Twelve Cars Broken Into, Crackdown on Cell Phones and Other Top Stories of the Week

1) Police: Twelve Cars Broken Into in One Night: Twelve cars around Winnetka were broken into in one night last week. Police aren't yet saying if the break-ins were related. 

2) Strategic Planning Session Set for Winnetka: What would you like to see change around Winnetka over the next couple of years? A strategic planning session has been set by the Village to plan for just that. 

3) Motorcyclist Killed on Edens Expressway: In very tragic news, a Chicago motorcyclist was killed on the Edens Expressway last week near Wilmette. 

4) Winnetka Police Department to Crack Down on Cell Phone While Driving Use: We've all done it — quickly shooting a text at a red light, checking your messages when your phone beeps — but Winnetka Police are cracking down this week. 

5) Police: Man Hit by Air Gun Pellet Through Open Car Window: A man was hit by an air gun pellet through an car window. Read about that incident and other in this week's police blotter.