Headless Body | Haunted Mansion | New Paczki At Bennison's | Ex-County Coroner Pleads Not Guilty

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

Paczki Day At Evanston's Bennison's Bakery
Bennison's offering two new flavors of paczki this year.

New Trier Board Of Education Feb. 20 Meeting: As It Happened
District 203 board meets amid vocal opposition and broad community support for New Trier's All-School Seminar Day on racial issues.

Skokie 'Welcoming City Ordinance' Gets Initial Approval From Board
Trustees approve protections for immigrants in village code and oppose federal policies at Tuesday meeting.

Home Robbed With Elderly Couple Inside
Burglars fled when a 73-year-old resident discovered them.

Largest Ever 'Cash-For-Visa' Fraud Scheme Leads To Prison For Developer
After bilking hundreds of Chinese investors, fake hotel baron Anshoo Sethi was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday.

Street Musicians Will Keep Playing on Michigan, State
ACLU letter, outcry from musicians delays proposal to ban street performers from major downtown Chicago corridors.

Headless Body Found In Lake Michigan Still Unidentified, Authorities Seek Help From Public
Personal items and clothing were presented by Kenosha County authorities hopeful a member of the public would recognize them.

Drunk Driver May Have Lied In Court To Get 10-Day Sentence, Witnesses Say
Ryne San Hamel killed bicyclist Bobby Cann while drunk and speeding, only ended up with ten days in jail and may have misled the court.

Ex-Lake County Coroner Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury Charges
Thomas Rudd is accused knowingly lying about his nominating petitions while running for coroner in the 2016 primary

NSSD112 Approves Summer Security Spending
"Immediate hazard" to students being fixed with $10.9 construction plan, not a "passive path to BDR3," school board president says.

Federal Judge Okays Class Action Over Stericycle Price Hike Scheme
Damages could rise to $1 billion in suit over Lake Forest company's automatic price increases.

Local State Legislators To Hold Civil Liberties Seminar
Democrats Rep. Gabel, Rep. Fine, Sen. Biss to discuss "concerns, challenges and threats to civil liberties" in Evanston on Monday Feb. 27.

SAE Chapter Suspended At Loyola
Two local chapters shuttered in one month for Evanston-based frat.

Schneider Answers Constituents At Northbrook Library
"I will tell you the last four weeks have been the longest year of my life," Deerfield Democrat tells fired-up crowd.

Evanston Mayoral Candidates Complete Patch Q & A

• Gary Gaspard
• Steve Hagerty
• Brian Miller
• Jeff Smith
• Mark Tendam

LUXURY REAL ESTATE:

• Possibly Haunted Mansion Can't Find A Buyer At $9.5 Million
• Northbrook $4.3 Million Home Sale Sets Town Record
• Illinois Wow! House Roundup: Golf Mansion, Intoxicating Extras, Dream Bathroom

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• New Trier Staffer Stole Over $10,000: Police
• 19-Year-Old Charged With Two Counts Of Sexual Assault In Lake County
• Niles Police: 94-Year-Old Dies Mid-Prayer
• Fire At Lake Forest Home Does $150,000 In Damage Thursday
• Northbrook Crime: Church Damaged, Bomb Threat, Drugs Found
• Skokie Crime: 35 Items Of Makeup Stolen, Fake Tax Filings, An Egging And More Catalytic Converters Cut
• Glenbrook North Bomb Threat Leads To Man's Arrest
• Glenview Crime: Customer Assaults Employee, Renters Never Return, Identity Thieves
• Highland Park Crime: 58-Year-Old Woman Batters Cop, Police Say
• Niles Crime: Death Investigation, 'Weird' Man With Hand Down Pants, Publicly Intoxicated Person Felt 'Disrespected:' Police
• Police Investigate Ties Between Recent Chicago Area Car Dealership Break-Ins

WORTH A LOOK

• North Shore Restaurant Month In Final Week
• 'The Profit' Host Lemonis Countersues Bow Truss Owner Tadros
• Trump Deportation Policy 'Cruel And Heartless,' Says Rep. Schakowsky
• Equality Illinois Makes Endorsement For Evanston Mayor
• Park District Board Approves Boating on Lake Glenview
• Rep. Schneider Meets with Local DREAMers
• Cadwell's Corner Sees New Addition Completed
• Evanston Program Focusing On Lifelong Employability
• Evanston Summer Job Fair Coming to ETHS
• Chestnut Bridge Construction Resumes Monday
• 'The Freeze' Full Results From Glenview
• Northbrook Security Showcase Coming to Hilton
• Research Grant Expands Evanston STEM Funding
• Niles Police Take Polar Plunge
• Niles Art Teacher Named Golden Apple Finalist
• National Merit Scholarship Finalists Named In District 219

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Week of Feb. 14-Feb. 20, 2017
• Nancy McCormick, 97, lifelong philanthropist and supporter of the arts
• Mike Koress, 88, Mason, Shriner and Sergeant who served in Korea

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