Woman Stabbed | Chief Retires | Vaccine Mandates | Library Grant

Highland Park IL

29 August, 2021

6:53 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. Pregnant Woman Was Stabbed Before She Was Found Floating In Lake Investigators believe the pregnant woman whose body was found floating in Lake Michigan earlier this month is a missing 19-year-old Chicago woman. An autopsy showed evidence... Read more 'Unusual Activity' Leaves Cook County Court Clerk's Site Disabled The website of the clerk of the second-largest court system in the United States will be offline for the next several weeks after the discovery of "unusual activity" on a server earlier... Read more Student Starts Petition For Partial E-Learning In District 225 Parker Krex is happy to be back at school. The Glenbrook South High School senior started classes last week along with the rest of Glenbrook High Schools District 225. With... Read more Jewish Caucus Calls For Resignation Of Chicago Police Union Chief A group of state lawmakers demanded the chief of the union representing rank-and-file Chicago police officers apologize and resign in response to his remarks comparing the city's coronavirus... Read more Skokie Family Narrowly Escapes From Afghanistan: Report The family of a Skokie man managed to escape Afghanistan after the country's capital fell to Taliban control while they were on summer vacation, he told a radio station. Ali, identified... Read more $26K Grant Awarded To Deerfield Public Library Patrons of the Deerfield Public Library will soon see an increase of books, videos and CDs thanks to a $26,000 state grant, State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) announced Friday.... Read more GBN Band Excited For Return To Field This Fall Last fall, like many members of the student body, the Glenbrook North High School Spartan Marching Band was disappointed when the football season was postponed. The band never had... Read more COVID-19 Vaccination Mandatory For Northwestern Medicine Staff Doctors and other staff who work for Northwestern Medicine will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face weekly coronavirus testing. The 11-hospital group becomes... Read more Fire Chief Larry Amidei Retires After 40 Years Serving Hometowns After four decades as a firefighter in his hometown, Larry Amidei will retire Friday as chief of the Highland Park Fire Department. Amidei, 59, grew up in Highwood,... Read more Over 70 More Venues Require COVID-19 Vaccine Or Negative Test Audience members at dozens of Chicagoland theaters will have to begin showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative coronavirus test results starting next week. A coalition of... Read more NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE (Redfin) Scottie Pippen Accepts Offer On Highland Park House Last month's promotion with a short-term rental company may have succeeded in finding a buyer for the former Highland Park home of NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen. Pippen... Read more LOCAL POLICE REPORTS (Jonah Meadows/Patch) Mailboxes Removed From Posts, Tossed On Lawns: BlotterBust Made For Battery To Peace, Correctional Officers: Blotter$11K Motorcycle Stolen From Lot; Curfew Violators: BlotterWoman Refuses To Leave Steakhouse; Landlord Breaks Key: BlotterFire In Highland Park High School Closet Cancels In-Person ClassResident Finds Intruder Petting Dog; Church Burglarized: BlottersLake Forest Sex Offender Sentenced To 39 Years In State PrisonSerial Burglar Tricked 13-Year-Old Girl, 91-Year-Old Woman: Cops IN MEMORIUM North Shore Death Notices: Aug. 9 To Aug. 15 EARLIER: North Shore Week in Headlines, Aug. 15–Aug. 21: Mask Mandate | School Vaccination Rate | Recruiter Charged | Body Of Pregnant Woman Found In Lake | Business Owners Realize Dream | 12-Year-Old Graduates Space Camp 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.