Halas Hall Threats / Touchy Tutor Arrested / Six Flags Dreams Come True

Former Bears Player ‘Felt Like Killing Everyone at Halas Hall’, Called Himself ‘The Devil’: Report

• Jeremiah Ratliff made some shocking statements after being cut last week, according to a police report obtained by TMZ.

Six Flags Makes Dream Come True for Glenview Boy

• 7-year-old Seth Mohr has special needs, but loves everything about Six Flags, which made his Halloween costume one he’d never forget.

Michael Jordan’s Home Trash Talks as Much as He Does

• Real estate videos point out the Highland Park mansion is “the Michael Jordan of homes because this is Michael Jordan’s home.”

Tutor Accused of Touching 9-Year Old Boy He Was Babysitting

• The 32-year old Northwest Indiana man was charged with criminal sexual abuse by police in Wilmette.

Hospital Employee Hit By Car Carrying Gunshot Victims

• The 59-year-old woman was riding her bicycle to work when the car struck her on an Evanston sidewalk.

Winnetka is 2nd Richest Town in U.S.: Business Insider

• Recent list of best suburbs reveals only one place in the country with a higher median income.

Residents Favor Open Market for HP Theater Site

• Neighborhood impact and land use cited as most important issues for residents.

Skokie Native Jessy Schram Will Have Role on “Nashville”

• The Buffalo Grove High School alum will play a recurring role in the ABC drama.

Chicago Man Guilty of Trying to Kidnap Girl in Skokie

• A judge found the 36-year-old guilty of the January incident this week.

Gender-Neutral Signs Coming to Evanston Restrooms

• Ordinance approved by city aldermen this week.

Longtime Wilmette Theatre Owner Dies in Niles Accident

• 84-year-old Richard Stern was hit by an SUV on Golf Road in Niles Friday morning.

Tutor Accused of Touching 9-Year Old Boy He Was Babysitting

• The 32-year old Northwest Indiana man was charged with criminal sexual abuse by police in Wilmette.

Baxter Expected to Lay Off 1,400

• Cuts could come worldwide despite recent financial numbers that were better than predicted.

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installed at Car Wash

• Crossroads Car Wash on Skokie Valley Road offers free charges to those with electric vehicles.

Schakowsky Honored as ‘Defender of Children’ by Advocacy Group

• First Focus Campaign for Children recognized the 9th District Congresswoman for support of policies adding to the well-being of children.

Archbishop Blase Cupich Will Celebrate All Saints Day at Church in Morton Grove

• The Chicago Archbishop will declare St. Martha Catholic Church an “Archdiocesan Shrine of All Saints.”

• Employee Wore Store-Owned Tie During Work, Took it Home: Cops
• Man Dies After Fall From Evanston Parking Garage
• Anti-Semitic Phrases Written on Winnetka Village Chalkboard
• Highwood Man ‘Inappropriately’ Touched Jogger in HP: Cops
• Woman Fondled Her Own Breasts at Antique Shop: Cops

WORTH A LOOK

• North Shore Congregation Israel to Install New Assistant Rabbi
• Open Communities Director to Step Down After 22 Years
• Abt Family Honored by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Kenilworth Dentist Will Support Operation Gratitude, Troops Overseas

LOCAL VOICES: OUR STAR PATCHERS

• The Flame Still Burns: Ilinca Cristescu Williams Comes Full Circle as Tennis Instructor at Five Seasons Northbrook
• Stars and Cars raises more than $80,000 for Northern Illinois Food Bank
• Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Comes to Lake Forest

IN MEMORIAM

• Longtime Loyola Academy Swim Coach Dies

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• Local Jobs: Starbucks, Kraft Foods, Staples, American Cancer Society

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