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The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Federal judge imposes maximum sentence for man involved in assault at Glenview motel

May 29, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

A federal judge has sentenced an Arlington Heights man to 15 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun, which he used to assault a man at a...

Kayla Shipman, Jimmy Hogan, Kiana Beverly, Michaela Dukes and China Orr perform in "Little Shop of Horrors" by Music Theater Works in a 2024 production at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. The proposed 5% amusement tax in Skokie would raise the entry fee for tickets at the North Shore Center. (Brett Beiner)

Skokie to tax streaming services like Netflix and raise tax on live shows, entertainment

May 29, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

Skokie advances plan to hike tax on live entertainment to 5%, and start 5% tax on digital streaming services like Netflix, Disney+.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss speaks at an Evanston City Council meeting Jan. 26, 2026. (Shun Graves/for Pioneer Press)

Evanston Mayor Biss signals plans to resign in time to trigger 2027 mayoral election

May 28, 2026 at 7:48 p.m.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss signaled May 26 his plans to resign in time to trigger an April 2027 special election to fill his term.

CEO of Ryan Sports Development Pat Ryan Jr. speaks at a May 26 press conference at Northwestern University's Welsh-Ryan Arena to announce the first slate of rent-free high school and local community group games that will be held at the new Ryan Field in Evanston, which is expected to open Oct. 2. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Northwestern announces $875 million Ryan Field in Evanston will host high school and community games

May 27, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

Ryan Field will host the annual Evanston Township High School versus New Trier High School football game on Oct. 16.

More than 150 business people, community leaders and elected officials gathered May 8, 2026 with the Skokie Chamber of Commerce at The Capital Grille at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

The Capital Grille at Skokie’s Old Orchard to close, but there’s no successor yet

May 27, 2026 at 8:01 a.m.

The Capital Grille, a fine dining restaurant and steakhouse chain, plans to close its Skokie location in Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center.

Niles West senior Nevaeh Takala waves to friends at her graduation ceremony at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, May 20, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Niles West High School ushers graduates into their next chapter at 2026 Commencement

May 26, 2026 at 12:32 p.m.

Reflecting back on the last four years as a Niles West High School senior, Blythe Dobbs, 18, said she couldn’t have imagined a more encouraging and uplifting environment to be...

A broken window with shattered glass at the scene of a shooting on the 9000 block of LaCrosse Avenue in Skokie where a 21-year-old was killed on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Following 21-year-old’s death in Skokie, neighbors remain afraid; ‘everybody is concerned’

May 22, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

21-year-old Jordan Buelvas, died on May 19 after suffering multiple gunshot wounds on the 9000 block of LaCrosse Avenue in Skokie.

Graduates pose at the 2026 Niles North High School graduation at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Niles North High School Class of ’26 graduates amid a year of ‘hardship,’ ‘hope’ in Skokie

May 21, 2026 at 8:02 a.m.

Excitement and anticipation filled the air at Northwestern University’s Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston on Tuesday, May 19, as Niles North High School seniors eagerly exchanged selfies and last-minute pep talks...

Missing Glenview man with ‘cognitive impairment’ found dead, police say

May 19, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

A Glenview man who was reported missing and later found dead by police on May 4, has been identified as Albert Lieberman, 88.

21-year-old man shot and killed in Skokie, per police

May 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

A 21-year-old male has died after suffering from multiple gun shot wounds in Skokie Tuesday, May 19.

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