'Ripper' Sentenced | Harassment Scandal | Settlement Revealed

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.

Death Sentence For Man Charged In 1993 Paccacio Killing

While the family of Glenview teenager Tricia Pacaccio still awaits justice for her 1993 slaying, her reported killer was sentenced to death Friday for the murder of two other women and... Read more

Lakefront Sexual Harassment Petition Not Shared By Staff: Mayor

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss says he spent the two weeks prior to the public revelation of allegations of sexual misconduct among lakefront employees trying to get information from city... Read more
READ MORE: Sexual Harassment Allegations Trigger 'Impartial Investigation'

Witnessing History: North Shore Native Covering Bucks' NBA Title Run

If the NBA Finals come to an end Tuesday night in Milwaukee, amid all the champagne, cigars and hoopla for the home team will be a Glenview native. Scott Grodsky, a 2007 graduate... Read more

Missing, Possibly Stolen Dog Spotted In New Jersey: Police

Police believe a dog reported missing in March while under the care of an online sitter in Waukegan may now be living in Bergen County, New Jersey. As first reported by Patch... Read more

Mobile Museum Of Tolerance Headed To Highland Park

The Midwest Mobile Museum of Tolerance, which offers educational programming about the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement, is coming to Highland Park. A project of... Read more

'Breakthrough Moment': Northlight Purchases Evanston Theater Site

Northlight Theatre has completed the purchase of the site of its planned downtown Evanston theater center. Theater officials hope to complete the project and relocate from the North... Read more

Sex Harassment, Drug Use Suit Settled For $33K By Lincolnwood FD

More than 18 months after the private company contracted to serve as Lincolnwood's fire department settled a lawsuit with a former firefighter alleging he faced retaliation for blowing... Read more

Lake, McHenry COVID-19 Positivity Rate Increases

Local health officials are again urging residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine and take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus as the positivity rate is again... Read more

Ground Broken On First-Of-Its-Kind Putting, Chipping Lawn

In a first of its kind for the Chicago area, officials broke ground Wednesday on a 30,000-square-foot chipping and putting space at Deerpath Golf Course. Dubbed The Lawn,... Read more

Amazon Leases Additional Building In Waukegan Business Park

Amazon has added more than 500,000 square feet of additional space in Waukegan with its recent lease of newly completed building in the Bridge Point North industrial park. The... Read more

'White Victimhood': Teacher's Critical Race Theory Suit Condemned

More than a hundred Evanston residents gathered Tuesday in James Park to denounce a lawsuit filed by a teacher who alleges elementary school administrators discriminated against... Read more

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LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Driver In Deadly Lincolnwood Hit-And-Run Turns Self In: Police
• Shooting On Edens Expressway In Skokie Reported To State Police
• Child Endangerment, DUI Arrest At McDonald's In Winnetka: Blotter
• Jailed Chicago Man Accused Of 4 Glenview Retail Thefts: Blotter
• Shoplifter Assaults Customer; Furniture Found In Pool: Blotter
• Prius Strikes Pair Of Patrons On Plaza In Downtown Evanston
• Hit-And-Run DUI Driver Strikes Car, Sign Before Fleeing: Blotter
• Waukegan Man Accused Of Battery At Lake County Jail: LCSO Blotter

IN MEMORIUM

• North Shore Death Notices: July 5 To July 11

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, July 11–July 17: Historic Flight | Funeral For Teen | Lakefront Sex Harassment | Congressional Staffer Sues | Scottie Pippin Lists On Airbnb | Home Invasion Leads To Conviction

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