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Catch up on North Shore headlines: Family Guy voice from North Shore on new TV show; Niles man dies in hit and run; Skunk control.

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3 Sought in Home Invasion in Unincorporated Deerfield
- Three men who held a homeowner and two young children at gunpoint Thursday fled with cash and jewelry.
HPHS Teacher Finishes 3rd on Jeopardy!
- Andy Anderson accumulated more than $3,000 before wagering it all in Final Jeopardy! on Tuesday.
ACT Scores Rise at ETHS; Highest in School History
- The average composite score increased by nearly a full point.
Berto Center’s Swan Song Brings Back Memories
- Former Bull Bill Wennington reminisces at practice facility during its last game, a benefit for fallen Fox Lake Officer Joe Glinieiwicz.
Bill Murray and Brothers Inducted into Golf Caddy Hall of Fame
- And check out his pants at the BMW pro-am in Lake Forest.
Family Guy’s Alex Borstein Lands Supporting Role on CBS Sitcom
- The North Shore native best known as the voice of Lois Griffin, will be a bad hairdresser on Life in Pieces.
Niles Man Killed in Hit-and-Run on Golf Road
- Police are seeking the SUV that struck the 55-year-old late Thursday night.
How to Get Rid of Skunks: Animal Control Offers Tips
- The fall season usually means an increase of skunk activity in urban areas.
Retired Music Teacher Identified as Unconscious Man Found on Chicago Street
- Man who fell on street in Edgewater last month was Michael Reiniger, a retired District 65 teacher who died from his injuries.
Blackhawks Owner Buys $4.2M Mansion Behind His Current Home
- This August purchase expands Rocky Wirtz’s estate in Winnetka.
District 39 Won’t Be Able to Balance Budget With Property Tax Freeze
- Senate Bill 318 could heavily impact the local school district.
Evanston Boy Will be ‘Miniature Driver’ for NASCAR’s David Gilliland Sunday
- Jack Benjamin was provided the honor through an effort from Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores.
Mayor to ADA: Evanston ‘Changed the Course’ of American Dentistry
- Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl spoke about the city’s head start on water fluoridation back in the 1940s.
GBS Students Refurbish Local Woman’s Home
- 30 members of the school’s Interact Club made quite an improvement during “Paint-a-Thon.”
D-113 Votes Against 109’s Petition to Withdraw From Special Ed. District
- Worries about students’ transition to high school and whether 109 could hold up its financial duty cited as concerns.
5 Possible Uses for Highland Park Theater Space
- Developers present five unique proposals for redevelopment of the Central Avenue space.
Astellas Exec Buys Glenview Home for $2.3 Million
- The Chatham Road property sold last month to the new vice president of global development operations.
- Emerson Street Shooting Victim Dies
- Pie Five Pizza Opens in Glenview
- Gun Found on Passenger During Traffic Stop
- Emerson St. Shooting Could Be Related to Fatal in August
- Shopper’s Wallet Stolen While Waiting in Line for Food: Cops
- Glenview Men Among 14 Arrested in Lake County Prostitution Sting
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