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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.

Northwestern Appoints Derrick Gragg New Athletic Director

Derrick Gragg, a former Division I athlete, athletic director, and NCAA senior vice president, has been named the new athletic director at Northwestern, the school announced on Friday.... Read more

Geese Family Shops At Barnes & Noble In Deerfield: Watch Video

With summer right around the corner, it seems like everyone is looking for a good book to read. A family of geese were seen "shopping" at around noon Tuesday (video below) at the Barnes... Read more

Glenbrook North Grad Scheyer To Take Over Duke Basketball Program

When Jon Scheyer left Glenbrook North for Duke in 2006, the talented four-star recruit likely never knew how engrained he would be become in the Blue Devils’ program. ... Read more

Pet Pig Permitted To Stay With Owners In Morton Grove Home

Village officials have reached an agreement that allows a Morton Grove family to keep a pig as a pet despite a local ordinance prohibiting farm animals. Cotton, a 6-year-old... Read more

City Urges Army To Find, Remove Explosives At Lakeshore Preserve

Two months after the discovery of suspected unexploded ordnance at Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park, the area remains closed to the public. City officials... Read more

Social Equity Applicants Urge Pritzker To Hold Pot Shop Lottery

Social equity applicants for state licenses to sell cannabis gathered at a West Side restaurant Wednesday to urge Gov. J.B. Pritzker to quickly sign a recently passed bill authorizing... Read more

Murder Followed Fight At Howard Street Restaurant: Prosecutors

An argument outside a restaurant at Howard and Paulina streets led to a fatal shooting in Rogers Park last year, prosecutors said this week. Desmen Williams, 28, of Chicago, was... Read more

NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE

One Of Only 2 Howard Van Doren Shaw-Designed Evanston Homes Sells

One of the two Evanston homes designed by famed turn-of-the-century architect Howard Van Doren Shaw changed hands this week for the first time in decades. The six-bedroom... Read more

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LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Local Man Shoots Himself In Foot: Police
• Home Repair Fraud Warrant Arrest: LCSO Blotter
• Cryptocurrency Scam; Suspicious Calls From 'Village': Blotter
• Water Sample Scammers Claim To Be From Village: Blotter
• Smash-And-Grab Thief Targets Barbershop Register: Blotters
• Female Thieves Threaten Nordstrom Staff With Bolt Cutter: Police

IN MEMORIUM

• North Shore Death Notices: May 24 To May 30

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, May 23–May 29: Cold Case Reopens | Food Truck Ban | Window Display Draws Ire | Community Condemns Antisemitism | Beaches Free On Weekends | Amazon Permit Request: North Shore Week In Headlines

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