Neighbors in ‘shock’ after 2 deaths on quiet Skokie street
Some neighbors on the relatively quiet, tree-lined street in Skokie where two bodies were found at a home Monday morning say they are shocked to hear about the deaths, as...
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Skokie Fire Department again garners international accreditation
The Skokie Fire Department currently does not have a permanent fire chief, but it continues to have the highest stamp of approval from an international accreditation organization. According to village...
Students, ex-player weigh in on Niles North suspending football season over ‘possible hazing’
Niles North High School's varsity football team was supposed to be preparing for a Thursday night home game against one of its toughest opponents, last year's state champions from Maine...
Lincoln Junior High School kids display handmade pinwheels in support of peace
Lincoln Junior High School students didn't wait until Sept. 21 — officially International Peace Day — to declare their support for "whirled peace," as the Pinwheels for Peace program calls...
Two new principals start this year at Fairview elementary
The new academic year started last month at Fairview South School in Skokie with two principals new to their jobs, a rare happening, said Supt. Cindy Whittaker. Athanasia Albans, kindergarten...
Skokie business owner awarded village grant for new downtown restaurant-retail combo
A new Italian restaurant – that will also have a store inside – is scheduled to move into the former Kabul House restaurant site in downtown Skokie with the help...
A downtown Skokie funeral home named Business of the Year
One of the oldest businesses in downtown Skokie has been named Business of the Year by the village's Consumer Affairs Commission under revamped rules for the award in recent years....
Niles Township hosts blood drive in wake of devastating hurricanes
When Niles Township officials first decided to host a blood drive in the wake of hurricane Harvey, it did not know the need would grow even significantly greater. The Sept....
Luxury apartment, retail development proposed for heart of downtown Skokie
An eight-story, 153-unit luxury apartment and retail building has been planned for the longtime vacant southwest corner of Oakton Street and Lincoln Avenue, the heart of downtown Skokie, under a...
Lincolnwood School District 74 rolls out new science, STEM labs at Lincoln Hall
If there were such thing as home field advantage when it comes to science classrooms, Lincoln Hall Middle School administrators say their teachers and students now have it. The renovation...