Joe Coughlin is a co-founder and the editor in chief of The Record. He leads investigative reporting and reports on anything else needed. Joe has been recognized for his investigative reporting and sports reporting, feature writing and photojournalism. Follow Joe on Twitter @joec2319 Two female pedestrians were killed and an infant in a stroller was critically injured in a crash Friday evening in the north suburbs, according to a story on ABC 7 Chicago Friday near Church Road and Meadow Road in Winnetka Two female pedestrians were in the roadway when a vehicle hit them One female pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene and another was pronounced dead at a hospital The infant was taken to a hospital in critical condition The driver and passenger in the vehicle were also transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries one of the victims was identified as Sediqeh Samadi by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Read the full story at ABC 7 Chicago The views expressed here are the author's own Get mom what she really wants this year…breakfast in bed from Do-Rite Donuts We’re headed to you on Mother’s Day morning there’s something on the menu for the one you love the most Please note that orders need to be placed by 9am on Saturday Your order will be available for home delivery starting at 6:30am We’re delivering this bakery event to Vernon Hills, Winnetka, Northfield, Deerfield, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Mundelein, Northbrook, Wilmette, and Lincolnshire. Learn more about our delivery zones here View menu + order: https://dwell.social/43bZMwv Experience one of the most buzzed-about restaurants in Chicago DwellSocial is bringing its award-winning meals to you on Friday The winner of 6 MICHELIN Bib Gourmand awards a 2025 James Beard Foundation Best Chef finalist as well as being named “Best New Restaurant: 2018” by Chicago Magazine have created a menu of modern Vietnamese dishes that will make you drool Chef Thai's World-Famous Caramelized Fish Sauce Wings Most of the menu is GF for those with restrictions Your order will be available for home delivery between 2:00 - 6:00pm We’re delivering this restaurant event to Vernon Hills, Winnetka, Northfield, Deerfield, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Mundelein, Northbrook, Wilmette, and Lincolnshire. 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You can make a tax-deductible donation at any time Zoë Takaki (she/her) is a freelance reporter and a filmmaker based in Chicago She holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago in journalism This article was developed using publicly available information Martin Carlino is a co-founder and the senior editor who assigns and edits The Record stories Martin is an experienced and award-winning education reporter who was the editor of The Northbrook Tower Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application He was a proud member of the Winnetka Congregational Church and the Adult Congenital Heart Association he distinguished himself as a talented member of the fencing team and served his community through various outreach initiatives His dedication to service culminated in earning the esteemed rank of Eagle Scout a reflection of his lifelong commitment to leadership and compassion he enjoyed practicing his swing at the golf range His greatest joy was time spent with family and friends creating memories that will be cherished forever Barry’s journey stands as a luminous testament to the power and unconquerable nature of the human spirit; he showed that not only can one endure but flourish in the face of adversity and determination serves as inspiration to all who were blessed with knowing him Barry was a loving and devoted husband to Amanda with whom he shared nine wonderful years of marriage The memories they created together will be forever cherished and passed down with love to their beautiful son Those remaining to cherish his memory are his loving wife Amanda “Buck” Wallace; his parents Barry was preceded in death by his grandmother Ronald Wallace and William Graham; his great aunt “A Hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles”- Christopher Reeves A memorial service will be held on Saturday The family is asking for your support during this unimaginable time. 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Donations can be made through this link: Honoring a Miracle: The Life and Legacy of Barry Wallace Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory in Morehead City Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Peter Kaspari is a blogger and a freelance reporter he has written for newspapers in both Iowa and Illinois including spending multiple years covering crime and courts he served as the editor for The Lake Forest Leader Peter is also a longtime resident of Wilmette and New Trier High School alumnus 2025 at 11:59 am CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}According to School Board officials 12 qualified people submitted applications for the position and seven interviews were conducted in person IL — The Winnetka Public School Board appointed a new member Thursday to fill a vacant seat left open after the sudden resignation of a former Board member Former board member Katherine Myers-Crum resigned during her first term on the board on March 18 leaving more than two years left in the term the Board sought to appoint a member to fill the vacancy within 60 days was made through a majority vote from the Board McLaughlin will serve the remainder of the term will be effective strategic partners as the Board continues to navigate the path forward for The Winnetka Public Schools," School Board President Dan Waters said in a statement McLaughlin is a resident of the Hubbard Woods neighborhood with experience as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at UL Solutions She earned a Bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor degree from the university's college of law Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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The Winnetka home of the fictional McCallister family in the 1990 movie "Home Alone" is an absolutely beautiful and world famous property Many even consider the home to be an actual character in the film Many more would love the opportunity to get inside and have a look around or maybe stay a couple of nights I don't think that I'd be very comfortable living in a house that attracts that much attention I really don't want a constantly ringing doorbell that lets me know that yet another person or group wants to come in for a tour I also would not be thrilled that during the Christmas season hundreds of cars slowly drive by for a look and bog down the whole neighborhood So for those reasons and being several million dollars short of the asking price I decided against buying it---but someone else just did Especially if you're willing to go significantly over the asking price for the property WGNTV: the 9,126-square-foot Georgian-style home features five bedrooms a basement and a three-car garage but there's no doubt that they really wanted the home because they made their offer within a week of the house going on the market According to Patch.com, Timothy and Trisha Johnson completed an extensive renovation in 2018 expanding the home to include an indoor sports court modern family room with coffered ceilings and French doors leading to the backyard Keep in mind that Illinois residents are saddled with some of the highest property taxes in the entire country when you read this from the Patch.com story: The property’s storied history comes with a hefty tax bill The Johnsons have paid about $50,000 annually in property taxes since a reassessment in 2022 This is about as close as most of us are ever going to get: The famous Illinois home of the McCallister family in the movie Home Alone was listed for sale over the summer, and now not only has it been sold, it was sold for a quarter of a million dollars more than the previous owners were asking for.\nRead More WGNTV: According to Patch.com, Timothy and Trisha Johnson completed an extensive renovation in 2018 Keep in mind that Illinois residents are saddled with some of the highest property taxes in the entire country when you read this from the Patch.com story: Zoe Engels (she/her) is a writer and translator from Chicagoland and now based in New York City She holds a master's degree in creative nonfiction writing and translation (Spanish Russian) from Columbia University and a bachelor's in English and international affairs from Washington University in St 2025 at 12:53 pm CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}An aerial photo from November 2024 shows construction of Justin Ishbia's lakefront mansion A settlement between the Winnetka Park District and a resident blocks the district from transferring adjoining public beach land to the billionaire IL — Winnetka Park District commissioners agreed not to transfer any part of the Centennial Park beach to a local billionaire as part of a settlement resolving a lawsuit filed by a resident The settlement approved Thursday concludes litigation filed back in October 2022 by Robert Schriesheim in an effort to block a land exchange agreement between the park district and billionaire Justin Ishbia who sought to trade a property he purchased between two lakefront parks for a piece of one of them A judge tossed out the first version of the suit in October 2023 but allowed Schriesheim to file an amended version Cook County Circuit Judge Eve Reilly rejected the park district's efforts to dismiss the suit in May 2024 allowing it to move into the discovery phase According to the four-page agreement park district representatives approached Schriesheim to negotiate a settlement the district "agrees not to transfer title to the beach property .. to any non-governmental entity," while Schriesheim reserves the right to file a new complaint should district officials try to transfer any property west of the steel sheet piling "Our goal is to protect the public beach along the shore of Lake Michigan," Schriesheim said in a statement "The agreement with the Winnetka Park District is a clear victory upholding the Public Trust Doctrine and ensures that public access to the beach cannot be denied and the beach cannot be given to a private party." Park district representatives framed the agreement as a demonstration of its commitment to collaboration transparency and responsible land stewardship “This settlement represents an important milestone in moving forward for the benefit of our entire community," said Christina Codo "It reflects the Park District’s dedication to safeguarding public resources while fostering collaboration and goodwill," Codo said "We are optimistic about the future and look forward to continuing our work on behalf of the residents of the District.” The settlement specifies that neither side admits any wrongdoing and both sides agreed to cover their own litigation costs The dispute stemmed from an October 2020 land exchange agreement between the park district and a trust controlled by Ishbia The land exchange deal involved swapping land on the south end of Centennial Park beach for Ishbia’s adjacent property at 261 Sheridan Road which the park district sought to incorporate into its plans for a contiguous beachfront between Elder Lane and Centennial Park Though it had been described as "dormant," the settlement adopted Thursday effectively puts the nail in the coffin of the land swap deal Central to the lawsuit is the public trust doctrine a legal principle that ensures natural resources like lakes and shorelines are held in trust for public use and cannot be sold or privatized without justification the doctrine has been used to guarantee public access and prevent private encroachment Schriesheim's suit argued that the proposed land exchange violated the trust by transferring public beachfront to private ownership While Schriesheim agreed to voluntarily dismiss the suit with prejudice — meaning he will not refile it — he noted that the settlement "preserves our ability to challenge future decisions that threaten to privatize precious natural resources The Teonna Rainwater storyline is getting increasingly tense as Father Renaud and Marshal Kent draw closer Thomas Howell character — gave Teonna up and sent Renaud and Kent in the right direction after the priest told him that Teonna had killed two nuns in their sleep (nevermind that she had very good reasons for doing so) the outcome of which is left as a cliffhanger It’s worth taking a moment here to discuss the history of Native American assimilation in the 1920s. We touched upon the Catholic boarding schools responsible for forced assimilation in the 1920s but we should emphasize that America was brutally hostile toward Natives in the ’20s government policy was aggressively assimilationist seeking to erase Native culture while denying Native Americans even their basic rights The Dawes Act of 1887 divided tribal lands into individual allotments designed to encourage farming and “civilize” Native Americans Children were stripped from their parents and forced into assimilation schools; Native languages were suppressed; tribal ceremonies were banned; and Native religions were outlawed The American government was wielded against Native Americans but offered them no protections or even fundamental legal rights white men could murder Native Americans and face little or no consequence The fact that Marshal Kent and Father Renaud have murdered Natives at their whim may seem like television fiction and the brutal treatment of Native Americans went unchecked At least U.S. Marshal Mamie Fossett (Jennifer Carpenter) — who, again, is based on a female marshal of the day — seems to dislike Renaud and Kent and have some sympathy for Native Americans though it’s unclear if she’ll be put in a position to do anything and calls Sheriff McDowell (Robert Patrick) in Montana to vouch for him when talking to the Texas sheriff about the ever-expanding jailhouse Fossett references the Winchester House in California the Winchester Mansion was owned by Sarah Winchester heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company fortune she inherited a large portion of the fortune Sarah Winchester believed that she was haunted by the spirits of people killed by Winchester rifles was to build a house that never stopped being built she bought an eight-room farmhouse in San Jose and construction didn’t stop until her death in 1922 the house had become such a monstrosity that there were staircases that led to ceilings and hallways that turned back on themselves After Sarah Winchester’s death, the house was bought and turned into a tourist attraction that still exists today. Interestingly, in 2018, there was a (bad) horror movie inspired by Sarah Winchester called Winchester Spencer got a train ticket out of the deal which may lead him away from Teonna in Texas and put him on a collision course with Elizabeth Elizabeth’s train ride from Boston to Chicago was not without event She took a waitstaff job on the train in order to earn a meal at the end of the day and Elizabeth beat the shit out of him with a coffee pot She would’ve been jailed but for two witnesses — a married couple played by Janet Montgomery and Augustus Prew — who apprised police of what really happened Montgomery may look familiar to many of you but it may be hard to place her out of context: She played Dr Bloom in New Amsterdam and may also be familiar to many from her run on the WGN series Salem after Elizabeth’s train to Fargo was delayed indefinitely due to snow agreed to take her back to their home in Winnetka Winnetka was — and still is — a very posh area outside of Chicago the kind of place with lots of social clubs more like what Elizabeth was used to in England than what most of the American West was like at the time It’s also worth noting that the Home Alone house is in Winnetka there was a brief moment in Montana where Banner Creighton dumped the body of a sex worker on behalf of his boss I should note here that sex workers at the time had about as many rights as Native Americans but if white men assaulted — or even murdered — sex workers Investigations into the murder of sex workers were rarely prioritized and deaths were typically blamed either on the dangerousness of the work or on the moral failings of the women The 1920s were horrific and beyond messed up Martin is an experienced and award-winning education reporter who was the editor of The Northbrook Tower.