Cancerous cells discovered in Cardinal George’s kidney, liver

Cardinal Francis George, who battled bladder cancer and ureter cancer six years ago, learned this week that cancerous cells have been found in his liver and kidney.

Fired morgue boss details office’s woes, calls Preckwinkle ‘evil’

NEIL STEINBERG: Corpses stripped of valuables by light-fingered morgue attendants. Unpaid county bills causing medical waste to pile up. The medical examiner’s staff “an 8th Ward dumping ground” and an “evil” boss who let six months go by without bothering to introduce herself. And more.

Recent Wilmette home sales

418 Maple Ave: James W A Shannon to David Roberts for $1,516,000 on June 11 1820 Elmwood Ave: 1820 Elmwood Llc to Daniel Hayes for $1,420,000 on June 15 710 Greenleaf Ave: David C Whitcomb to Jd Trout for $920,000 on June 15 430 Lake …

Newmakers: Mulhern named Hadley president

Lori Mulhern of Winnetka, formerly of Wilmette, has been named president of the Woman’s Board of The Hadley School for the Blind for 2012-14.

She has served on the Hadley Woman’s Board for eight years, the past two years as vice president. She co-chaired the …

Newsmaker: Syreggelas honored by SERVPRO

Steve Syreggelas, owner of SERVPRO of Winnetka/Wilmette and Skokie, was honored with the President’s Silver Award during the SERVPRO 43rd annual national convention in Orlando, Fla.

Electricity deals may spur Northfield referendum

Suburbs near Northfield have scored big, short-term savings for consumers since voters gave their villages the authority to negotiate on their behalf with alternative electricity suppliers. Teaming up with other towns, suburbs like Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northbrook and Glencoe have locked in rates through mid 2013 …

Feds: Health care agency in Lincolnwood paid $400K in Medicare kickbacks

CHICAGO — The owners of a north suburban home health care agency paid and received $400,000 in kickbacks for Medicare patient referrals totaling $5 million, federal prosecutors alleged Monday.

Marilyn Maravilla and Junjee L. Arroyo, part owners of Goodwill Home Healthcare Inc. in Lincolnwood, were …

Mergner’s summer fun happens in the lab

Eva Mergner considers herself “a humanities kind of girl” who really enjoys reading and creative writing. The 17-year-old Wilmette resident is co-editor of her school newspaper at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest. She also plans to restart her much-loved karate classes …

Grunditz band aims to appeal to all listeners

For a man who does it all, George Grunditz said quite simply, “I’m a band leader,” when asked to sum up what he does as principal of the band Out of Control. His band appeared at Gig on the Green last week at the North …

Tiny Lake Bluff shop is chock full of beads

LAKE BLUFF — Wedged between a real estate office and cleaners, like so many tiny beads and fasteners that fill the shop, North Shore Beads opened this year to serve the casual beader and bulk retail buyer. “I’ve been in jewelry since I was 7 …

Hospice care facility opens in Glenview

Under hospice care, David Waud’s parents died five years ago. In learning more about hospice — the care practice that brings self-respect and tranquility to dying people — he took a course in volunteer work and visited two elderly men. “One was 89 years old …

Gripp grants help innovation flourish in Wilmette schools

Education is about expanding minds and opportunities. A long-running grant program that rewards people for trying new ways to do that ­­— while being willing to risk failing in the process — is proof of how seriously Wilmette School District 39 supporters take that idea. …

Action needed on beach property, resident warns

Dennis Chookaszian was trying to show a visitor the four kayaks illegally stored on the narrow Elmwood Avenue public right of way between his Michigan Avenue home and that of neighbor Susan Noyes, but he was having a tough time moving through the underbrush to …

Autumn a good time for music, more at library

Summer beach books have been read and packed away, teenagers and their younger brothers and sisters are bracing for a new school year — and that means Wilmette and Kenilworth residents can look forward to enjoying a palette of autumn offerings from the Wilmette Public …

Senior Notes

North Shore Senior Center Calendar of Events: Classes are offered at the Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. Campus, 161 Northfield Road. Call (847) 784-6030. Eating Out Group: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 27. Payment can be made at the restaurant. Transportation to the restaurant is on one’s own. …