$17,000 in Forged Thievery / Pastor's Church Sex Abuse Plea / When Relatives Mess Up Your House

Evanston Bookkeeper Accused of Stealing $17,000 from His Boss

• Prosecutors said bookkeeper forged employer’s name on blank company checks.

Ex-Pastor Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Sexually Abused Teen Girl at Church

• Pastor Samuel Kee had confessed to a crime recently at the Deerfield police station.

Relatives to Blame for Problem Properties: Alderman

• Evanston Ald. Delores Homes says property owners may have to make the difficult decision to remove their kin from their property.

Honeybees Killed at Lincolnshire Resort

• A chef at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort found several hives “wiped out.”

North Shore Natives Bike Across Israel To Show Solidarity With Israeli Soldiers

• Supporters of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces biked the length of Israel amid volatile situation.

Sportmart Founder Sells Lakefront Home in Highland Park

• Larry Hochberg owned the Mediterranean-style home on North Deere Park Drive for more than a quarter-century.

Tree Falls in Forest; 2 Injured

• Two people were cutting down a tree at Somme Woods Forest Preserve when it fell on them.

Eye Clinic Director Sentenced for Scheme Netting Nearly $500K

• Former executive director of Deerfield-based Laser Network LLC and United Eye Care Providers funneled business money into her own account.

Property-Tax Hike a Last Option for Lake Forest

• Council to decide December 7 if a 2.93% increase will be implemented in 2016.

Ravinia Gives More Than $1 Million to Highland Park

• A successful 2015 festival season allows for a significant contribution to the festival’s hometown.

One Dead Following House Fire in Northbrook

• The blaze is under investigation.

Skokie Police Increase Patrols After Paris Attacks

• Local police will keep a close eye on synagogues, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Old Orchard Mall.

2 Injured When Car Hydroplanes Into Tree

• Car caught on fire last week after crashing on Waukegan Road.

World War I Memorial Lives On in Wilmette

• A batch of trees planted in honor of fallen soldiers from Wilmette has been growing for nearly a century.

• Road Rage Leads to Battery Charge for 67-Year-Old Woman
• Estranged Husband Forged Her Signature, Stole Money: Cops
• ‘Heavy Set’ Man Used Blue Bucket to Steal Tools: Cops
• Punched in Face For Driving Forklift Too Close: Cops
• 2nd Man Charged in Lake Street Barricade Situation
• Evanston Businesses Fail Tobacco Compliance Checks
• Fingerprint Left on Window Leads to Cops to Their Man

WORTH A LOOK

• Free Parking Extended at Evanston’s Downtown Garages
• Chicagoland Jewish High School Changes Name
• Metra Train Catches Fire in Morton Grove
• No Full-Day Kindergarten in District 112 Next Year
• Decision From Judge Favors Red Seal Opponents
• Frank Lloyd Wright Home Under Contract; Won’t Be Demolished

IN REMEMBRANCE

• Longtime Lake Bluff Volunteer, Richard Andersen, Dies

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