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In this photo from June, Gail Schechter, left, chair of the Skokie Alliance for Electoral Reform, addresses a group of protesters outside of the Skokie Village Hall. The group has succeeded in collecting more than 12,000 signatures to put three election reform questions on the November ballot.

Skokie voters will face questions on reforms in November as referendums certified

September 12, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

When Skokie voters go to the polls this November, they'll be given an opportunity to change the way officials in the village are elected. However, the mayor said he's concerned...

More than 30 people, including high school students, members of gun law reform organizations and state and federal lawmakers, recently met at the Glenview public library to discuss how gun violence has impacted their lives and what they can do to help make a difference.

Group discusses the impact of gun violence on daily lives, during a forum at Glenview Public Library

September 9, 2022 at 6:14 p.m.

After multiple school shootings, Glenbrook South High School student, Mackenzie Ball, said she made the difficult decision to buy a bulletproof backpack. "I physically carry the weight that something terrible...

Four charged for Morton Grove carjackings at gunpoint that alarmed residents in 2020 and 2021

September 6, 2022 at 5:20 p.m.

Four men have been charged with committing two separate armed carjackings in Morton Grove, one in September 2020 and one in November 2021, that left the community on edge, said...

A sign for Niles West High School in Skokie. (Pioneer Press)

Niles High School District 219 may raise property taxes by 5%; vote could come Sept. 8

September 5, 2022 at 11:58 a.m.

Taxpayers may see a rise in their property taxes next year because Niles Township High School District 219 is considering a tax increase of as much as 5% for the...

At Niles North High School in Skokie, renovation work will continue throughout school year

August 24, 2022 at 3:35 p.m.

Construction is continuing on a new three-story addition and entrance at Niles North High School as part of a $27 million renovation project that also included renovation at Niles West...

Metra police investigating a Tuesday morning accident where an Amtrak train struck a pedestrian in Glenview

August 24, 2022 at 9:28 a.m.

Police on Tuesday were continuing to investigate after a pedestrian was struck by a Chicago bound Amtrak train in Glenview earlier in the day, authorities said. The Glenview Fire Department...

Glenview man sentenced in federal Firearms Trafficking Task Force case

August 22, 2022 at 4:36 p.m.

A Glenview man is one of more than 40 people that have been charged or sentenced to federal prison for gun crimes in the wake of a cross-jurisdictional "Firearms Trafficking...

In this 2018 photo, the Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, D.C.

Skokie, Morton Grove men face possible life imprisonment after conviction on Mexico-to-Chicago federal drug charges

August 10, 2022 at 3:20 p.m.

A Skokie man and a Morton Grove man are facing stiff prison sentences, including possible life imprisonment, after they were found guilty in federal court in Chicago of conspiring to...

Gail Schechter, chair of the Skokie Alliance for Electoral Reform, filed petitions Aug. 8 signed by more than 12,000 Skokie residents. The petitions would add three referendum questions to the November ballot, and Alliance members say they would change candidate slating and other election measures to ensure more independents candidates could be elected.

Skokie group files petitions leaders say could open up town’s politics: ‘this is a historic moment’

August 9, 2022 at 12:15 p.m.

A grassroots organization determined to change how Skokie elects village officials moved a step closer to its goal Aug. 8 when group leaders filed petitions at Skokie Village Hall signed...

Deerfield man charged in unincorporated Northbrook home invasion where a resident was allegedly assaulted

August 4, 2022 at 6:29 p.m.

A shoe led police to a man charged last weekend with home invasion and aggravated battery after he allegedly assaulted a resident in Unincorporated Northbrook, police said. Nicholas Belmont, 35,...

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