With the help of drones, Skokie to begin inspecting cell antennas
Over the last couple of decades, cell antennas have been springing up on rooftops around Skokie. The village, in an effort to ensure that the structures pose no threat to...
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Former North Shore teacher sentenced to 35 years after pleading guilty to sexual assault, child pornography
A Glenview man charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and possessing and disseminating child pornography pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 35 years in state prison Wednesday. Matthew Joseph Laird,...
Man charged in Evanston shooting death of romantic rival pleads not guilty
A Chicago man who prosecutors say is charged with gunning down his romantic rival in Evanston last month pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges at the Skokie courthouse Tuesday....
Man shot dead in Skokie: ‘It just all ends up with it being senseless’
A 22-year-old man described as a college student devoted to his family was shot and killed Monday evening in Skokie, police said. At 8:46 p.m. Monday, Skokie police officers responded...
In a move common for municipalities, Skokie purchases terrorism insurance protection
Skokie board members recently signed off on an insurance policy they hope the village never has to use. Earlier this month, the village board for the second straight year purchased...
‘Not one day is easy,’ says father of 14-year-old Evanston murder victim Dajae Coleman as killer gets 71 years
A 28-year-old Evanston gang member was sentenced Thursday to 71 years in prison for the 2012 killing of a popular student and talented 14-year-old basketball player and the attempted murder...
Former Northwestern student charged with sexual assault appears in court with new attorney
Appearing in court Wednesday with a new attorney, a former Northwestern University student charged with sexually assaulting a fellow student last month was given a date for his formal arraignment....
Cellmate says man charged in 1992 killing of Skokie teen confessed to crime; judge to rule if testimony can be heard at trial
A Cook County Jail inmate testified in court Monday that a man charged with killing a 15-year-old Skokie boy in a north suburban forest preserve in 1992 confessed to the...
Expelled Northwestern student charged with sexual assault allowed to live with his parents in New Jersey
A judge on Wednesday gave a 20-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old on Northwestern University’s campus permission to leave Cook County so he can live with his parents...
Skokie honors local exotic animal hospital for work with lost or injured animals
Who do you call if you find a python, chicken, turtle or cockatoo in Skokie? Well, Skokie Animal Control calls the Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital. In fact, Skokie Animal Control...