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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.

2021 Ravinia Festival Lineup Released, 64 Concerts Planned

The 85th season of the Ravinia Festival is set to kick off in July, as the nation's oldest outdoor concert series returns for the first time since the emergence of the coronavirus... Read more

Illinois Marijuana Tax Revenue Outpaces Liquor Amid Record Sales

Illinois marijuana sales set another record high last month with more than $150 million worth of recreational and medical cannabis sold in the state's dispensaries, state data shows.... Read more

Northwestern Faculty Protest Polisky Hiring As Athletic Director

Northwestern University President Morty Schapiro is facing protests from students and faculty critical of his choice to promote Mike Polisky to athletic director. More than a... Read more
AFTER: Northwestern University Names Mike Polisky As Athletic Director

ShotSpotter Triggers Over 61 'Dead-End Deployments' A Day: Study

Citing city data showing Chicago's acoustic gunshot detection leads to dozens of daily "dead-end deployments," attorneys with Northwestern University's law school filed a brief Monday... Read more

Village's Public Works Director Named Among Top 10 In Nation

Brigette Berger-Raish, Wilmette's director of engineering and public works, has been named one of the 2021 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year, one of the highest honors awarded... Read more

Lake County Jail Coronavirus Outbreak Infects 10 Inmates

Eleven inmates at Lake County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus this week, with all but one of the cases discovered among those detained in a single housing area, authorities... Read more

Deerfield Man Stole $831K From North Shore Disabled Kids' Organization: Feds

A 45-year-old Deerfield man that once served as the executive director of a Northfield-based nonprofit for disabled children has been charged with stealing more than $800,000 from the organization... Read more

Applications Open For School Board Vacancies

Less than a month after local elections were held, the boards of both Evanston public school districts are looking to fill vacancies. Applications are open for both open seats,... Read more

Kindergarten Teacher Meghan Rice Wins Golden Apple Award

Meghan Rice, a kindergarten teacher at Willard Elementary School, has been named a winner of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Rice, of Highland Park, started... Read more

New Garden Planned To Honor Retiring Mayor

Dan Shapiro, the new mayor of Deerfield, didn't waste any time Monday night in honoring his predecessor. Just minutes after being sworn in at the Village Board meeting, Shapiro announced... Read more

District 225 Offers Pfizer Vaccination Appointments For Students

After Pfizer announced earlier this week that it expects to receive federal authorization to allow teenagers up to the age of 15 to receive the coronavirus vaccine by early next week,... Read more

Lake County Schools Prepare To Vaccinate Students Ages 12 To 15

School administrators are scheduling coronavirus vaccine clinics for students aged 12 and over starting on May 16, pending emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19... Read more

A Magnificent Magnolia, Backyard Bandit And Warbler: IL In Photos

Take a look through this set of images from across Illinois. We're expecting many great opportunities for readers to get some memorable photographs this spring throughout the state.... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Bannockburn Mansion Fetches $3.55M In Highest Sale Since 2007

A contemporary mansion that is described as vacation getaway on Chicago's North Shore recently fetched the highest sales price in Bannockburn since 2007 despite selling for... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• 'Involuntarily Vomiting' Man Drove 112 MPH Down Route 41: Blotter
• Public Indecency Charge For Man Arrested At Park: Blotters
• Long-Lost Cat Reunited With Owner After Microchip Check: Blotter
• Shopper Returns To Car With Man Inside; Flat Tires: Blotter
• Defrauding An Innkeeper Charge For Des Plaines Woman: Blotter
• Burglars Leave Northbrook Business With $200,000, Tools: Police
• Armed 18-Year-Old Stole Dog: Police

IN MEMORIUM

• North Shore Death Notices: April 19 to April 25

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, April 25–May 1: Lawsuits Against Police | New Amazon Facility | Missing Man's Car

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