted On New Racketeering, Bribery Charges

Federal prosecutors announced additional charges Thursday against Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, accusing him of participating in a racketeering conspiracy to enrich himself, his law firm and his... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Orbitz Founder Lists Mansion For $1 Million Below Last Sale Price
See inside the home that offers a "resort-like feel in a totally private setting," according to its listing agent.

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Gunshot Victims Found In Wilmette Were Shot In Evanston: Police
• Panic Button Scares Off Burglar As He Breaks Into Home: Glenview Blotter
  
• Metra Train Fatally Strikes Pedestrian In Winnetka
• Three DUI Arrests After Memorial Day Weekend Crashes: Highland Park-Highwood Blotter
• Home Burglars Caught On Video While Residents Sleep: Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Blotters
• Teen Charged With Firing Gun Into Air Before Crashing Into 2 Cars
• Woman Rescued From Roof Of Her Burning House

ILLINOIS POLITICS

• Illinois House Passes Abortion Rights Bill
• Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Passes Illinois House
• Progressive Income Tax Constitutional Amendment Headed To Ballot

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: May 20 To May 26

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week In Headlines: May 18–May 26: Guilty After 27 Years | 'Nazi' Yearbook Quote | Sprint Record Set | Stray Bullet Strikes Suburban School Bus | Probation In Deadly Hit-And-Run | Restaurant Re-Opens With 2 New Concepts | Teen Fires Gun, Flees

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