Student Walkouts | 2 Dead In House Fire | Gun Ban Challenged

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1st Of 2 Highland Park House Fire Victims Identified

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — The first of two victims from an early morning house fire Wednesday has been identified. Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper said that 77-year-old Elaine Gassick, a Highland Park... Read more
» MORE: An elderly couple is presumed dead after a fire in Highland Park early Wednesday morning

Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Doesn't Really Ban Magazines: Suit

DEERFIELD, IL — A second lawsuit has been filed challenging Deerfield's ban on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The organization Guns Save Life and Deerfield resident John Wombacher... Read more
» MORE: Deerfield Assault Weapon Ban Challenged In Lake County Court

Highland Park High School Students Organize Daylong Walkout

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — More than two dozen Highland Park High School students walked out of class Friday morning, inspired by a school shooting in Florida just over two months ago to commemorate the... Read more

Edens Plaza Carson's Holds Liquidation Sale, To Close Within Months

WILMETTE, IL — One of the Wilmette's largest providers of sales tax revenue is headed out of business, village officials have been informed. The Carson's location at 3200 Lake Ave., in the Edens Plaza,... Read more

Cops Save Man Who 'Turned Blue' After Collapse In Police Station

SKOKIE, IL — Staff of the Skokie Police Department saved the life of a man who walked into the police station earlier this month as he was having a heart attack. Police said a man walked into the... Read more

Frank Lloyd Wright Home In Glencoe Listed 3 Months After Selling

GLENCOE, IL — A Frank Lloyd Wright house has returned to the market just three months after it was last sold. The 10-room, recently updated stucco home was designed in 1914 and features four bedrooms,... Read more

'Browser' The Electronics-Sniffing Dog Uncovers Hidden Devices

LAKE COUNTY, IL — One of the few dogs in the country who have been trained to sniff out electronic devices for investigators is working for Lake County. Since joining the cyber division of the Lake... Read more

Man Choked, Beat Woman At Deerpath Inn Before Wedding

LAKE FOREST, IL — A Park Ridge man attending his brother's wedding in Lake Forest allegedly badly beat and choked a woman in her hotel room. The woman, who had been in a relationship with the man,... Read more

North Shore Woman Attacked Cops, Paramedic, Hurled Slurs: Reports

GLENCOE, IL — A North Shore woman twice last month attacked first responders who had been called to assist her, according to police reports. She was accused of punching a Glencoe cop on March 2, two... Read more

Northbrook Man Conspired To Evade Taxes For Over A Decade

NORTHBROOK, IL — A Northbrook man conspired for more than a decade to carry out a fraud scheme that cost the taxpayers more than $24 million in federal tax revenue. The bookkeeper and office manager... Read more

Police Shooting Found Justified By Prosecutors After ISP Probe

WAUKEGAN, IL — A review by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office of an Illinois State Police investigation determined the shooting of a 27-year-old man by a Waukegan police officer was justified.... Read more

Hungarian Kosher Food In Skokie Sold By Longtime Family Owners

SKOKIE, IL — After more than 45 years selling kosher meat on Chicago's North Side and in Skokie, the Kirsche family has sold Hungarian Kosher Food, the Skokie Review reported. The store at 4020 Oakton... Read more

Students' Snapchat Posts Of Fake Guns Lead To Real Investigations

PARK RIDGE, IL — Photographs of replica guns shared social media by Maine South High School students led to a two police investigations last month in Park Ridge, Pioneer Press reported. Images appearing... Read more

142 New Citizens Sworn In At Highland Park High School Ceremony

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Dozens of new United States citizens forswore their allegiance to other countries and pledged to support and defend the Constitution at a ceremony Monday at Highland Park High... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• 2 Armed Men Rob Lake Bluff Restaurant: Police
• DUI Driver Was Going 10 MPH Below Limit: Lake Forest Blotter
• Streamwood Man Charged With 2 Counts Of Domestic Battery: Highland Park Police Reports
• Man Threatens To Kill Construction Crew For Making Noise: Glenview Crime Reports
• Pizza Payment Scam Involved Online Gamers, Social Media: Wilmette PD Blotter
• Fake Grandson, Water Repairmen Scam Northbrook Residents: Northbrook Police Blotter
• Burglars Snatch Rare, Antique Coins In Break-In: Skokie Police Blotter
• Over $5,000 Stolen In Evening Home Burglary Off Sheridan: Glencoe, Winnetka, Northfield Blotters
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SEE FINAL RESULTS FROM THE BOSTON MARATHON:

• Deerfield
• Evanston
• Glenview
• Highland Park
• Northbrook
• Lake Forest-Lake Bluff
• Skokie
• Wilmette-Kenilworth
• Winnetka-Glencoe

REAL ESTATE

• Spring Mansion Showdown: Glenview Under $3 Million

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: April 10 - April 16

MISS LAST WEEK?

• North Shore Week in Headlines April 8-14: Gun Bill's 'Poison Pill' | Puzzle Proposal | 'No' Lakefront Lease | Richest ZIP Codes | Police Find Missing Runaway Teens| Man Convicted Of Dorm Room Rape | Whole Foods Cheese Recall

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