More Women Accuse Doctor | Bank Robbed | Anti-Semitic Bomb Threat

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.

Four More Women Sue NorthShore And Its Disgraced Gynecologist

Four more women have come forward to accuse a former NorthShore University HealthSystem gynecologist of sexual assaulting them under the pretense of providing medical care. At least half... Read more

Gambling Expansion Bill Permits Long-Sought Waukegan Casino

Waukegan is due to receive get one of the six new casinos permitted under the gambling expansion bill sponsored by its local state senator and approved by lawmakers last weekend.... Read more

Anti-Semitic Bomb Threat Found At Wilmette Middle School

An anti-Semitic threat discovered in a bathroom at a Wilmette middle school prompted a sweep by police and a bomb-sniffing dog this week, according to police and school officials. The... Read more

District 219 Spends Nearly $5.4 Million To Buy Menards Property

The Niles Township High School District 219 board has agreed to pay $5.375 million to purchase the former Menards store immediately west of Niles West High School. Board members last... Read more

Serial Armed Robber Who Struck Evanston Shops Pleads Guilty

A man charged with more than half a dozen armed robberies was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of attempted robbery. The robberies took... Read more

FAFSA Deadline Nears: What That Means For North Shore Students

The deadline for students to apply for 2018-19 federal financial aid is rapidly approaching. But students across the country who have put off filing this long are not only bumping up against the federal... Read more

Sex Trafficking Rapper Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

A north suburban rapper and gang member was sentenced to more than a quarter-century in prison last week for the sex trafficking of a 15-year-old Indiana girl. Prosecutors described him... Read more

Northwestern Sells Hospice, Home Health Offerings

JourneyCare has purchased the home health care and hospice operations of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. JourneyCare is a Glenview-based nonprofit that became the largest hospice... Read more

Bank Robber Strikes Fifth Third Branch In Northbrook

Police said bespectacled man in a Chicago Bears hat robbed a Northbrook bank Monday. Around 4 p.m., police got a call that a bank robbery had just occurred at the Fifth Third... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Daughter Of Billionaire Casino Magnate Lists Winnetka Mansion
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf, daughter of Neil Bluhm, and her husband put the contemporary home on the market for $4.65 million.

LOCAL NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

• Deerfield High School
  
• Evanston Township High School
  
• Glenbrook North High School
  
• Glenbrook South High School
• Highland Park High School
  
• New Trier High School
  
• Niles North High School
• Students from Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Gun Fired Into House With 4 Kids, 7 Adults Inside: Skokie Blotter
• Shoplifter Snatches Chainsaw From Hardware Store: Northbrook Blotter
• Police Seek To Identify Suspects In Theft From Lake Forest Church
• Drunk Driver Crashes Into 2 Police Cars: Highland Park Blotter
• Woman Rescued From Roof Of Her Burning House
• Evanston Resident Shot In Parking Lot Dispute
• Northbrook Teen Charged Over Shermer Road Shooting

IN MEMORIAM

• Northwestern University Vice President For Student Affairs Dies
• North Shore Death Notices: May 27 To June 2

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week In Headlines: May 25–May 31: Minimum Wage Reversal | West Nile Test | Bakery Plans To Close | Village Fights To Deny Death Benefits To Dead Officer's Son | Court Blocks Suicide Lawsuit | Accused Rapist Violates Bail, Remains Free

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