Baseball Champs | Checks For Vaccines | Fatal Plane Crash

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.

Glenview Blaze 12U Wins Tournament In Cooperstown

Many young players dream of doing big enough things on the baseball field to make it to Cooperstown some day. For Glenview Blaze 12U, the team played like Hall of Famers recently... Read more

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Inmate Attempting Suicide Saved By Officers At Lake County Jail

Two officers at Lake County Jail saved the life of an inmate who tried to take his own life Monday, authorities said. Around noon, a detainee being escorted back to his cell... Read more

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New Trier Senior Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Lincolnwood

The driver of the SUV that fatally struck a Chicago woman in Lincolnwood last month appeared in court for the first time Thursday. Graham Weissbluth, 18, of Wilmette, was... Read more

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Lake Forest Woman Dies In Wisconsin Plane Crash

A college senior and licensed flight instructor from Lake Forest died after a plane crash last month in Wisconsin. Kylie Murray, 21, a 2018 Lake Forest High School graduate,... Read more

Glenview Mosquito Traps See Increase In West Nile Virus Positives

Just one week after the first human in Illinois this summer tested positive for the West Nile Virus in Cook County, ... Read more

College Of Lake County Doles Out $100 Checks To Vaccinated Students

Cash is being doled out to College of Lake County students who show proof they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The incentive program kicked off Wednesday and more than... Read more

Federal Jury Finds Felon Guilty Of Firearm Possession In Evanston

An Evanston man faces up to a decade in federal prison after a jury this week found him guilty of having a gun illegally. Darius Morales was convicted Thursday of one count... Read more

Vacant Strip Mall's Owner Plans Mixed-Use Development On Dempster

The owner of a vacant strip mall in Skokie proposes building a mixed-use development on the site. According to a legal notice of public hearing scheduled for next week, the longtime... Read more

Severance Approved, City Manager Erika Storlie To Resign Oct. 8

Erika Storlie will resign as city manager, effective Oct. 8, after the Evanston City Council approved a separation agreement with the longtime city staffer. Councilmembers voted... Read more
EARLIER: Confidentiality Clause Changed In Negotiated Resignation Deal
AFTER: Vote On Separation Agreement With Evanston City Manager Postponed

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Franklin Burnham's Historic Lakefront Kenilworth Home Hits Market

A Cape Cod-style home on Kenilworth's lakefront was listed for sale Tuesday for the first time in more than a half-century. Offering views of Lake Michigan from every room,... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Gurnee Man Brandishes Gun During Road Rage Incident: Blotter
• Palatine Man Accused Of Aggravated DUI Causing Death: Blotter
• 'Alarming Hand Gesture' By Landscaper Startles Resident: Blotter
• 'DEA Agent' Attempts To Dupe Resident With Phone Scam: Blotter

IN MEMORIUM

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

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Aug. 1–Aug. 7: Historic Airliner | Beaver Death Mystery | City Manager Severance | North Shore Olympians Compete | FOID Card Amendment Signed | New Mask Mandates | First Human West Nile Case

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