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Voters reject mayoral appointment powers for Niles trustee vacancies

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

Niles residents voted for the second time in as many years to deny the mayor the power to fill vacant trustee seats between elections. With all precincts reporting, nearly 60...

Lady Gaga Oscars performance included Morton Grove CEO

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

When she received an email asking if she wanted to join Lady Gaga and numerous other sexual assault survivors on stage for a performance at the Oscars, Julie Smolyansky said...

Man charged with criminal trespass after ‘loud crash’ wakes up Evanston homeowners

May 12, 2019 at 9:24 p.m.

An 18-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with an attempted break-in that occurred early Thursday morning at a residence on the 1500 block of Kirk Street in Evanston,...

Current signage in Evanston Township High School. The district has embarked upon a school-wide signage and way finding project to make navigating the facility easier for first time visitors.

‘Illogical and confusing’ signs at ETHS to be replaced by next school year

May 12, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

When Evanston Township High School students and faculty begin a new school year later this summer, they'll be greeted with a wealth of new signage designed to make navigating the...

Niles library commissions study on possible pension plans for employees

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

The Niles Public Library District has commissioned a study to determine how much it would cost the agency to offer pension plans to employees through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund....

Albany Bank & Trust branch in Skokie robbed

May 15, 2019 at 12:19 p.m.

A Skokie bank was robbed Friday morning, according to the FBI's Chicago office and Skokie police. The robbery occurred shortly after 10 a.m. at the Albany Bank & Trust branch...

Chicago man faces weapons charge after shots fired outside Skokie hotel

May 15, 2019 at 12:19 p.m.

A Chicago man faces a felony weapons charge after he allegedly shot a gun outside a hotel in Skokie, according to Skokie police. Reginald Terrell Boclair, 26, of the 6600...

Off-duty Evanston police officer charged in Hammond hit-and-run

May 12, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

An Evanston police officer was charged last Friday in Lake Superior Court in connection with a crash in Hammond last August. Daniel Jay Kooi, 40, of Lansing, was charged with...

Board’s unanimous vote extends ETHS superintendent’s contract 3 years

May 12, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

An additional three years were tacked onto Evanston Township High School District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon's contract after the district's Board of Education voted swiftly and unanimously to extend it...

Students and faculty from Golf Middle School, students from Northwestern University, Loyola University, Oakton Community College and Niles North High School along with film and television actor, Chris Williams, participating via Skype, got together Monday afternoon for an event dubbed "Strike Out Stigma." The event was hosted by the school's Eye to Eye chapter and was focused on raising awareness of and celebrating learning differences.

Students with ‘learning differences’ link up with mentors during Strike Out Stigma event

May 12, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

In an effort to erode the stigma surrounding those with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder, students from Niles North High School and area colleges, in addition to a celebrity...

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