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Shoppers visit Old Orchard Mall during Black Friday holiday shopping in Skokie on Nov. 27, 2020.

Skokie weighs raising Old Orchard’s sales tax 1% to reinvest in the mall

February 2, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.

Skokie lawmakers are poised to take an unprecedented step to pump greater economic life into Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center, despite the concerns of one Skokie lawmaker who said it's...

Skokie Village Board to consider Carvana tower near forest preserve; critics say it will kill birds

February 2, 2022 at 6:07 a.m.

Birders opposed to the building of a Carvana used car sales glass tower next to a Skokie forest preserve say they plan to flock to a Feb. 7 meeting to...

Northbrook Chamber of Commerce announces 2022 business award winners

January 31, 2022 at 11:03 a.m.

What do a grill house, a supplier of industrial safety products and the owner of a gourmet brownie company have in common? They're all Northbrook businesses that helped others in...

Skokie Fine Arts Commission Chairperson Pam Garbarini, left, presented Skokie jazz pianist Richard Lichtenstein, center, with the FAC's 2021 Individual Award for Artistic Excellence, and Debra Hatchett, right, executive director of Anatomically Correct, with the FAC's 2021 Group Award for Artistic Excellence.

Skokie honors jazz musician, arts group Anatomically Correct with Fine Arts Commission awards

January 25, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

Jazz musicians have to anticipate what's coming next, but when Richard Lichtenstein found out he was being awarded the Skokie Fine Arts Commission Award for Artistic Excellence, he said he...

The Skokie Park District Board of Commissioners voted in favor of issuing $2.5 million in bonds for repairs and upgrades to its facilities. Pictured, Skatium Ice Arena.

Skatium Ice Arena getting $4.6 million upgrade thanks to grant, Skokie Park District says

January 25, 2022 at 6:19 p.m.

After years of patching, workarounds and buying parts when available, the Skokie Park District is doing a $4.6 million upgrade on Skokie's aging Skatium Ice Arena, thanks in part to...

Wilmette spa operated charged with prostitution after offering sex act to undercover police

January 25, 2022 at 4:14 p.m.

A Chicago woman has been charged with prostitution following an undercover police investigation at a Wilmette business where she worked, authorities said. Zhenyuan Li, 49, of Chicago, was charged with...

Couple to open ‘Complimentary Cafe’ in downtown Skokie, with help from incentives program

January 25, 2022 at 12:07 p.m.

When Riyaz Ali and his wife Noor Alkhawaja were in college, they would visit local coffee shops and dream about the day when they could open their own café. That...

Northfield Township sponsors scholarship for residents wanting to attend Oakton Community College

January 24, 2022 at 4:59 p.m.

Students at Oakton Community College will have a chance to get a financial boost thanks to a new $100.000 scholarship program sponsored by the Northfield Township that was created this...

Skokie nonprofits request grants to treat addiction, replace equipment, add security and more

January 18, 2022 at 5:36 p.m.

Sixteen Skokie service agencies pleaded their cases for funding to the Skokie village board recently asking for money to allow them to do everything from buying new HVAC units to...

Franklin Park man charged with supplying drugs that contributed to woman’s 2018 death

January 18, 2022 at 3:51 p.m.

A Franklin Park man has been charged with "drug induced homicide" for allegedly supplying heroin to a woman three years ago that led to the her death by overdose in...

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