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The main administrative building for the Northbrook Park District.

Northbrook Park District partners with ComEd to save money, about $135,000 a year, on electricity bills

August 3, 2022 at 3:12 p.m.

How many Northbrook Park District employees does it take to change a light bulb? None, thanks to a "energy efficiency effort" that could save the district more than $135,000 a...

Carol Mitten and Evanton Mayor Daniel Biss talk to residents after a town hall. Evanston announced Tuesday that Mitten was no longer under consideration for the city manager position.

Evanston drops latest city manager candidate following forum where residents raised concerns about transparency, racial equity

August 2, 2022 at 4:16 p.m.

Following recent protests by residents, Evanston scrapped plans Tuesday to hire Urbana City Administrator Carol Mitten as its new city manager. "After continued conversations, the Evanston City Council and Urbana...

Skokie Chamber President Schoeller dies suddenly; remembered for kindness, community spirit

August 2, 2022 at 2:50 p.m.

Cindy Whittaker said she remembers Scott Schoeller as a man with a big smile who took a genuine interest in people and was always eager to hear about their lives...

Jill Manrique, who faced criticism for wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh to the Niles West High school graduation ceremony, has resigned because she said she has moved out of the district. In this June 9, 2022, photo, she stands with supporters as she addresses the media. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Controversial high school board member Jill Manrique, who wore Palestinian scarf at D219 graduation in Skokie, resigns

July 25, 2022 at 7:04 p.m.

A little more than two months after Niles West High School District 219 Board of Education member Jill Manrique stirred controversy by wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf on the dais...

Glenview firefighters douse fire at West Lake Avenue construction site

June 30, 2022 at 6:39 p.m.

Workers using torches accidentally started a fire in the 3700 block of West Lake Ave. in Glenview on Thursday morning and responding firefighters had to climb over construction debris to...

Northbrook Park District looking at alternate ways to hire staff for programs

June 27, 2022 at 4:43 p.m.

Unable to find enough workers, the Northbrook Park District is taking a taking a page from the business community playbook and is now offering cash bonuses, golf course and pool...

Skokie accepting applications for ARPA funds from families, businesses impacted by COVID

June 26, 2022 at 9:56 p.m.

In the wake of COVID, Skokie will be distributing $1.15 million in federal funding for job training, emergency financial assistance for residents, grants for social service agencies and to support...

The Juneteenth flag was raised during Skokie's celebration June 17, 2022. Some residents complained the Skokie Village Board met on the officially designated holiday, June 20 this year, and the village is moving to change that for future years.

After complaints Skokie held a meeting on Juneteenth, mayor proposes ordinance to observe it next year

June 24, 2022 at 1:50 p.m.

After several residents expressed dismay Monday, June 20 that the Skokie Village Board was meeting on the observed date of Juneteenth, Skokie is likely to join a growing list of...

The Colt Cadets from Dubuque march in the Skokie Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2019.

Skokie July Fourth parade to honor military, teachers, nurses, fire, police, public health pros

June 22, 2022 at 6:36 p.m.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Skokie Fourth of July parade is returning with grand marshals from the teaching, police, fire, nursing, and public health professions who helped...

Skokie mayor George Van Dusen at the June 20 Village Board meeting said that although he had planned to add three referendum questions to the November election ballot, he was withdrawing them. Critics said his proposed move would have kept the Skokie Alliance for Reform from adding three referendum questions to the November ballot.

Skokie mayor withdraws proposal; reformers’ group had accused him of playing politics, which he denied

June 21, 2022 at 3:53 p.m.

Only days after Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen proposed putting three referendum questions on the November election ballot, he pulled back from the proposal in the face of some residents'...

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