Winnetka's Top Stories of 2011: No. 6

Editor's Note: The Number 5 story has been removed from this article. It was last updated on July 24.

2011 was a year for making waves, whether it be village council policy (, anyone?) or once-in-a-century .

This week we commemorate the year with a look back at the top viewed stories of 2011.

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No. 6:

A 50-year-old Winnetka man died after being struck by an automobile near the intersection of Crawford Avenue and Dempster Street in November.

Thomas W. Hensel was riding his scooter southbound on Crawford Avenue when a vehicle travelling northbound struck him, police said.

Hensel was later transported to in Evanston where he was pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m.

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