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Northbrook Mail Carrier Delivers Convincing Performance in TV Ad (VIDEO)

• Carlos Ayala lands a part in a series of U.S. postal commercials, playing a role he's spent 11 years unknowingly training for: mail carrier.

Victoria's Secret Told Model to Lose Weight

• Skokie native Erin Heatherton remembers the depression she felt when the demand was made after three years as a Victoria's Secret Angel.

Park City Man Charged in 3 Car Chases in Highland Park, Lake Forest

• Marshall Delvalle was indicted on 8 felony counts by a grand jury Wednesday.

Watch Mark Kirk Say He'll Back Donald Trump in Tammy Duckworth Ad (VIDEO)

• The campaign commercial also quotes Kirk doubting that Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland will be confirmed.

Women Make More Money Than Men in Skokie

• Women make more money than men in only 17 of 529 municipalities nationwide in NerdWallet study. Skokie is one of them.

Ryne Sandberg Buys $1.1M Lake Bluff Home

• The former Cubs second baseman recently closed a deal on a four-bedroom house on the grounds of Shore Acres Country Club.

Pride and Joy: Deerfield Named 3rd Happiest Place in Illinois

• A career and jobs website ranked 340 Illinois communities with more than 2,000 residents. Find out what town made No. 1. With: Smile, Northbrook, You're the 8th Happiest Place in Illinois

Ferris Bueller's Parents Reunite for 30th Anniversary Ferris Fest Promo (VIDEO)

• The actors re-create a classic scene from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" as part of a video for the Lake Forest event in May.

Rep. Bob Dold Will Tackle National Opioid Problem in GOP's Weekly Address

• The 10th Congressional District race between Dold and Democratic opponent Brad Schneider could become the most expensive in the nation.

Read Barack Obama's Thank You Note to Mark Kirk for Meeting With Supreme Court Nominee

• The president praised the U.S. senator from Illinois for his "fair and responsible treatment" of nominee Merrick Garland.

People Laugh Whenever Obama Says 'Skokie'

• The president made more than one reference to Skokie during his talk at the University of Chicago. People laughed hysterically each time.

'A Beam Fell Over, and It's Laying on Top of a Guy': 911 Call From I-90 Tragedy

• Des Plaines releases audio from 3 emergency calls made Tuesday after a steel bridge beam fell and killed a construction worker.

Classic 'Dixie Cup' Hats Top Navy's Female Recruits for 1st Time

• The headwear is part of the Navy's effort to make uniforms more gender neutral.

Community Forums Will Help Shape Future for D113

• District 113 officials are holding 2 sessions in April for parents, residents and alumni to discuss the district's strategic plan.

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• Texas Man Confesses to 2015 Armed Bank Robbery in Glenview
• Brawl at ETHS Ends with Charges for 3 Teen Girls
• Des Plaines Man Asleep in Car Found With 17 Packets of Cocaine: Cops
• Knockoff Designer Items Sold From Car Trunk Fool Buyer Out of $700: Cops
• Cabbie Killer Gets 35 Years
• North Chicago Man Faces Child Pornography Charges
• Cocaine Tossed in Channel During Evanston Police Chase
• Who Steals a Starbuck's Tip Jar? Wilmette Police Want to Know
• Woman Killed in Yellow Line Crash Identified

WORTH A LOOK

• 'Strike-Out Sexual Assault Event' Planned at Pinstripes Bistro
• Skokie Police Introduce Text-a-Tip Feature
• Wilmette Public Library to Screen Paul Newman Film Based on Richard Russo Novel
• New Trier Township Annual Report is Online
• Police Union Reaches Deal With Village
• Yellowbrick in Evanston Launches Clinical Trials of New Way to Treat PTSD
• Wilmette Resident Grace Wright Named Volunteer of the Month by BMO Harris Bank
• Evanston Fire Department Has Record-Breaking Year
• D109 Holds Surprise Lockdown Drill for All Its Schools
• Highland Park Sophomore Ashley Gimbel Ranks 8th in the World at 2016 Crossfit Open
• Watch a Pre-March Madness Jalen Brunson Light Up the Court (VIDEO)

IN MEMORIAM

• Memorial for Ross Freeland is Sunday at ETHS
• Lake Forest Obituary: Marilyn Frances Fortelka Kreml, 91
• North Shore Death Notices: Week of March 28-April 2

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