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Week in headlines for Chicago's North Shore from Nov. 10–Nov. 16, 2019
Week in headlines for Chicago's North Shore from Nov. 10–Nov. 16, 2019 (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.


Student Volunteers Prevent Cancellation Of Village's Veterans Day Ceremony

Volunteers from Lake Forest High School ensured the 100th Veterans Day was observed in Lake Bluff Monday, sponsoring the village's ceremony to save it from cancellation. The... Read more

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Police 'Unable To Find' Custodian Accused Of Sexual Assault, Parents Say

More than five weeks after a 12-year-old girl reported a custodian working in an Evanston/Skokie School District 65 middle school sexually assaulted her in a bathroom, her parents... Read more

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Student Volunteers Prevent Cancellation Of Village's Veterans Day Ceremony

Volunteers from Lake Forest High School ensured the 100th Veterans Day was observed in Lake Bluff Monday, sponsoring the village's ceremony to save it from cancellation. The... Read more


Apology From Northwestern's Student Newspaper Sparks Controversy

An editorial published Sunday by the editors of the Northwestern University's student-run newspaper apologizing for the paper's coverage of an appearance on campus by former U.S. Attorney... Read more

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Village Recognizes First Responders For Life-Saving Efforts When Man Collapsed

When a North Shore native in town for school reunion collapsed during a basketball game in September, rescuers from several communities teamed up to provide life-saving care. Last week,... Read more


Walgreens In Buyout Talks With Private Equity Firm KKR: Report

Executives at Walgreens Boots Alliance have received a formal approach from the private equity firm KKR to take the company private in what would be the largest leveraged buyout in... Read more


Racist Letters Mailed To 3 Schools: Administrators

Police and school officials say they are investigating who sent a trio of letters to schools that each said "White [N-Word] Matter]" in recent weeks... Read more


Village Appeals Judge's Dismissal Of Water Lawsuit Against Neighboring Town

Skokie is appealing a federal judge's ruling tossing out a lawsuit alleging civil rights violations by elected officials in Evanston who raised water rates after the neighboring towns... Read more


Protesters Picket Grand Opening Of Deerfield Chick-Fil-A

The opening of newest Chicago area location of a chicken sandwich chain was greeted by fans and protesters gathered in the cold Thursday. Nearly a dozen demonstrators and about two... Read more


Dundee Road Closures Due To End In December

There is an end in sight for construction on Dundee Road in Northbrook, village staff announced. The Illinois Department of Transportation plans to begin paving next week and... Read more


Village Trustees Consider 8.5% Increase To Property Tax Levy

The Deerfield Village Board is set to hold a public hearing on a tax levy increase and a final vote on next year's budget Monday. Owners of median-priced homes are projected to... Read more


School District Sets Public Hearing For Proposed 4.2 Percent Levy Increase

The Glenbrook High School District 225 board scheduled a public hearing for next month before it certifies its proposed property tax levy to be collected next year. The levy... Read more


Students Visit Skokie In Unique Israeli-U.S. Exchange Program

A group of more than a dozen students from Israel last month visited Niles North High School as part of a one-of-a-kind student exchange program. It is the only U.S.-Israeli exchange... Read more


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