Historic Flight | Funeral For Teen | Lakefront Harassment

Highland Park IL

18 July, 2021

1:34 PM

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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. Space Traveler: Glenbrook North Grad Partakes In Historic Flight In the race to space, billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space-tourism company reached a reported... Read more (Andres Leighton/AP) Scottie Pippen Lists Highland Park Mansion On Airbnb For Olympics In a promotion hearkening back to the original "Dream Team" nearly three decades ago, NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen listed his Highland Park mansion with the short-term... Read more (Airbnb) Funeral Held For Northbrook Teen Killed In Chicago Calling Miles Thompson an "inspiration and role model to everyone," the organizer of a GoFundMe campaign established in memory of the Northbrook teen killed last week in Chicago was... Read more (Courtesy Thompson family) Sexual Harassment Rampant At Evanston Lakefront, Staff Warned The City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Saturday evening to discuss allegations of rampant sexual harassment against women and girls working at Evanston's beaches.... Read more (Jonah Meadows/Patch) Alleged Lynching Comments: Black Staffer Sues Schneider's Office Following an alleged comment made to her by a supervisor about lynching, a Black staffer of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) is suing his office, according to a federal lawsuit... Read more (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Racist Voicemail, Vandalism Follow Teacher's Lawsuit: District 65 District officials in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 issued a joint statement Saturday in response to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed last month by a teacher alleging the... Read more Home Invasion Leads To Murder Attempt, Sexual Assault Conviction A Zion man was convicted Thursday of stabbing a man more than 20 times and sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion nearly four years ago. D'Javon Hudson, 27, was found... Read more Car Dealership Sales Tax Rebate Of Up To $2.1 Million Approved The city will provide up to $2.1 million in sales tax rebates to subsidize a commercial real estate developer's purchase and renovation of the site of a car dealership on Skokie... Read more Condo Design Rejected By Lake Forest Preservation Commissioners The Historic Preservation Commission voted Monday to permit the demolition of a Westminster Avenue home but rejected a design for an eight-unit condominium in the portion in... Read more Weed License Lottery Dates Set As Governor Signs New Cannabis Law Gov. J.B. Pritzker cleared the way for expansion of retail cannabis in Illinois Thursday by signing a bill aimed at kick-starting the state's marijuana licensing scheme and diversifying... Read more LOCAL POLICE REPORTS (Jonah Meadows/Patch) Over A Dozen Cars Vandalized In Wilmette Ahead Of July 4: BlotterSex Offender Fails To Register, Lives Near Playground: BlotterMotorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With Minivan In Wheeling$34K Car Stolen From Hotel Parking Lot; Office Thefts: BlotterBackyard Fire Pit Dispute; Locked Car Stolen: Blotter IN MEMORIUM North Shore Death Notices: July 5 To July 11 EARLIER: North Shore Week in Headlines, July 4–July 10: Principal Resigns | Historic History Mandate | Live Music Returns | Former Deputy Coroner Indicted | Use Of Force Recommendations Approved | Homicide Victim Identified 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.