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Man Charged With Murder Not Guilty: What You Need To Know Monday

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Good morning, Northbrook! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 82 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Northbrook today:

  1. Northwestern University fraternities suspended following after reports of people drugged without consent at on-campus gatherings (WLS-TV)
  2. Best skin care tools for protecting yourself against face masks from Elise Brill at Leesi B Cosmetics (WLS-TV)
  3. Arlington International Racecourse: History of one of the 'world's most beautiful racetracks' (Quad-Cities Online)
  4. Man charged with first-degree murder in 2014 shooting death of Skokie teen found not guilty (Chicago Tribune)
  5. NSYMCA's Special Needs Volunteers Learn Valuable Life Lessons (Chicago Daily Herald)
  6. Music, Food, Beer: Blocktoberfest Returns To Glenview Road Oct. 2 (Journal & Topics Newspapers Online)
  7. O'Hare customer satisfaction woes underscore need for terminal project (Crain's Chicago Business)
  8. Adopt-A-Pet: Heartland Animal Shelter (WGN-TV)
  9. Northbrook Symphony Ready For 42nd Season (Northbrook Patch)

Today in Northbrook:

  • School Board Meeting - Glenbrook North High School (7:00 PM)

Northbrook Patch Notebook

  • Village of Northbrook, Illinois: "🐾 Meet Chloe, the Northbrook Police Department's first-ever Therapy Canine! As part of her duties, Chloe will provide comfort and stress relief to members of the public and Village staff, especially after traumatic incidents. She will a..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Sheriff's Office (Official): "Last week, as the bagpipers played, we, along with several other jurisdictions and the Peace Officers Memorial Foundation of Cook County, remembered and honored all of the Peace Officers we lost over the last two years, including those t..." (Facebook)
  • Ravinia Festival: "Ms. Lauryn Hill will be joining her Fugees bandmates on a reunion tour this fall, which has necessitated postponing her Ravinia concert to 2022. Hill hopes everyone understands moving the date and is offering her Ravinia ticketholders sp..." (Facebook)
  • Ravinia Festival: "Last weekend, our Ravinia Festival Associates hosted their annual Music Matters fundraiser, which honored our partner schoolteachers and raised more than $600,000 for our Reach Teach Play music education programs! This year's event took ..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "Is there a microchip in the vaccine delaying car manufacturing? "There is no microchip in the vaccines. I wouldn't give myself and my children a vaccine with a chip in it. I had to make sure that the data made sense. It does. " Dr. Lisa ..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "There is no live virus in the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Get the #factss." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "Happy Hump Day! Several models suggest steady declines in COVID through March. We need to continue to vax up and mask up - doing so makes a huge difference. Boosters and vaccines for more children are on the way. #VaxUpMaskUp http://ow.l..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "Even if you've already had COVID, the vaccines are your safest bet to avoid the worst cases of reinfection: ✅Every person's immune response to the virus is different ✅There's no way to know how long natural immunity will last ✅ The have ..." (Facebook)
  • Village of Northbrook, Illinois: "Did you know: the average American requires ~1,600 trees each year to offset their carbon footprint? Stop by the Village tent at the Northbrook Farmers Market this Wednesday (September 22) for a free tree sapling to take home. Plant a tr..." (Facebook)
  • Keshet Disabilities & Inclusion: "Our sukkah is ready! This sukkah was generously donated by Randi Heichman last year for use at one of our MY Life homes. Thank you to Brad Matlin and Scott Grenrock for putting it up. For the next week, residents will have the opportunit..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "COVID has impacted our world in so many ways. The state of Alabama, for the first time in its history, had more people die in 2020 than were born last year. http://ow.ly/mfIa50GdmQV #VaxUpMaskUp" (Facebook)
  • Cook County Sheriff's Office (Official): "Over the past 2 weeks, our officers have seized 29 guns off the streets of Midlothian, Harvey, Homewood, Dixmoor, South Holland, Ford Heights, Tinley Park, Palos Hills, Maywood, and Chicago. This led to 14 arrests for charges such as Agg..." (Facebook)
  • Greenbriar School: "Make your mark, Greenbriar! Thanks to Mr. Blair and all of the Greenbriar students for this amazing art installation! #WeAreGreenbriar" (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "An FDA advisory panel on Friday voted to allow the use of Pfizer booster shots for residents 65+. Residents with certain immunocompromised conditions who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines are already allowed to receive a third dose..." (Facebook)
  • Village of Northbrook, Illinois: "🍂 Kick off the first day of fall by picking up a free tree from the Village! Visit our tent at the Northbrook Farmers Market today until 1pm and get a complimentary red oak to "green up" Northbrook." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "Long Hauler Syndrome is no #joke. Covid can have lasting effects on your #health long after you've gotten and #healed from the virus. Learn more: http://ow.ly/lamy50GevtJ #Longhaulersyndrome" (Facebook)
  • Village of Northbrook, Illinois: "Yesterday was Chloe's first day of many helping around our community of Northbrook! She enjoyed meeting some of her new favorite people at Village Hall and her new co-workers at the Police Department. She even had the pleasure of meeting..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "❤️This past couple of years has been rough. It's normal to feel #anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, sad, frustrated... anything and #everything. Take a #breath. Covid is difficult and you can do difficult things. #Wegotthis #Together" (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "Talking with family and friends about #COVID vaccine can be challenging. Here are 5 tips to help from CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/talk-about-vaccines.html" (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "The US is seeing an increase in Covid cases due to the Delta variant and low vaccination rates in many communities. High vaccination coverage reduces the spread of the virus. The less a virus spreads, the less opportunity there is for ne..." (Facebook)
  • Keshet Disabilities & Inclusion: "We had a wonderful time at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El's beautiful sukkah. Thank you for welcoming MY Life residents for the mitzvah of eating in the sukkah." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "#Kids are resilient. They can adapt to wearing a mask and social distancing... if the #adults in their lives #model this behavior. The layered strategies of masking and social distancing keep everyone safer from the worst cases of COVID...." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "❤️When things are overwhelming, be kind to yourself. #selfcare #onedayatatime" (Facebook)
  • Cook County Department of Public Health: "Flu season is around the corner and this year's season might be a #whopper. Learn more: http://ow.ly/ZUzG50GeuGA" (Facebook)
  • Northbrook Church: "Welcome to Northbrook online! Online Connection Card: https://northbrookchurch.org/c... Online Giving: https://northbrookchurch.org/give" (Facebook)
  • Keshet Disabilities & Inclusion: "We are thrilled to announce two new staff members are bringing their exceptional talents and experience to Keshet's leadership team. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Audra Kaplan, Chief Program Officer, and Joelle Kelenson, Director of Re..." (Facebook)
  • Cook County Sheriff's Office (Official): "Sheriff Dart Seeks the Public's Help to Locate Missing Man from Unincorporated Proviso Township Antonio Aldridge, 42, was last seen leaving Loyola Hospital in unincorporated Proviso Township at approximately 6 p.m. on September 25. Aldri..." (Facebook)
  • Greenbriar School: "It's so great to see kids back in the library! #WeAreGreenbriar" (Facebook)
  • Greenbriar School: "Ever wonder what Krieger does in the morning before kids arrive? #WeAreGreenbriar" (Facebook)
  • Hadassah Chicago-North Shore: "Thank you Nina Markowicz Friedman for hosting and Rachel Ruebner Chernoff, Melissa Letofsky Nguyen and Risa Recoon Appelbaum for planning a wonderful party in the Sukkah! We ate, drank and learned more about each other and Hadassah. #Had..." (Facebook)

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