Hiring Backlash | Vaccinations For Kids | Ravinia Schedule

Highland Park IL

09 May, 2021

2:00 AM

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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 moreAFTER: 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 (Realtor.com) LOCAL POLICE REPORTS (Jonah Meadows/Patch) 'Involuntarily Vomiting' Man Drove 112 MPH Down Route 41: BlotterPublic Indecency Charge For Man Arrested At Park: BlottersLong-Lost Cat Reunited With Owner After Microchip Check: BlotterShopper Returns To Car With Man Inside; Flat Tires: BlotterDefrauding An Innkeeper Charge For Des Plaines Woman: BlotterBurglars Leave Northbrook Business With $200,000, Tools: PoliceArmed 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 ALSO ON PATCH Learn how to post events, letter and articles on Patch with a user accountLike us on Facebook: Evanston • Highland Park • Winnetka-Glencoe • Lake Forest • Deerfield • Northbrook • Glenview • Skokie • Wilmette-Kenilworth • Niles-Morton Grove For more local stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts or download the iPhone or Android app.