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Miss a day, miss a lot, so take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore.

Fireworks Firestorm: Fox News Aims Ire At Evanston Over Fests

After social media posts juxtaposing the cancellation of Evanston's traditional July 4 festivities with its Juneteenth and Pride celebrations led to national media coverage, Mayor... Read more

State Champions: GBN Boys Volleyball Finishes Off Perfect Season

Following a perfect season, the Glenbrook North High School boys volleyball can boast about being the best team in the state. The Spartans (25-0) capped off one of the strongest seasons... Read more

Illinois Holocaust Museum President Fritzie Fritzshall Dies At 91

Fritzie Fritzshall, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp who dedicated her life to fighting hate and ensuring the horrors of the Holocaust would not be forgotten... Read more

Playing For Parkinson's: Winnetka Man Plans 24-Hour Tennis-A-Thon

A decade ago, Mike DeBartolo was training for his first marathon when he recognized the first signs something was wrong. The avid athlete and Winnetka native was living... Read more

Bears Should Move To Arlington Heights, Build New Stadium: Poll

Move over horses and make room for "Da Bears." An unscientific Patch poll... Read more
MORE: Bears Partner With Arlington Park Owner In Gambling Deal

Planned Craft Distillery In Skokie Receives $99,250 Village Grant

The site of the family-owned flower shop that had been a fixture in downtown Skokie for seven decades until the coronavirus pandemic forced it out of business last year is now being... Read more

Food Truck Pilot Program Accepting Applications In Lake Forest

Applications for Lake Forest's first 15 food truck permits are being accepted after the City Council unanimously approved a pilot program earlier this month. The ordinance... Read more

O.A.R. To Perform In First-Ever Annual 'Glencoe Live' Concert

The platinum-certified rock band O.A.R. is set to headline the first-ever Glencoe Live concert over Labor Day weekend. Organizers from the nonprofit sponsoring the event hope it will... Read more

Marijuana At Edens Plaza Returns To Wilmette Committee

Could a pot shop be next tenant in the long-vacant former Carson Pirie Scott at Edens Plaza? The Wilmette Village Board Land Use Committee is set to determine next week whether... Read more

Recreational Marijuana In Lincolnwood To Be Reconsidered

Village trustees took an initial step this month toward joining neighboring communities in allowing retail cannabis sales. Lincolnwood's zoning code does not currently permit pot... Read more

West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquitoes Found In Lake County

In Lake County's first sign of West Nile virus of 2021, mosquitoes collected last week in Lake Bluff later tested positive for the virus, public health officials said. Lake... Read more

BEST PATIOS/BEER GARDENS

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

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Japanese-Inspired Home By Famed Architect Colburn Hits Market

Considered one of Chicago's most influential mid-century modernists, I.W. Colburn was an award-winning architect, founder and former president of I.W. Colburn & Associates,... Read more

Bears Sackmaster Khalil Mack Ready To Drop His Glencoe Mansion

Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack listed his Glencoe mansion for $5 million this week after purchasing a half-floor of one of Chicago's most elite condominium buildings earlier... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Woman Hit With Rock: Attempted Murder Charge For Glenview Man
• Man Jumps Out Window To Evade Officers, Still Arrested: Blotter
• Fur Protest At Neiman-Marcus; Village Green Graffiti: Blotter
• Unity Flag Stolen From Church; Inflatable Unicorn Cut: Blotter
• Coyotes Take Cat; Burglar Tricks Teen; Senior Shoplifts: Blotter
• Lake Forest Liquor Larceny Leads To Warrants, Indictment For Duo
• Vomiting Wilmette Man Found With Illegal Gun In Skokie: Police

IN MEMORIUM

• North Shore Death Notices: June 14 To June 20

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, June 13–June 19: Chicago Bears Bid | New Fees For Garden | Ex-Football Star Raided | Charges Filed In Girl's Attack | Mall Landlord Declares Bankruptcy | Local Reps Sponsor FOID Law Changes

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