Skokie Park District prepares east side property for soccer, cricket
The Skokie Park District recently announced that property it once targeted for a major new park on the east side of the village will be used for soccer and cricket...
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Skokie looks to buy Skokie Boulevard properties near downtown
In an effort to revitalize Skokie Boulevard near downtown Skokie's Yellow Line CTA station, the village is looking to purchase two properties on which dilapidated vacant buildings currently sit, officials...
A stolen guitar ‘derailed’ a Skokie teen’s pursuit of music. 23 years later, she found it on Ebay
When Nicole Pompa's guitars were reported stolen in a 1994 Skokie residential burglary, she lost her zeal for music but always kept her eye out for the instruments. "I hit...
‘Career Day’ offers East Prairie students a glimpse at some jobs
In less than an hour, East Prairie School sixth, seventh and eighth graders heard firsthand accounts of what it's like holding careers in fields like social work to police operations,...
Skokie taps current social worker for top human services post
Beth Lindley, who has worked in Skokie's Human Services Division for the last decade, was recently named its new director. Lindley began in 2007 as lead social worker in Skokie...
Niles Township High School District 219 board orders former president to ‘respect’ school community
Niles Township High School District 219 board member Mark Sproat has been sent a "letter of directive" by the board president in the wake of an investigation over several complaints...
Meyer School Pre-K, kindergarteners sit down to early Thanksgiving feast
When Elsie, an Elizabeth Meyer School kindergartener, entered her classroom Thursday for a Thanksgiving feast, her eyes lit up and she could hardly contain her excitement. "This is so awesome,"...
Officials put brakes on auto racing club at Niles high schools
In approving three new auto clubs for Niles West and Niles North high schools Tuesday, the Niles Township High School District 219 school board voted to do away with a...
State liquor commission: 7 Skokie restaurants served alcohol to underage customers
Seven Skokie restaurants recently failed compliance checks for selling alcohol to underage patrons, according to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. In a news release issued Monday, the commission listed the...
Officials: Niles fire took two hours to put out; home left unlivable
A garage fire extinguished by the Niles Fire Department Saturday has left a two-story house uninhabitable because of damage, according to fire officials. Niles Fire District Chief Bob Greiner said...