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2 face gun charges after car crash, foot chase with police in Skokie

May 15, 2019 at 12:21 p.m.

Two Chicago men were arrested last week on gun-related charges following a car crash and a foot chase with Skokie police, according to a news release from the department. Skokie...

Niles police offer free property inspections residents worried about critters

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

Niles residents concerned about wild critters shacking up in and around their home are encouraged to reach out to the Niles police department for a free inspection of their property,...

Niles Marine says ‘Key to the City’ accepted on behalf of Assyrian American community

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Edmon D. Akhteebo was awarded a "Key to the City" by Niles' mayor and trustees at a recent village board meeting. Akhteebo, a gunnery sergeant and...

Fire on Yellow Line tracks stops trains for more than an hour

May 15, 2019 at 12:21 p.m.

Service on the CTA Yellow Line was suspended for more than an hour Wednesday afternoon after a fire broke out near the tracks at Niles Center Road, according to CTA...

OSHA says fatal I-90 construction accident was ‘preventable’

May 22, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

A worker from Berwyn was killed and three others were injured early Tuesday when a 45-ton beam fell at a construction site in Des Plaines, officials said. The crew members...

Shoppers peruse products at the Farmers Market in Evanston in May of 2015.

City backs off plan to exclude farmers market bakers from outside Evanston

May 12, 2019 at 9:26 p.m.

Evanston will back off plans to exclude non-Evanston bakers from its 2016 farmers market, city officials said in an email Tuesday, while continuing to evaluate whether the rule should be...

Morton Grove library seeks new director, trustee after election issue brought to light

May 9, 2019 at 1:11 p.m.

The Morton Grove Public Library is in search of a new director and board member following recent departures from its leadership. The library is accepting applications from individuals interested in...

The Meijer location in Niles is closing come mid-June after about six years in business due to low sales volume, according to a new release from the company.

Niles mayor on Meijer closing: ‘The economy is not what it should be’

May 9, 2019 at 6:44 a.m.

The Meijer location in Niles is closing come mid-June after about six years in business due to low sales volume, according to a new release from the company. A spokesperson...

Leyden Family Services social workers Bruce Sewick and Jennifer Harvey listen as client Elizabeth Viola talks about her new job

Amid cuts in state grants, Leyden Family Services asks for help

May 10, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

A Franklin Park social service agency is reaching out to the community for help as it struggles to maintain service levels amid grant cuts and missing payments from the state....

a sign is posted after members of three dozen faith organizations and community groups gathered at Fountain Square in Evanston Sunday, March 20, 2016 to rally against anti-Muslim bigotry before canvassing the area asking business owners to display posters supporting refugees and denouncing racial and religious profiling. (Michael Tercha/baiduhai) 2457403 - ct-evr-evanston-rally-against-anti-muslim-tl-0324

Angered by Trump’s rhetoric, Evanston groups rally, launch poster campaign

May 12, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

Religious and social justice organizations rallied Sunday and fanned out across Evanston asking business owners to put up posters in their windows that decry Muslim profiling and welcome refugees into...

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