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Special education students evacuated from school building due to gas leak

May 9, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

Officials ordered the evacuation earlier this month of the Niles Township District for Special Education building in Morton Grove and students were dismissed early that day following a gas leak....

A home in the the 7900 block of Kildare Avenue in Skokie, pictured in this 2016 file photo, is ready for Halloween. Area towns have listed their Halloween 2017 festivities as police offer safety tips.

North suburban towns, police departments announce Halloween festivities

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

Local communities have announced their rules and guidelines for trick-or-treating this year as the Halloween festivities get underway. Additionally, local police departments have announced safety tips and reminders for both...

Officials raided Skokie Discount Tobacco Inc. after an undercover Department of Revenue agent found that the store was selling unstamped packs of cigarettes. Oct. 19, 2017.

Unstamped cigarettes found at Skokie store part of ‘largest confiscation’ this year, county officials say

May 15, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

A Skokie tobacco store was hit with hefty Cook County fines after officials said more than 1,500 unstamped packs of cigarettes were discovered on the premises, according to a news...

Lincolnwood will host its family Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, in Proesel Park in the north suburb.

Little ghouls and goblins invited to Lincolnwood Halloween event

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

The village of Lincolnwood is planning to celebrate Halloween with a communitywide event, calling on kids and their parents to show up in their costumes to a local park. Organized...

Durbin answers Islamic school students’ letter with in-person visit

May 9, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

When students at a Morton Grove Islamic school wrote letters recently to Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., he responded in person, visiting the school to talk face-to-face with the youngsters about...

Two guns recovered during traffic stop in Evanston, police say

May 12, 2019 at 10:04 p.m.

Evanston police said they found a loaded gun in a teen's waistband when the car he was riding in was pulled over for speeding. Mitchell G. Rivera, 18, of the...

Evanston parolee facing charges, had loaded gun in backpack: police

May 12, 2019 at 10:04 p.m.

Evanston police said they recovered a loaded handgun from a backpack a parolee was carrying, after the man ditched the backpack and his shoes when police pursued him. As of...

Union Pacific Trailhead lot opens in Lincolnwood

May 23, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

Lincolnwood officials announced that new Union Pacific Trailhead Parking Lot officially earlier this month. The parking lot is located behind Lincolnwood's Public Works Department building at Lunt and Morse avenues....

The Morton Village Board is pictured in this Monday, April 24, 2017 file photos. Village officials announced the start of a "block watch" program where residents and business owners have the opportunity to let the village know if they have surveillance cameras on their property.

Morton Grove asks residents, business owners to take part in ‘watch’ program

May 9, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

The Village of Morton Grove has launched a "Virtual Block Watch" program encouraging residents' and property owners' involvement in boosting community safety efforts. Home and business owners who use security...

Morton Grove Village Manger Ralph Czerwinski, second from right, and Niles Village Manager Steven Vinezeano, fourth from right, are pictured in this July 2016 file photo attending an Evanston City Council Meeting. Czerwinski said at the Sept. 11, 2017 Morton Grove Village Board meeting that the two towns would each pay about $397,500 to purchase land for a shared water treatment facility.

Morton Grove approves plan to buy land for shared water treatment facility

May 9, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

Morton Grove trustees approved a resolution to allow for the purchase of land that would be used, in partnership with Niles, for a water treatment facility. at its Sept. 11...

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