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Teachers union at odds with Evanston/Skokie District 65 over contract negotiations

May 12, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

Roughly 200 Evanston/Skokie District 65 educators and community members gathered last week in the halls of the Joseph E. Hill Education Center prior to a board of education meeting to...

Horse escapes from Morton Grove equestrian center, roams through Skokie

May 15, 2019 at 12:32 p.m.

A horse escaped from a Morton Grove equestrian center Saturday evening and was later found roaming the streets of Skokie. "We had this brown horse running through our town," Skokie...

The Niles Public Library District is asking kids why they would want to be a library president for a new contest.

Kids at Niles Public Library District can campaign to become library president for a day

May 9, 2019 at 6:45 a.m.

Younger patrons at the Niles Public Library District are competing in an essay contest for the notable distinction of becoming a library board president for a day. It's a new...

Two charged in separate burglaries in Evanston

May 12, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

Evanston police arrested two city residents Thursday in connection with separate burglaries. Tewayne T. Kennedy, 20, of the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue, was charged with felony residential burglary and...

Giant transmission towers and structures rise out of the fields at the ComEd substation on June 25, 2012 in Aurora.

Options available for Morton Grove residents to save on electricity, Citizens Utility Board says

June 14, 2018 at 6:05 a.m.

A statewide consumer advocacy group is urging Morton Grove residents to explore their options when it comes to their electric bills after the village ended its electricity aggregation program earlier...

Nearly 20 District 65 parents, area educators and community members attended a District 65 meeting Monday, Sept. 12, to urge the board to reconsider a recent decision to reject a hiring recommendation for an assistant principal position at Nichols Middle School in Evanston.

Evanston parents criticize school board’s ‘unprecedented’ hiring decision

May 12, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

Nearly 20 parents, educators and Evanston community members excoriated the Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education at a meeting Monday night for its decision to reject a hiring recommendation from...

School board member: Evanston high school failed to deliver on promise to community

May 12, 2019 at 9:47 p.m.

Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education member Jonathan Baum said during a recent meeting that he was "embarrassed" the administration had not delivered on a promise to...

Moonfish, artist team up for pop-up event at Skokie art gallery

May 15, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

A Glencoe artist and Chicago small business owner are teaming up for a pop-up event at an art gallery in Skokie, offering patrons a personalized shopping experience and an opportunity...

Goddard School opens on Gross Point Road in Skokie

May 15, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

Frustrated by a lack of preschool options for their two daughters in Chicago's northern suburbs, Mary and Andrew Fratini took a risk, left their jobs in the corporate world and...

Police: Men used duct tape on store owner, secretary in Skokie robbery

May 15, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

The 82-year-old owner of a Skokie company that specializes in headstones was bound with tape inside his Gross Point Road business Friday afternoon by armed robbers who took his keys...

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