Glenview Stabbing Suspect Could Receive Electronic Monitoring

Silverstein was still in custody at the time of his Tuesday morning court appearance.

Mitchell S. Silverstein, the Glenview teenager recently charged with attempted first degree murder after stabbing another teen in the chest appeared in Cook County court on Tuesday where the conditions of his $300,000 bond were reviewed by Judge Marcia Orr. Silverstein had not posted bail and was still in custody at the time of his court appearance. Previous bond conditions kept him from owning a dangerous weapon, but Orr added electronic monitoring in the event Silverstein posts bail.  Silverstein, 17, was arrested in Winnetka last week when he stabbed another teenager in a dispute over an iPhone. 

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Suspect in Winnetka Stabbing Gets $300K Bail

The stabbing victim's father told reporters his son would be okay after suffering a collapsed lung from the altercation.

Mitchell Silverstein, the 17-year-old Glenview resident charged with felony attempted murder for a Winnetka stabbing over an iPhone theft last week, had bond set at $300,000 during a court appearance Saturday, NBC Chicago reports. One of the victims in the stabbing is a 17-year-old male who received a "serious puncture wound [to the chest] that required immediate response," Winnetka Chief of Police, Patrick Kreis said. The 17-year-old's father, Gerald Scully, said "There was no cell phone," and confronted Silverstein's lawyer in the hallway after court, where he shoved the attorney, according to the CBS Chicago.  Sign up for the Wilmette-Kenilworth Patch morning newsletter to get the latest updates to this story in your email. The men …

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Glenview Teen Charged In Winnetka Stabbing

A Glenview teen faces felony attempted murder charges after a double stabbing in Winnetka Thursday night. One teen is hospitalized with a serious puncture wound to the chest, while another was treated for minor injuries and released.

There were no fatalities in a Thursday night stabbing on the 1400 block of Scott Avenue in Winnetka, according to Winnetka Chief of Police Patrick Kreis. Mitchell S. Silverstein, 17, of Glenview, was charged with felony attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, police say.  An unnamed 17-year-old male was transported to Evanston Hospital with a "serious puncture wound [to the chest] that required immediate response," Kreis said at a Friday press conference. He is expected to recover from the injuries.  A 16-year-old male was treated and released from the hospital with a knife wound on his hand, which he incurred while trying to stop Silverstein, police say.  At about 7:15 p.m. on March 28, the Winnetka …

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Series of Apple Product Thefts at New Trier High School

String of thefts results in eleven Apple products — including iPhones, iPods and MacBooks — stolen from around the school.

Eleven Apple products were stolen from the Winnetka campus of New Trier High School between Jan. 15 and Jan. 27, according to the Winnetka Police. The incidents are being investigated by officers and no one has been charged.  "We do have crimes at the high school committed based on opportunity," explained Deputy Chief Joe Pellus, advising students not to present that opportunity to would-be theives. "If kids have a locker that has a lock, use that to prevent anything from being taken." The thefts were as follows, according to police: The reported loss for all the stolen products is at $1,896. There is a Winnetka Police Officer stationed at New Trier High School.

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6 New Trier Students Charged With Distributing Inappropriate Photos

The police investigation began last month. The male students are being charged as juveniles and police are not releasing their names.

Six New Trier High School students were charged with distributing inappropriate photos by text and email, according to the Chicago Tribune. The investigation began last month and District 203 Superintendent Linda Yonke alerted parents that the police were looking into the matter. According to the Tribune, Winnetka police confirmed Tuesday that six male students were charged Oct. 25 after police interviewed more than 20 students in their investigation. Police are not releasing the students’ names or hometowns, or saying how the photos were inappropriate. In her letter to parents, Yonke wrote, according to Wilmette Life: “We hope families can use this opportunity to reinforce our internet safety messages and to discuss the consequences and …

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Editor's Pick: Skunks Are a Plentiful Nuisance on the North Shore

As grub season peaks in New Trier Township, the stinky wildlife are more likely to be digging up people's lawns and ending up as road kill.

Skunks Are a Plentiful Nuisance on the North Shore

As grub season peaks in New Trier Township, the stinky wildlife are more likely to be digging up people's lawns and ending up as road kill.

After several years on the rise, the population of skunks in New Trier Township appears to either be continuing to rise or holding steady, according to those who monitor the pungent black and white critters in North Shore villages.  “It’s way up there,” said Katie Sweeney, Glencoe’s community service and animal control officer, regarding the current population of skunks in her village. “The (Illinois) Department of Natural Resources is not exactly sure why.” Sweeney said the mild winter and apparent lack of an outbreak of a disease that depletes the skunk population, like distemper, are likely contributing factors. As is a the current bountiful crop of grubs, the larva of the Japanese beetle, which skunks and other area wildlife feed on to…

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Winnetka Police Probe Inappropriate Emails, Texts Involving New Trier Students

New Trier Township High School District 203 Superintendent Linda Yonke hopes families use this incident to reinforce internet safety.

Winnetka police are in the preliminary stages of investigating inappropriate text and emails involving New Trier High School students, according to a press release.  Winnetka Police Department is working with New Trier High School and the news release contained little detail regarding the incident.  “The police department really has no further comment regarding that as it is a current and fluidly evolving investigation,” Winnetka Deputy Police Chief Joe Pellus said. “If at some point in the near future some things break out, we may have additional information, but at this time we don’t have any.”  It is unclear how many students are involved in the investigation but Chicago Tribune reported the students sent inappropriate photos to other …

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Winnetka, Kenilworth Police Team Up to Find Suspect

Collaboration, several leads help detectives track down man charged in burglary.

Winnetka and Kenilworth police collaborated to identify and charge a Beach Park man with residential burglary Tuesday morning. Christopher A. Puente, 25, was questioned July 19 after Winnetka police were called to a house in the 300 block of Sheridan Road. Residents found that a man, later identified as Puente, had unlawfully entered the home and fled with cash and portable electronic devices on that day. Read more: Wilmette Police charge two men with bicycle theft. “Kenilworth was aware of the call because we share radio signals,” Winnetka Sgt. Marc Hornstein said. “Kenilworth police recalled having contact with someone suspicious and conducting a field interview that morning. "The officer was able to provide us with who that person was…

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