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Scary Home Invasion / Teacher on Jeopardy / ACT Record in Evanston / Berto Center Swan Song / Bill Murray, Golf Caddy

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.

Miss a day, miss a lot. Your week in headlines:

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.

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