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‘Much more inspiring’: Park Ridge church gets a makeover

May 23, 2019 at 4:43 a.m.

A 50-year-old Park Ridge chapel recently received a roughly $600,000 makeover paid for by contributions from congregants of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), otherwise known as Church of Christ. The...

The Lake Forest Library will host a a series of events later this year that will facilitate conversations around "challenging topics."

Local libraries look to combat ‘fake news’ with media literacy programs

May 14, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

Nate Gass, an emerging technology librarian at Cook Memorial Public Library District, said he's a little nervous about hosting a program at the Libertyville library next month about how to...

A few school buses leave the Niles North High School campus in this Tuesday Aug., 11, 2015 file photo. Niles Township High School District 219 got approval Feb. 28, 2017 from the Niles village board to construct a school bus storage and maintenance facility for the school district's fleet.

Niles Township High School District 219 gets village approval to build bus facility

May 15, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Niles village trustees approved a package of special requests this week from Niles Township High School District 219 that allows the school district to move ahead with plans to build...

Google glory: OPRF junior Vejcik among contenders for national doodle contest

May 8, 2019 at 11:45 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School junior Emma Vejcik knew she was running out of time to enter Google's national doodle contest for students in grades K-12. Within about...

Police: Norridge man waved gun during attack on relative

May 9, 2019 at 1:51 p.m.

A Norridge man was arrested after being accused of hitting a relative in the back of the head and waving a gun around after smoking crystal meth, according to Norridge...

Former board member Cameron appointed to fill vacancy in District 64

May 23, 2019 at 4:42 a.m.

Elected officials on the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education opted to appoint a former duly elected board member to serve for a 10-week stint as an interim...

Oak Park District 97 officials warn of significant cuts if referendums fail

May 8, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

Elected officials and administrators tasked with coming up with annual budgets for Oak Park Elementary School District 97 said at a recent meeting that the district would need to make...

Niles Township High School District 219 moves a step closer to getting bus storage facility

May 15, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Niles Township High School District 219 recently cleared a major hurdle in its quest to deal with storage of its fleet of school buses. The village of Niles planning and...

Debbie Cooper, a first-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, urged elected officials and administrators at an Oak Park District 97 Board of Education meeting to keep Cathy Hamilton in her post as principal of the elementary school for an additional three years.

Oak Park’s Lincoln Elementary moving on with principal search

May 8, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

According to a joint statement, signed by the Oak Park District 97 Board of Education and Lincoln Elementary School Principal Cathy Hamilton, a change in leadership at the school will...

District 64 considers addition to conflict of interest policy

May 23, 2019 at 4:42 a.m.

At least one official on the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education is torn over whether to add additional language to the board's conflict of interest policy that...

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