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Bourbon Street bartender killed on deadly cycling corridor weeks after moving to New Orleans

Bourbon Street bartender killed on deadly cycling corridor weeks after moving to New Orleans

The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate — Michael Milam dreamed of moving to the Crescent City and instantly found community with other bicyclists and at the gay bar where he worked. He died in a hit-and-run on a stretch of St. Claude Avenue marred by tragedy. "He had wanted to move here for years.
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From teen employee to owner, bike lawyer transforms Bayou Bicycles into cycling community hub

From teen employee to owner, bike lawyer transforms Bayou Bicycles into cycling community hub

The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate — How a horrific injury led a local lawyer down a bike path to purchasing his first employer. Now, he has made it a hub for cyclists across the New Orleans area.
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Why Did Ex-Cheerleader Hayden Richardson Drop Sex Trafficking Suit Against Northwestern?

Why Did Ex-Cheerleader Hayden Richardson Drop Sex Trafficking Suit Against Northwestern?

Patch — Why Did Northwestern Cheerleader Hayden Richardson Drop Her Lawsuit? - Evanston, IL - Court filings reveal the circumstances behind a recent attorney swap, discovery disputes and the destruction of a key piece of evidence.
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Amid Backlash, DHS Drama Teacher Who Posted About Israel Disciplined Over Social Media Use

Amid Backlash, DHS Drama Teacher Who Posted About Israel Disciplined Over Social Media Use

Patch — Antisemitism Allegations As Drama Teacher Disciplined For Social Media - Deerfield, IL - Supporters of on-leave Deerfield High School Theatre Director Britnee Kenyon say they were called antisemites and "Jewish Hamas supporters."
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Improperly Secret Board Meeting Concerned Loan To Stalled Skokie Hotel

Improperly Secret Board Meeting Concerned Loan To Stalled Skokie Hotel

Patch — Improperly Secret Board Meeting Concerned Loan To Stalled Skokie Hotel - Skokie, IL - After the Illinois Attorney General's Office found the village violated the Open Meetings Act, Patch obtained audio of the discussion.
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Bob Crimo, Accused Highland Park Shooter's Dad, Declares Bankruptcy

Bob Crimo, Accused Highland Park Shooter's Dad, Declares Bankruptcy

Patch — Bob Crimo, Accused Highland Park Shooter's Dad, Declares Bankruptcy - Highland Park, IL - Last week, lenders asked a judge to allow them to repossess and sell the alleged mass shooter's foreclosed childhood home.
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Alleged 'Grooming' At Evanston School Led To Teacher's Firing In Lake Forest

Alleged 'Grooming' At Evanston School Led To Teacher's Firing In Lake Forest

Patch — Alleged 'Grooming' At Evanston School Led To Firing In Lake Forest - Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL - Documents reveal more details of allegations that led to the termination of a 6th grade math teacher from Lake Forest School District 67.
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Billionaire's Winnetka Home To Be Most Expensive In Illinois History

Billionaire's Winnetka Home To Be Most Expensive In Illinois History

Patch — Billionaire's Winnetka Home To Be Most Expensive In Illinois History - Winnetka-Glencoe, IL - Justin Ishbia is on track to spend over $77 million for his lakefront estate, plus another $6.2 million for a house between two parks.
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Secret $225,000 Sex Abuse Settlement Was Never Approved By ETHS School Board

Secret $225,000 Sex Abuse Settlement Was Never Approved By ETHS School Board

Patch — Secret $225,000 Sex Abuse Settlement Was Never Approved By ETHS Board - Evanston, IL - Evanston Patch obtained a copy of the settlement after filing suit against the district over violations of the Freedom of Information Act.
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Patch Report Prompts Congressman To Remedy Property Tax 'Error'

Patch Report Prompts Congressman To Remedy Property Tax 'Error'

Patch — Patch Report Prompts Congressman To Remedy Property Tax 'Error' - Highland Park, IL - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider is paying back property taxes after the discovery he had benefited from homestead exemptions on two houses at once.
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Evanston Together LLC Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Filing Says

Evanston Together LLC Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Filing Says

Patch — Evanston Together LLC Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Filing Says - Evanston, IL - A quarterly financial report filed Thursday shows the group failed to properly disclose fundraising and ad spending, election attorneys say.
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Assault Weapons Ban Upheld By Divided Appeals Court

Assault Weapons Ban Upheld By Divided Appeals Court

Patch.com — A divided three-judge panel of the Illinois 2nd District Appeals Court on Friday lifted permanent injunctions issued last year by a Lake County judge that had forbidden village officials from enforcing any part of the assault weapons ban ordinance trustees passed unanimously in April 2018.
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Hate Crime Charge For White Woman Recorded Striking Black Man

Hate Crime Charge For White Woman Recorded Striking Black Man

Patch — Irene Donoshaytis, 65, of the 1700 block of Colonial Lane, was initially arrested Aug. 17 and charged with misdemeanor battery in connection with the video-recorded incident near Tower Road Beach. In the video, Donoshaytis argues with a group of three bicyclists on the pier near the beach, claiming that they need a pass to be there.
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Indicted State Senator Again Promises To Step Down As Party Chair

Indicted State Senator Again Promises To Step Down As Party Chair

Patch — Indicted State Senator Again Promises To Step Down As Party Chair - Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL - Charged with tax fraud, Lake Co. Democratic Party Chair Sen. Terry Link could arrange to select his own successor if he resigns his seat.
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Four More Women Sue NorthShore And Its Disgraced Gynecologist

Four More Women Sue NorthShore And Its Disgraced Gynecologist

Patch — Four More Women Sue NorthShore And Its Disgraced Gynecologist - Skokie, IL - Accused abuser Fabio Ortega was allowed access to patients long after NorthShore learned of allegations against him, several lawsuits say.
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Evanston Aldermen Let Brewery Out Of $1.5 Million Lease For $60K

Evanston Aldermen Let Brewery Out Of $1.5 Million Lease For $60K

Patch — EVANSTON, IL - The Evanston City Council voted 5-2 Monday to end a 10-year, $1.6 million lease on a city-owned building in exchange for a several months worth of rent and compensation for utilities.
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Sexually Inappropriate Comments 'Commonplace' From Coach: Reports

Sexually Inappropriate Comments 'Commonplace' From Coach: Reports

Patch — WILMETTE, IL - Police records show the investigation that led to the firing of longtime North Shore girls soccer coach Craig Snower from his positions with Loyola Academy and another suburban club began with a report from the family of a player who quit the school team because of being subjected to inappropriate sexual comments.
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Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Amended To Apply To Magazines

Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Amended To Apply To Magazines

Patch — DEERFIELD, IL - Deerfield trustees amended the village's municipal regulation on assault-style weapons for a second time this week. The first amendment to the 2013 ordinance passed in April and changed the law from a mandate that specified semi-automatic weapons be safely stored and transported to an outright ban on possessing them.
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Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murder In Niles North Student's Shooting

Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Murder In Niles North Student's Shooting

Patch — SKOKIE, IL - A jury found Dzevad Avdic guilty of the first-degree murder of Max Gadau and the attempted murder of his companion. Both were 17-year-old students of Niles North High School when they were shot on Sept. 28, 2014 during a marijuana robbery in the 9200 block of Kedvale.
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Controversial Principal Banned From Contact With Staff: Lawyer

Controversial Principal Banned From Contact With Staff: Lawyer

Patch — HIGHLAND PARK, IL - The former principal of Edgewood Middle School was banned from school property and having any contact with staff of North Shore School District 112 when he was placed on leave earlier this year. A Jan.
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Middle School Principal Resigned In Wake Of #MeToo Investigation

Middle School Principal Resigned In Wake Of #MeToo Investigation

Patch — HIGHLAND PARK, IL - A Highland Park middle school administrator was placed on leave after he was accused of sexually harassing subordinates, bullying, intimidation, sexism, enlisting staffers to conduct research for his graduate school studies and drinking on school grounds during an investigation last fall in the wake of the #MeToo movement, leading to his negotiated resignation from North Shore School District 112 at the end of the school year.
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District 113 Pays $300K To Make Superintendent Go Away

District 113 Pays $300K To Make Superintendent Go Away

Patch — HIGHLAND PARK, IL - Township High School District 113 is headed for its fifth superintendent in five years, as board members approved a $300,000 payment to Christopher Dignam as part of a negotiated resignation deal, Pioneer Press reported. Following a closed door discussion, board members voted 5-1 to sign on to the severance in a settlement agreement with their top employee.
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Northbrook Bans Bump Stocks, Could Enforce Assault Weapons Ban

Northbrook Bans Bump Stocks, Could Enforce Assault Weapons Ban

Patch — NORTHBROOK, IL - The Northbrook Village Board unanimously adopted a pair of modest gun control ordinances and directed staff to continue exploring how to become the first municipality in Cook County to enforce a 24-year-old ban on assault-style weapons.
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Deerfield Assault Weapon Ban Challenged In Lake County Court

Deerfield Assault Weapon Ban Challenged In Lake County Court

Patch — DEERFIELD, IL - A Deerfield firearms instructor and two gun owner advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the village from enforcing an ordinance trustees approved Monday that defines and bans "assault weapons" and magazines containing more than 10 bullets.
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