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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.

North Shore Cantor Pens Children's Book After Synagogue Tragedy

It's been two years since a mass shooting claimed the lives of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The deadliest attack on the Jewish community... Read more

Hundreds Of Families Helped At Family Focus Giveaway

More than 200 local families in need received donated food, clothes and toys Saturday at Family Focus in Evanston. Cars lined up around the building for the opportunity to... Read more

Event Planner Cited Over Flouting Coronavirus Rules

A Skokie event planner was responsible for organizing the large wedding at a north suburban hotel earlier this month in violation of state and local health orders, according to the Cook... Read more

35 Coronavirus Infections Discovered In Jail Outbreak

Dozens of detainees at the Lake County Jail have been quarantined in response to the discovery of a COVID-19 outbreak in one of its housing units, authorities announced Sunday.... Read more

Petition To Rename Joseph Sears School Prompts Community Dialogue

School board members in Kenilworth announced a plan to convene all the village's elected officials to discuss the issues behind this summer's petition to strip the name of the... Read more

Donations Boxes Overflow With Toys From Community

With more families than ever finding it harder to provide gifts to kids this Christmas after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, toy donations from the Lake... Read more

Lawsuits Seek To Toss Two Candidates Off Ballot

Two candidates for Evanston City Council face the possibility of getting knocked off the ballot by a judge. A pair of lawsuits filed Dec. 14 argue that the Evanston Electoral... Read more

Local Candidates Kick Off Campaigns

Voters in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff and nearby unincorporated areas will pick the winners of at least a half-dozen contested elections for school and village boards this... Read more

School Board Elections To Be Uncontested In April

Seven candidates are running for seven open seats on the school boards of public school districts in Highland Park. In North Shore School District 112, four incumbents... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

Former Bulls' Star Noah Sells Bannockburn Home

Joakim Noah, a two-time NBA All-Star and the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2014, recently put his Bannockburn mansion up for sale, asking for a reported $1.4 million.... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Handgun, Knife Pulled Out In Road Rage Incidents: Blotter
• Bank Robbed In Northbrook: FBI
• Handgun, Knife Pulled Out In Road Rage Incidents: Blotter
• $130K Freightliner Truck Stolen From Glenview Business: Blotter
• Gun Found After Wanted Felon Flees Traffic Stop: Blotter
• Fingerprints Track Identity Thief; DUI Crash In Winnetka: Blotter
• Armed Robbery Reported At 7-Eleven In Glenview
• Firefighters Battle Blaze In Evanston Apartment Building
• No Jackpot For Alleged Lottery Ticket Thieves

IN MEMORIUM

• North Shore Death Notices: Dec. 14 To Dec. 20

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Dec. 13–Dec. 19: First Vaccines Arrive | Housing Plan Updates | New Hotel Approved | Four-Decade Reign Ends For Evanston Burger King | Superintendent Resigns For Job At Neighboring District

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