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Busted for Blackness at Whole Foods? / New Mariano's in Northbrook / Daycare 'Killer' Offers Thanks / New Trier Traffic Spat
Catch up on North Shore headlines, including confirmation that one of our ex-presidents had a love child with an Evanston woman.

Miss a day, miss a lot. Your week in headlines:
Evanston Woman Claims Whole Foods Had Her Arrested Because She is Black
- Ashley Usher-Coleman faces a charge of retail theft after accidentally not paying for one of her vitamins while making an $80 purchase.
New Mariano’s Opens in Northbrook Next Week
- Store on Skokie Boulevard will open at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Woman Convicted in Daycare Death Thanks Supporters
- Melissa Calusinski says she “will not give up,” and Sheriff/State’s Attorney candidate has ‘great questions’ regarding her guilt.
Kenilworth Blocks New Trier Traffic
- School parents and staff object to northbound streets being closed near Joseph Sears School.
President Harding Had Affair with Former Evanston Resident: DNA Test
- Claims made nearly 90 years ago by Nan Britton confirmed the 29th President fathered her daughter.
Russian Tycoon’s Lakefront Mansion ‘Guest House’ Sells
- Sheridan Road home was once part of the estate of a Russian tycoon who owed millions in debt. His relatives lived there.
Luol Deng Lists Northbrook Mansion
- Listing price on stone mansion is $2.8 million.
North Shore Triathlon to Close Streets in Wilmette, Kenilworth and Winnetka
- More than 800 participants could take part in Sunday’s event.
Schakowsky Opposes NLRB Ruling on Players’ Unions
- State rep says decision in Northwestern case denies a needed opportunity for student athletes. Also:
Dog Flu Reported at PetSmart PetsHotel in Evanston
- Store officials ask pet parents to pick up their pets after a dog tested positive this week.
FIDF Supporters Host Children of Fallen Israeli Soldiers at North Shore Homes
- LEGACY Program helps “bridge the cultural gap” between children in the United States and Israel.
West Nile Virus Found in All North Shore Mosquito Abatement District Communities
- This week’s positive test in Northfield means all 12 territories covered by the district have seen a positive result in 2015.
Syd Rocks Live Fundraiser Planned for Evanston
- Wilmette-based organization has raised more than $50,000 for Langerhan’s Cell Histiocytosis research.
Appeals Court Affirms Ruling to Clear Evanston Cop
- Officer Mark Buell had been accused in a lawsuit of profiling an African-American boy during a burglary investigation.
ON THE BUSINESS BEAT
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- New Japanese Restaurant Planned for Davis Street: Add another Ramen option in Evanston when Table to Stix Ramen opens
- Local Salon Named Best Blow Dry Bar: BloOuts in Highland Park got the most votes in one category of the Make It Better Best of 2015 awards
- LFHS Alums Team to Own Donati’s Pizza Locations: Newest one in Lake Bluff offers a fast-casual option
- ‘The Profit’ Star Marcus Lemonis Buys Lake Forest Business: Sweet Pete’s Candy Shop will replace The Jolly Good Fellows in Market Square
- Man Sues Nordstrom’s in Skokie Over Alleged Fight
- Cops Find Lots of Pot at Ravinia Festival
- Prostitution Arrest Made at Residence Inn
- Man Cited for Leaving Accident Without Giving Info: Cops
- Glenbrook South Yearbook Staff Recognized Internationally
- Northbrook Man Pleads Guilty to Acquiring Vehicle Titles to Illegally Use Cars as Taxis
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WORTH A LOOK
- Lake Forest Police to Offer Self-Defense Class for Women
- Water Main Improvements on Pinter Avenue Begin Aug. 24
- Tuesday Night Storm Damages Trees, 1 Car
- District 109 Wants Out of Special Education District
- Sammy Davis Jr. Story at Fleetwood-Jourdain Gets Several BTA Nominations
- Interim D-113 Superintendent Gets Educator’s License
- Presentation on Marshall Field’s Coming to Lake Bluff
- Houck Wins 3rd Glencoe Golf Club Title in 5 Years
LOCAL VOICES
- Area CrossFit Affiliate Crowns 2015 Tandem Throwdown Champs
- North Suburban Crew - Learn-to-Row Water Day - Girls Rowing
- The Knauz Cruise Night Returns in September
- Gabriella Cooperman’s Cookies for Charity Celebrates 10 Years!
- Northbrook Court Hosts Food Truck Festival this Weekend
- Northfield Farmer’s Market Corn Roast
- My Boulder Memories ... a Poem
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