Dog Left in Hot Car / Lusitania Talk Sells Out / Kraft Heinz Lays Off 700 / Corpse Flower to Bloom Soon

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

Another Shopper Leaves Dog in Hot Car: Police

• Cops: LEAVE YOUR DOGS AT HOME!

Discussion with Lusitania Owner Sold Out

• All seats filled for Gregg Bemis’ talk at the Winnetka Library.

Kraft Heinz Lays Off 700 in Northfield

• Cuts come as part of plan to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in North America.

Former Kraft Executive Lists Wilmette Home

• More than $1 million in recent renovations have Greenwood Avenue home listed at $2.1 million.

Dawn Clark Netsch Estate Donates $5 Million to Northwestern Law School

• Longtime Illinois politician was school’s first female faculty member.

Smelly Flower Will Bloom At Chicago Botanic Garden After 12-Year Wait

• The first titan arum “corpse flower” in the Chicago area will bloom for one day.

Car-Sharing Program Launched in Evanston

• New service allows car owners to rent out their vehicles.

House Move Withstands Snafu; Relocation to Dodge Avenue Complete

• An early mechanical failure did not delay the relocation for too long.

Winnetka Woman Left Dog in Hot Car While Shopping: Cops

• The 48-year-old faces a charge of ill treatment of animals after police found the Irish setter with no water.

Illinois Nut and Candy Named Merchant of the Year

• Dempster Street business was selected over 24 other nominations by the Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission.

Mark Giangreco’s Former House in Wilmette Sold

• Selling price is much lower than what Giangreco’s ex-wife sold it for in 2005.

First Responders Family Fest Coming to NW Suburb

• Family-friendly event to include Youth 1-Mile Run, 5K, First Responders Obstacle Course Challenge, Showcase Vendors, Tug-Of-War and more!

Marriott Lincolnshire Resort is For Sale

• A buyer is already in place, reports indicate.

No Adoption Fees at Orphans of the Storm August 15

• “Clear the Shelter Day” will attempt to find as many new homes for adult pets as possible.

Deerfield Woman Uses Dance Therapy to Help Those With Movement Disorders

• Erica Hornthal of North Shore Dance Therapy helped raise money for National Parkinson’s Foundation and won a grant from same organization.

Glenview Church Will Ordain First Openly Gay Pastor

• St. Philip Lutheran Church set to ordain Ken Severson as Pastor.

Coyotes Popping Up in Deerfield

• Residents make sightings, but village notes they cannot interfere unless animal is disruptive.

• Former Teacher Charged With Physical Contact With Boy
• Des Plaines Man Accused of Stealing from Mariano’s
• Young Evanston Residents Burglarized 3 Stores Overnight: Police
• Cabbie’s Bathroom Time Causes Fight in Wilmette
• More Than 50 Warnings Issued to Bicyclists in Highland Park
• Northbrook Man Who Was Passenger in Drunk Driving Crash Has Died

WORTH A LOOK

• Lake County to Offer Free Mumps Vaccine for U of I Students
• Ten-Ninety Brewing Gets Preliminary Approval in Glenview
• Symposium on Crohn’s Disease is Sunday in Deerfield
• Donations Will Help Clear McClory Bike Path in Lake Forest
• Heavy Dose of Construction in Evanston Begins Next Week
• Park District of Highland Park Hires New Director
• Bike Path Extended in Skokie

LOCAL VOICES

• Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary raising funds to provide winter coats for needy children again this year
• United Way of Lake County Harnesses the Power of Women’s Philanthropy with its upcoming WLC ‘Wine & Learn’
• Northbrook’s AmpliVox Gets Moment in the Spotlight on ‘America’s Got Talent’
• Attention Mad Scientists (and readers)
• Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh at Highland Park Public Library

WOW! HOUSES

• Pool, Hot Tub and Open Floor Plan in Wilmette

IN REMEMBRANCE

• ‘Man Who Saved McDonald’s’ Has Died

FIND A JOB

• Jobs Available with City of Evanston
• Local Jobs: Starbucks, Crate and Barrel, Baxalta

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