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After judge rules Niles Ethics Board cannot be elected, citizens file an appeal

June 15, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.

Although a Cook County judge ruled that Niles voters could not elect the members of the village's ethics board earlier this spring, the primary backer of the change and a...

An ofrenda, or altar, in memory of Maine South High School Spanish Teacher Francisco Barbas, known as "Don Francisco" to students. Barbas died June 5.
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Maine South High School teacher who died praised by colleagues, students: ‘passionate about what he was teaching’

June 13, 2023 at 4:34 p.m.

Francisco Barbas was the good kind of intense, his friends say. "It's not that he would peek at something a little bit and then leave it aside, he would really...

Park Ridge school employee indicted for sexual assault of a child released on bond

June 13, 2023 at 2:08 p.m.

A Forest Park man who works at a Park Ridge private school for children with special needs is out on bond after the Cook County State's Attorney's office indicted him...

Left to right: Skokie Trustee James Johnson, attorney Michael Dorf and Assistant Corporation Counsel James McCarthy at a hearing for Johnson's complaint against McCarthy, June 9, 2023.

Skokie Ethics Commission dismisses third complaint brought by independent trustee

June 12, 2023 at 3:51 p.m.

The Skokie Ethics Commission on Wednesday dismissed a complaint alleging that one of the village's top attorneys had inappropriately mixed politics and municipal business by campaigning during village hours. The...

R.Razz Jenkins, left, and Kevin Shotsberger, right, set up to pass out free advice as "Old Farts Making Up Stuff." The two men have begun a both to dispense wisdom that's worth what you may for it for the comic enjoyment of passersby in Savannah and Chicagoland.
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‘Old Farts Making Up Stuff’ duo provide advice, laughs at the Park Ridge Farmer’s Market, around area

June 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

People who see R. Razz Jenkins and Kevin Shotsberger seated outside the Park Ridge farmers' market might think they're trying to sell something, but in fact they're just old farts...

Yohanna Endashaw, 16, will compete in the National Poetry Out Loud competition as the Illinois state champion May 9.
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Niles West’s Yohanna Endashaw becomes Illinois state champ at Poetry Out Loud, plans to continue

June 9, 2023 at 2:31 p.m.

Yohanna Endashaw, a rising junior at Niles West High School from Morton Grove, sees poetry as a way to "talk about the things you're facing — the stories you need...

Mike Pressler, former principal of Maine East High School, will be one of two interim co-principals for Maine South High School this coming school year.
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Maine South to be led by interim principals Isoye and Pressler this school year

June 9, 2023 at 10:38 a.m.

Mike Pressler and Steven Isoye will work as interim co-principals of Maine South High School during the 2023-2024 school year, starting in a couple of weeks, Maine Township High School...

Outside the Skokie Courthouse, June 2023.
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Lawyer tells judge Chicago cop accused of pinning teen in Park Ridge was justified; prosecutors say he overreacted in anger

June 13, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.

Accusations of lying, arrogance, greed and irrationality were flying Wednesday during closing arguments in the trial of an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for...

Arlington Park in Arlington Heights on May 1, 2023.

Chicago Bears leaders to chat with select group of Arlington Heights-area community members at invite-only meeting

June 8, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.

Despite headlines this week about the Chicago Bears' proposed Arlington Heights stadium project possibly being "at risk," the football team's brass will come face to face with about 300 people...

Former Chicago police Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, center, exits a courtroom behind his attorney James McKay, right.

Friends of teen allegedly tackled by Chicago police sergeant charged with battery testify they didn’t know he was a cop

June 8, 2023 at 10:36 a.m.

On the second day of trial for an off-duty Chicago Police Department sergeant accused of wrestling a Park Ridge teen to the ground and holding him there, defense attorney James...

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