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Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's catch up on the week:

Hundreds of Gang Members Call Evanston Home: Chief

Police Chief Richard Eddington made the estimation in an interview with the Evanston RoundTable.

District's Review of Manifesto of Ex-Student Who Killed Parents in Murder-Suicide Reveals Nothing New

Aaron Wulf claims he was sexually abused as a student in the 1990s by a Glenbrook North High School teacher

Highland Park Chiropractor Who Sexually Abused Client Gets Out of Jail Early

A judge ends Kevin Dutton's 18-month work release sentence because of good behavior.

Could a Convicted Day Care Worker Get a New Murder Trial? Judge Will Decide at Upcoming Hearings

Melissa Calusinski's lawyers plan to show new evidence that proves she didn't kill a 16-month-old Deerfield toddler in 2009.

Lake Forest High School Beefs Up Security for the Fall

Visitors to the school will face extra screening during the new school year thanks to building renovations and a new computer database.

2 Northbrook Comfort Dogs Go to Dallas in Wake of Shooting

The dogs are part of a group of 6 from several states being sent to the city by Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs.

ETHS Grad Will Compete for Nigeria in Rio Olympics

Margaret Bamgbose, an All-American at Notre Dame, qualified for Team Nigeria in the 400m.

Lake Forest College Makes Money Magazine's Best Colleges List

The publication praised how well the school uses its proximity to Chicago.

Catch 'Em All on 'Pokemon Go,' But Do It Safely: Police

The Deerfield Police Department advises residents to be careful playing the new mobile augmented reality game.

Why Are Des Plaines Residents Worried About a New Plant That Could Create More Than 300 Jobs?

A German pharma company wants to build a $320M complex at Mount Prospect and Algonquin roads, but neighbors warn of a potential problem.

4 North Shore Towns Top Website's State's Safest Cities List

ValuePenguin, a personal finance site, crunched the FBI's crime stats to come up with its findings. Here are the local communities where residents can sleep soundly:

• Deerfield
  
• Lake Forest
  
• Northbrook
  
• Winnetka

3 Teens Charged in Skokie Crime Spree

Felony charges handed down after reports of stolen cars and an injured Skokie police officer.

Running and Cycling Shop Will Close After 30 Years in Business

Running Right/Alberto's Cycles in Highland Park will be shutting down at the end of July.

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• Subway in Downtown Evanston Robbed
  
• Ex-Des Plaines Dean of Discipline Punished for Selling Heroin
• Fight on the 4th at Pancake House Leads to Arrest
• Cops Seek White Nissan Involved in Huge Overnight Crime Spree
• Evanston Driver in Collision Charged With DUI: Cops
• Driver Pulled Over Going More Than 35 MPH Over the Limit Charged With DUI: Cops

WORTH A LOOK

• Northbrook Park District Hires New Executive Director
  
• Bicyclist Hurt After Metra Train Hits Him at Morton Grove Crossing
• New Trier Junior Will Join U.S. Senate This Fall in Page Program
• Des Plaines Man Waits More Than 3 Months to Cash in $100K Powerball Ticket
• Linz & Vail Sold to Brothers K Owner
• Glitch Keeps Metra Alerts From Reaching Customers
• YWCA Gets $15K For Domestic Violence Services
• Orchard Village Resident Selected as ComEd Energy-Efficient Ambassador

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Week of July 4-10
• Skokie Obituary: Ruth Sonya Zimbler, nee Morris, 91
  
• Holocaust Survivor Ann Marie Goldsmith Dies at 92
• Deerfield Obituary: Neal Paige Hesser, 67

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