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Week in headlines for Chicago's North Shore from Jan. 5–Jan. 11, 2020.
Week in headlines for Chicago's North Shore from Jan. 5–Jan. 11, 2020. (via Patch)

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.


Threatened Frank Lloyd Wright House In Glencoe Could Be Preserved

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Booth Cottage, whose owners last year filed for a demolition permit, would be turned into a museum under a proposed public-private partnership involving... Read more


Residency Fraud By CPS Teachers On North Shore: Inspector General

North Shore residents were among those investigated for fraud, misconduct and mismanagement by the inspector general for Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Board of Education Inspector General... Read more

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Electoral Board Hears Challenge To Voter Initiative Referendum

An effort to force the City Council to vote on ordinances approved by a majority of voters faces a challenge from a group of residents who describe it as illegal and confusing. Evanston's... Read more


Man Blamed For Getting Struck By Bus In Lincolnwood Loses Appeal

A doctor who was hit by a bus in Lincolnwood lost his appeal of a decision blocking him from receiving damages awarded to him by a jury following a negligence trial because jurors also found... Read more

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Woman Charged With Shooting Uncle On New Year's Day

Police said an Evanston woman admitted shooting a family member during an argument on New Year's Day. Aisha Perrin, 41, of the 1000 block of Darrow Avenue, has been charged... Read more


Indicted Ex-City Manager Negotiates Plea Deal As Trial Date Nears

Plea negotiations are underway between prosecutors and the attorney representing former city manager Bob Kiely that could resolve the case against him ahead of trial, the Lake County... Read more


NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

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Frank Lloyd Wright Design Sells For $750,000 In Glencoe
The Booth House, designed for Wright's lawyer and a prominent suffragist, sold for more than $1 million below its original list price.


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