Esports Champions | Racially 'Restricted' Classes | Nursing Home Probe

We're halfway through the first week of May, with temperatures projected to rise into the 70s by the end of the workweek. In the meantime, why not catch up on the latest news from the northern Chicago suburbs from the past few days.

Here is a look at articles that have been getting attention from Patch readers:

Top Gamers: Deerfield Esports Team Wins National Championship In Texas

Five players and two substitutes won $15,000 for Deerfield High School by playing "Overwatch" and beating a team from Nebraska in Dallas.

Racial Segregation Removed From ETHS Course Catalog After News Reports

Evanston Township High School administrators modified course descriptions listing some classes as "restricted" to certain ethnic groups.

Lincolnshire Nursing Home Operated With No Medical Staff On Duty: IDPH

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced it has opened an investigation into Warren Barr Lincolnshire.

Non-Profit Brings Farmers Markets To Low-Income Seniors

Jacci Richards says her family gave back to a local senior facility following their parents death and she's since found other ways to help

New Lake Forest Mayor, City Council Members Sworn Into Office

The Lake Forest City Council honored outgoing Mayor George Pandaleon and a pair of aldermen before welcoming newly elected Mayor Randy Tack.

Police Probe Death Of Toddler Found Unresponsive At Day Care

The 23-month-old boy was found unresponsive at a daycare in Island Lake and later died at a Chicago hospital.

St. Francis Woods Gets National Nod

St. Francis Woods recently became the first northern Illinois forest to be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network.

Deerfield Students Win 1st Place At State Science Fair

The students, who attend Hellenic American Academy in Deerfield, competed at Southern Illinois University of Carbondale last weekend.

POLICE REPORTS/BLOTTER

• $70,000 Art Heist; Drunk Driver With Loaded Gun: Blotter
• Battery With A Deadly Weapon Charge: Blotter
• Demolition Company Reports Theft Of Supplies: Blotter
• Bike Shops Targeted By Thieves; Over $7,000 In Egging Damage: Blotters
• Woman Faces DUI Charge In Crash That Impaled Passenger
• Teacher Attacked, Injured After Trying To Break Up Fight At Middle School In Gurnee
• Mom Accused Of Putting Child In Headlock, Biting His Fingers
• Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 2 Children In Mundelein
• Video Shows Car Fleeing Police Slam Into Parked Cars, Burst Into Flames In Lindenhurst

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