Plane Crash | Property Assessments | Mall Redevelopment Approved

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.

Cubs Co-Owner Avoids Paying Property Taxes On Wilmette Mansion

Todd Ricketts, the co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, has avoided paying taxes on his custom-built Wilmette mansion since it... Read more

Higher Assessments Hit North Suburban Commercial Property Owners

As Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi completes his first round of suburban reassessments since his election on a reform agenda last year, north suburban commercial property owners are... Read more

Small Plane Crashes In Woods In Suburban Cook County

A small plane crashed into a forest preserve while attempting to land at Chicago Executive Airport Thursday, authorities said. The single-engine amphibious aircraft went down shortly... Read more

Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Student Owns Religious School

The Skokie teacher accused of raping a child is the owner of the religious school where the abuse occurred over a period of six months, prosecutors said. The student he is charged... Read more

Sawmill Station TIF District Redevelopment Plan Approved

MORTON GROVE, IL — Village trustees granted final approval this week to a redevelopment plan to transform the site of the former Prairie View Plaza into the Sawmill Station Shopping Center, a... Read more

Deerfield Native Named WGCA All-American Scholar

Deerfield native Elyse Emerzian was named an All-American Scholar by the Women's Golf Coaches Association for the first time this week. The Deerfield High School graduate sophomore... Read more

Glenview Appoints New Village Attorney After Review

Trustees decided to hire a new law firm to represent the village last week. Village Attorney Julie Tappendorf of Ancel Glink, who also serves as the top municipal attorney for Lake... Read more

Former Assistant Athletic Director Pleads Guilty To Theft, Gets Judgement Deferred

A Lake Forest High School employee who was caught misappropriating more than $2,600 in school funds pleaded guilty last month as part of a deferred prosecution agreement... Read more

School Board Awards Administrators Additional Health Insurance Benefits

All but one member of the Township High School District 113 Board last month voted to amend five contracts in order to provide additional benefits to present and future administrators.... Read more

Opening Delayed For Deerfield Chick-Fil-A

Construction activity is underway on the site of a Chick-fil-A restaurant at the site of the demolished office supply store at 99 Waukegan Road, just south of Lake Cook Road in Deerfield.... Read more

Lake Forest's Deer Path Inn Named Best Resort Hotel In Midwest

The Deer Path Inn in Lake Forest was named the best resort hotel in the Midwest Wednesday by Travel and Leisure. The renovated English-style inn also tied for No. 66 on the magazine's... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Gun Charge For Man Who Threatened Burger King Staff Who Wouldn't Let Him In Woman's Room
• Truck Driver Arrested After Claiming To Be Off-Duty Cop: Lake Forest Blotter
• Northbrook Woman Faces DUI Charge After Crash: Blotter
• Ice Theft Leads To Culprit In Case Of False Fire Alarm: Highland Park Blotter
• 2 Armed Robberies In 3 Weeks At Niles 7-Eleven
• Reckless Homicide, DUI Charges For Highland Park Man Who Hit Tree
• 3 Women, 2 Men Carjack Evanston Man As He Delivers Pizzas: Police

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: June 24 To June 30
• Allan Howe, 77, Evanston
• M. Gordon Lackie, 93, Lake Bluff

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, June 29 to July 5: Beaches Closed Indefinitely | TIF District Debated | Airbnb Suit | City Drops $8 Million Lawsuit | Convicted Counterfeiter Charged With Armed Robberies | 2-Year-Old Found In 110-Degree Car

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