Teacher Accused of Battering / Local Girl Changes Monopoly Game / Cocaine-Dad Pilot / Burglar with Baby

DHS Spanish Teacher Accused of Battering Student

• Carrie Benito allegedly placed her hands over the male student’s throat following a school safety drill.

Daycare Killing Convict Hopeful Her Conviction Will Be Overturned

• A judge has given attorneys for Melissa Calusinski 60 days to respond to state’s motion to dismiss postconviction petition.

‘Rey’ Now a Star Wars Monopoly Game Piece Thanks to 8-Year Old

• The young girl from Evanston says “Girls Matter,” and the game maker responded.

Highland Park Businessman Had Cocaine in System During Fatal Plane Crash: Report

• Jeffrey Bronken and his daughter, Katherine,15, both of Round Lake, died in the crash.

Chiropractor Avoids Jail Time for Sexually Abusing Patient

• Kevin Dutton, who practiced in Highland Park, will be in a work release program and have to register as a sex offender.

Stranger Holding Baby Found in Skokie Man’s Garage

• When confronted, the baby-holding man walked out “smiling as if he was supposed to be there.”

Dead Body Found on Lakeshore in Evanston

• The deceased man was found by Chicago Police, who were searching for a missing suicidal man.

Driver in Fatal HP Crash Pleads Not Guilty

• A judge told the teenager from Chicago he could face nearly 30 years in prison if convicted.

Drunk Driver Gets 10 Years for Crash That Killed Glenview Couple

• The 30-year-old has been held without bond since the incident more than two years ago.

Gas Station in Glenview Accused of Creating ‘Snow Barricades’

• A Glenview woman says that’s just the most “egregious” case of businesses not clearing their paths.

4th Wisconsin Boating Accident Victim Identified

• Authorities have completed the search for the four who died early Sunday morning.
  • New Trier Remembers 3 Who Died in Boating Accident
  • Flags in Winnetka Flown at Half-Mast

Winnetka Founder’s Home Will Be Demolished

• A 150-year plus life span for the Thomas Bassett House is about to come to an end. Former resident calls it “a sad day” for Winnetka.

First Baby Born at Highland Park Hospital in 2016 is a Girl

• A Highwood couple welcomes Edith Graciela, a healthy baby girl.

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• ‘Well-Groomed’ Man Exposed Himself at Gas Station: Cops
• Gang Member Charged in Christmas Morning Shooting
• SUV Slides on Slippery Driveway, Slams Into Glenview Home

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• Glenview Resident Named a Chicago Top Doctor
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• Kenyan Parliament Member Will Visit Northbrook Schools

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