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Head of Crew Behind Deerfield Cell Phone Store Armed Robbery Convicted
Eric Curtis, 31, could be sentenced up to life in prison for a series of 2013 cell phone store robberies.
Suburban Mother Learns She's Expecting Triplets Soon After Husband's Tragic Death
Courtney Hill of Green Oaks will soon be the mother of four. This will be her first Mother’s Day without her husband.
Former Evanston Hospital Physician Stole Medical Equipment: Prosecutor
The Chicago man is accused of stealing an ultrasound machine, compression pumps and an external defibrillator.
Billy Corgan to Perform 4 Shows in May at His Highland Park Tea House
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman's first concert was Friday at Madame ZuZu's.
Vince Vaughn's Stepdad Misled Investors About Goat Blood Drug: Jury
Drug company CEO Stephen Ferrone, who lives with the actor's mom in Lake Forest, filed false reports to help raise his firm's stock price.
ETHS Locker Thieves Won't Face Charges
Video showed a school security guard remove items from student lockers. But the students won’t testify in court.
Home Invasion Suspect Sought by Evanston Police
A suspect in a burglary/home invasion on Dewey around noon Thursday fled police.
Wilmette Firefighters Pull Injured Woman From Crash Monday
The 53-year-old driver was taken to an Evanston hospital, and her injuries weren't life-threatening.
Oliver Stone's Secret to Hooking Kids on History: Make It Colorful
The director spoke after a screening Wednesday at Stevenson High School about America's distorted past and hating the word "conspiracy." with: Natural Born Talker: 5 Oliver Stone Quotes on Money, Military and Making Sense of U.S. History
11-Year Old From Evanston Named Pop Warner Academic All-American
Eyan Simms of the North Shore Panthers Pop Warner team is ranked among the top 2 percent academically nationwide.
ETHS Baseball Pitcher Throws Perfect Game
15 up, 15 down for Matt Anderson in his second start as a Wildkit on Saturday.
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- Woman Arrested for Kicking a Cop, Then Hits Another After She's Released
- Fight Between Women Results in Face Punch, Damaged Car
- Subway Robbed at Gunpoint in Skokie
- Cops Find Loaded Handgun in Evanston Alley
- Evanston Teen Caught With Gun, Pot in Car Outside Home
- Police Arrest Wilmette Driver on DUI Charges
WORTH A LOOK
- CPS Teacher Killed in I-294 Crash While Helping Driver
- Brothers K Among Best Coffee Shops For 'Getting it All Done'
- Downtown Evanston Farmers Market Opens Saturday
- The Art Center-Highland Park Raises More Than $126,000 at 56th Annual Gala
- New Lake Bluff Bicycle Shop Holds Grand Opening Saturday
- Sports Authority Stores in North Suburbs to Liquidate in Nationwide Closing
IN MEMORIAM
- Holocaust Survivor From Skokie Dies
- Burt Katz, owner of Burt's Place pizzeria in Morton Grove, dies
- North Shore Death Notices: Week of April 24-30
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