Principal Charged | Foundry Shuttered | Robbers Sentenced

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.

Fired Faculty Member, Fencing Coach Faked Residency: Settlement

Nearly a year after Glenbrook High School administrators accused him of residency fraud, former driver education teacher and fencing coach John Skorupa has been fired. According... Read more

Boys From Northbrook Dead, Parents Missing In New Zealand Volcano

A North Shore native and her Australian husband are missing and their two children are confirmed dead following Monday's volcanic eruption in New Zealand, according to multiple reports.... Read more

Elementary School Principal Charged With Sexual Assault

The principal of an elementary school in Zion has been charged with sexual assault in Wisconsin, where prosecutors say one of his former students described having sex with him on a daily... Read more

Repeat North Shore Bank Robber Sentenced To 5 Years Probation

A man convicted of robbing a pair of North Shore banks and awaiting trial on charges he also robbed a day spa was sentenced to probation and community confinement last week in federal... Read more

Parolee Shot Man In Back In Howard Street CTA Station: Prosecutor

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in last week's fatal shooting at the Howard Street CTA station. Prosecutors said he shot a 20-year-old man in the back after chasing... Read more

Nearly 150 Workers To Be Laid Off As Skokie Foundry Shutters

A 113-year-old iron foundry announced it plans to permanently close its and lay off nearly 150 workers early next year. Castwell Products, located across from Niles West High School... Read more

Mayor Blocks Move To Support Staffer Fired Over Parking Tickets

Following the second consecutive City Council meeting with comments from more than a dozen residents supporting the reinstatement of a popular community service manager, Evanston's... Read more

Wilmette Resident Resigns From Chicago Roles Amid Probe: Report

A top adviser to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is resigning her volunteer post in the mayor's office and a paid position with a publicly financed nonprofit amid an inspector general... Read more

Duo Sentenced In Armed Robbery Of Glenview Cell Phone Store

Two Chicago men have been sentenced to 11 years in state prison for last year's armed robbery of a Glenview cell phone store that led to a police chase ending in an arrest in Lake... Read more

$6.3 Million In State Funding Will Benefit Deerfield: Rep. Morgan

The $45 billion Illinois capital funding plan passed earlier this year includes funding for $1.6 million in capital improvements already completed in Deerfield, as well as more than... Read more

Highland Park Property Tax Increases Likely To Match Inflation

Taxing bodies in Highland Park have set tax levies for the coming year, but local taxpayers can't be certain how much their property tax bills will change until the end of this... Read more

Northbrook Resident Appointed Cook County Associate Judge

A local attorney and school board member will be sworn in next month as one of the newest members of the Illinois bench. Frank Andreou was named Thursday as one of 15 new associate... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Winnetka Home Of Prominent Modernist Architect Sells Above Asking

Architect Joseph Fujikawa, a noted disciple of Mies Van Der Rohe, built this "modernist trophy" for his family nearly four decades ago.

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Alert Nanny Helps Police Nab Thieves In Deerfield: Police
• Hotel Death Under Investigation By Police, Medical Examiner
• Intoxicated Driver Found In 'Freshly Stolen' Golf Cart: New Trier Area Blotters
• Burglar Bungles Break-In Across Street From Cop: Evanston Police
• Narcotics Discovered During Traffic Crash Investigation: HP Blotter
• Detectives Bust Ecstasy Dealer Who Sold To Local Youth: LF Blotter
• Armed Robbers Strike Liquor Store, Pistol Whip Clerk: Cops

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 2 To Dec. 8

LAST WEEK:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Dec. 1–Dec. 7: Microbrewery Expands | Highway Dedicated | Development Considered | Online Pet Sitting Goes Bad | Reparations Town Hall | Fatal Shooting At CTA Station | Frank Lloyd Wright Home Sold Amid Legal Disputes

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