Budget Crisis Threatens IDOT, Lottery | Property Taxes Headed Up | Lead In Drinking Fountains

Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's catch up on some of the past week's headlines for the North Shore.

IDOT Roadwork To Shut Down Without Budget, Rauner Calls For Special Session

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Summer construction season is in full swing, but it may soon be interrupted. All projects could be paused next month due to lack of funding, as Governor Bruce Rauner Thursday called... Read more

Evanston Storm: Microburst Tears Off Piece Of Hospital Roof

EVANSTON, IL — No one was hurt as severe weather tore off part of the roof of a parking structure at NorthShore Evanston Hospital Wednesday. Hospital officials say minor flooding has been managed... Read more

North Suburban Property Tax Bills Will Rise 6.5 Percent

In the final step before property tax bills are mailed out, the Cook County Clerk's office released the complete 2016 property tax rates for each of the county's more than 1,400 taxing agencies. North... Read more

Lead Levels Shut Down 11 Water Fountains In Evanston

EVANSTON, IL — Lead levels in 11 water fountains at public parks in Evanston tested above the action levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency have been shut down. The city recently completed... Read more

Schneider Endorses Biss For Governor

DEERFIELD, IL — The primary is still more than nine months away, but that hasn't stopped Democratic gubernatorial candidates from beginning to tout their endorsements. On Wednesday, Congressman Brad... Read more

Redheads Reunited At 3rd Annual Redhead Days

HIGHWOOD, IL — Extreme heat and high winds couldn't stop real redheads from coming out last weekend to gather for the 3rd annual Redhead Days Chicago festival in downtown Highwood. More than 2,000... Read more

19-Year-Old Woman Found Shot In Park Ridge: Cops

PARK RIDGE, IL — A 19-year-old woman was shot Monday morning in Park Ridge. Police said they received a call of a person shot around 8:45 a.m. in the 100 block of North Meacham Avenue. When... Read more

Homeless Puppies, Kittens, Dogs and Cats Available At Adoption Event

WINNETKA, IL — Chicago's homeless animals will be peering out dozens of storefronts and sidewalks in Winnetka this weekend as PAWS Chicago hosts an adoption event. PAWS Chicago, the area's largest... Read more

Cops: Woman Punched Officer Over Parking Ticket

GLENCOE, IL — A Winnetka woman faces a felony charge after she became upset with a Glencoe law enforcement officer who was trying to ticket her, police said. Lourdes I. Birnbaum, 59, of the... Read more

Northfield Man Brandishes Shotgun At Construction Crew: Police

NORTHFIELD, IL — A construction crew called the cops on a Northfield man after he came out of his house armed with a shotgun and began yelling at them for making noise, police said. Shortly... Read more

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• Teens Driving Stolen Vehicles Arrested: Lake Forest PD
• Cops: Man Brought Drugs, Punched Employee In Shoplifting Attempt
• Two Felony Drug Arrests In One Day In Evanston
• 19-Year-Old Woman Found Shot In Park Ridge: Cops
• Harassment From Spoofed Phone Calls; Wisconsin Man Charged With DUI: Glencoe Crimes
• Thieves Steal Surveillance Camera; Phone Snatched In New Trier Bathroom: Winnetka Crimes
• Glenview Woman Charged With ID Theft; Glenview Man Arrested On Warrant
• Suspected Dealer Busted, Bedroom Ransacked For Jewelry: Morton Grove Crime
• Online Gamer Shuts Down Family's Wi-Fi, $3,800 In Gift Cards Given To Fake IRS: Wilmette Crime
• Charges Over False Police Report, Traffic Altercation: Glenview Crime Reports
• Four Drunk Driving Arrests In One Weekend: Highland Park Crime
• Evanston Man Slapped, Arrested And Now Faces A Felony For Failed Fight With Cop: EPD
• Dog Walker Arrested On Forgery Charge
• No Charges Yet in Shooting That Injured Deerfield Teen
• Fake FBI Scammed Suburban Couple Out Of Thousands Of Dollars

REAL ESTATE

• Grocery Store Heir Lists Highland Park Mansion
• Vast Lake Forest Country Estate Of Former Quaker CEO, Ambassador And Antiwar Activist Drops Price By $1M
• Custom-Built Northfield Mansion Listed For $3.6M
• Live On Lake Mary Anne In Des Plaines for under $750K

WORTH A LOOK

• Glenview Road To Remain Closed, Funding For Construction Projects Threatened
• Fourteen GBN Grads Awarded Homer O. Harvey Scholarships
• Deleted Climate Change Data Posted By Evanston
• Do You Want To Be A Winnetka Trustee?
• Evanston Races For Racial Justice, Against Hate
• 'Ace', Niles PD's New K9 Unit, Hits The Streets
• Motorcyclist Dead After Crash With Pickup In Morton Grove
• Recycle Electronics, Destroy Documents In Niles
• 'COVFEFE Act' Introduced To Preserve Trump Tweets
• Lincolnshire Increases Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
• Got Unpaid Traffic Tickets?: Lake Co. Residents to Get Break from Fines Next Month
• HPHS Hires A Pair Of Assistant Principals
• "Still The Family Business”: ETHS Hires New Cross Country Coach
• He, Too, Wanted To Live: Letter

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Week of June 6 - June 12
• Michael F. Rosenblum, 76
• Julie Robson, 77
• Zelda Bachrach, 90

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