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Esther and Allan Chereck, parents of slain David Chereck, hold a photo of David at their home in Skokie.

Murder trial set to begin Monday for man in 1992 death of 15-year-old Skokie boy who was found strangled in forest preserve

May 20, 2019 at 7:56 a.m.

Twenty-seven years after a 15-year-old Skokie boy was found strangled in a north suburban forest preserve, the man accused of killing him is scheduled to go on trial Monday. Robert...

Skokie plans for road improvements near Edens Expressway: ‘It’s desperately needed’

May 16, 2019 at 11:57 a.m.

Skokie officials have signed off on the latest in a series of engineering plans that are part of a two-year, multimillion-dollar set of infrastructure improvements in the village. The plans...

Park Ridge police warn of forced-entry burglaries

May 13, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.

Park Ridge police are asking residents to be vigilant and to report suspicious activity after three forced-entry residential burglaries in the suburb in one month. "The main thing in a...

‘My faith … is in God. He knows I did not commit this murder.’ Man rejects plea deal in 1992 death of Skokie teen

May 15, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

A man charged with murder in the 1992 death a 15-year-old Skokie boy in a north suburban forest preserve turned down a plea deal Tuesday that would have seen him...

Northlake cop to take to the roof for Special Olympics

May 10, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

Jokes about cops and doughnuts go way back, but when Northlake police Officer John Pesoli gets onto the roof of a Dunkin' Donuts store in his suburban community on May...

Scott Thomas appears for a hearing at the Skokie courthouse on May 2, 2019. He is charged with sexually assaulting a Northwestern University student.

Former Northwestern student pleads not guilty to campus sexual assault

May 12, 2019 at 10:26 p.m.

A former Northwestern University student pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old student on the Evanston campus in March. Scott Thomas, 20, a former Northwestern freshman from Bernardsville,...

Winnetka man charged in shooting death of brother-in-law wants to sell his guns to pay for legal defense

May 10, 2019 at 5:43 p.m.

A Winnetka man charged with the murder of his brother-in-law and the attempted murder of his sister asked a judge on Tuesday to allow him to sell his guns so...

Skokie joins the list of towns banning ‘sweepstakes’ gaming machines

May 15, 2019 at 1:05 p.m.

Skokie has joined a growing list of Illinois communities taking steps to close a loophole in state law that has allowed for the proliferation of unregulated "sweepstakes" gaming machines, local...

Man pleads guilty in attempt to use stolen ID to buy vehicle at Glenview dealership, prosecutors say

May 23, 2019 at 1:06 p.m.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to felony forgery and identity theft charges for using a Nashville man's identity last...

Jailhouse informants can testify that suspect in 1992 murder of Skokie boy confessed the crime to them

May 23, 2019 at 2:01 a.m.

Two jailhouse informants will be allowed to testify that a fellow inmate confessed to them that he killed a Skokie teenager 27 years ago. Robert Serritella, 76, formerly of Park...

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