New Cannabis Dispensaries | Unpaid Water Bills | Park To Expand

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.

'Jews Are Jews' Ald. Ed Burke Quote Is Relevant To Charges: Feds

An antisemitic comment allegedly captured on FBI recordings of Ald. Ed Burke is relevant to the charges against him, and the senior alderman and his two co-defendants — a top aide and... Read more

Glenview Man Charged In Fatal Lake Forest Hit-And-Run

Police said a Glenview man was charged Tuesday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run traffic crash last year in Lake Forest. Zachary Dubofsky, 24, of the 2500 block... Read more

Highwood Cannabis Dispensary Opens, Highland Park's Expands Sales

Highwood's first marijuana dispensary opened last month ahead of a state licensing deadline. Meanwhile, Highland Park's dispensary received state and local authorization to begin... Read more

Skokie To Pay Evanston Over $4.2 Million In Unpaid Water Bills

More than four years after expiration of the last wholesale water contract between Skokie and Evanston, village trustees are set to approval a new agreement Monday. As part of... Read more

Bannockburn To Pay Deerfield $1 Million For Emergency Dispatch Services

When you've been working together for 40 years, what's another five? The Deerfield Village Board voted Monday to approve an emergency dispatch service agreement between the Village... Read more

City Buys Former Preschool To Expand Park

The Lake Forest City Council voted unanimously Monday to purchase the former site of Joytime Preschool for $315,000. City officials plan to demolish the house on the 0.4-acre... Read more

87 Layoffs Announced As Lake Bluff Manufacturing Facility Closes

A longtime local manufacturing facility is closing permanently by the end of the year, taking dozens of jobs with it. Liquid Controls, located for the last 30 years at... Read more

Glenview Diabetes Doctor Credited For FDA Label Change

Dr. Emily Szmuilowicz has been meeting with a diabetes patient, Wendy Seibel, 72, of Rosemont, for many years at the Northwestern... Read more

Braithwaite, Kelly, Reid Keep Leads In Final Evanston Vote Count

Two weeks after the last day of voting in the April 6 municipal elections, the Cook County Clerk's Office has released a preliminary final count of ballots, which is scheduled to be... Read more

After Pardon By Trump, Casey Urlacher Wins Reelection As Write-In

Despite not having his name on the ballot in this month's municipal election, incumbent Mettawa Village President Casey Urlacher secured enough write-in votes to defeat the only person... Read more

Historic Group Of New Skokie Village Trustees Sworn In Remotely

Elected officials were sworn in to new four-year terms Monday, as five current and former Cook County judges administered the oath of office to the mayor, clerk and six village trustees.... Read more

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Evanston Teens Charged With Car Burglary In Wilmette: Blotters
• Drunken Drivers Crash Into Ditch, Other Cars: Blotter
• Wisconsin Woman Accused Of Firing Gun Outside Hotel: Blotter
• Assault With Deadly Weapon Charge For Ingleside Man: Blotter
• Village Employees Report Criminal Damage At Properties: Blotter
• Skokie Teen Dies From Injuries From 2019 Mundelein Shooting
• Niles West Student Dies, Recent Grad Hospitalized After Crash

IN MEMORIUM

• North Shore Death Notices: April 12 to April 18

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, April 11–April 17: Dog Dramas | Vaccination Clinics | Toddler's Leukemia Treatment Convicted ISIS Supporter Sentenced | 20-Year Water Contract | New Superintendent | Snapchat Suit Settles

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