Community Corner
Underage Beer Bash Leaves House Trashed / Volo Auto Museum Keeps its General Lee / New Evidence in Daycare Death / Blackhawk Street Sign Coveted
Miss a day, miss a lot. Let's catch up on recent North Shore stories, including a Winnetka couple in a "Funny or Die" video.

House Trashed, Cash Stolen in Underage Drinking Party
- Two 14-year-old boys were found in the early morning hours at the home, which was trashed with smashed walls, vomit and feces.
The General Lee Will Keep an Honored Place in Car Museum
- Volo Auto Museum says “the General Lee wore a Confederate Flag, that’s history and should be preserved.”
X-Ray Prompts New Trial Request for Woman Convicted in Daycare Killing
- The woman is serving 31 years in prison for the killing of a child at a Lincolnshire daycare center.
Blackhawk Road Street Sign Stolen After Team’s Stanley Cup Win
- Another attempted similar incident was thwarted by an officer’s presence.
Elderly Winnetka Couple Filmed on Free Trip to Bonnaroo Music Festival
- The Burghards were selected to be a part of Funny or Die’s “Old People at Bonnaroo” video.
Evanston Limits Areas Where Gun Ranges Could Open
- Ordinance passed by aldermen allows for only five possible locations in the city.
Deerfield Native Earns Master’s Degree With Her Husband
- Dana Jocic Burris walked across the stage at National Louis University this spring with someone special, and it wasn’t the first time.
Northbrook Breakfast Club Unites Glenbrook North Alums
- Facebook group allows alums to connect with each other over their common bond.
PHOTOS: Mistreated Glencoe Dogs Available For Adoption
- Five of the nearly 40 dogs found in horrendous condition at attorney’s home have found new home while seven more are ready.
Jay Cutler Tells ESPN He and Wife Kristin Cavallari ‘Love’ Being in Chicago
- Statement comes in response to Cavallari’s magazine interview in which she stated “Chicago’s just not home.”
Northbrook Native Nick Hardy Finishes 52nd at U.S. Open
- The Glenbrook North High School alum topped a number of notable golfers including Phil Mickelson.
Tenants Sue Landlord Over Evanston Porch Collapse
- The residents of the Darrow Avenue site claim the landlord failed to inform them of potential dangers.
- Lake County Probation Coordinator Traded Service Hours for Sex: Police
- Man Shot In Neck Wednesday Night in Evanston
- Car Crashed Through Glenview Business Wednesday
GOOD NEWS
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- Winnetka Couple Will Donate Garden to Hubbard Woods School
- New Trier Crews Row Strong at Youth Nationals; Many NT Seniors Going on to Row in College
- United Way of Lake County’s Premier Leadership Fundraising Event Raises Over $185,000
- Deerfield Among Best Places To Open a Business in Illinois: Report
NEED TO KNOW
- Business, Non-Profits and Area Community Invited to Join 1st Responders Challenge/Family Fest
- ArcLight in Glenview Offers Unique Movie-Going Experience
LOCAL VOICES
Find out what's happening in Park Ridgefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- InterExchange Au Pair USA Looking for Northern Cook County Local Coordinator
- Music Acts Announced for Fountain Square Arts Festival
- First Redhead Days in United States Declared Major Success
- Deerfield 9 Red Warriors Flex Muscles, Take Deerfield Wooden Bat Tournament Title
THINGS TO DO
- Lake Forest Book Store To Celebrate Harper Lee’s New Novel July 14
- 3rd Annual Lake Bluff Auto Show is Saturday
- Jesse White Tumblers, Fireworks To Highlight 4th of July in Winnetka
WOW! HOUSE
- $2 Million For Restored Georgian With Huge Dressing Room in Highland Park
- Financial Execs List Lake Forest Home For Nearly $7 Million
- 19th Century Beauty With Circular Entry Porch and Grand Center Entry Hall
- Stone Mansion Built for Pabst President On The Market Again
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