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Officials said cooperation from Morton Grove, Niles and Skokie, and $1.8 million in federal, state, county and local funding, realized a path for pedestrians. Officials celebrated the opening of the first portion, centered around Oakton Street and Caldwell Avenue, on Oct. 19, 2023. Morton Grove expects another phase will be built in 2024.

Morton Grove looks forward to new train station, park improvements, construction in 2024

December 30, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.

Morton Grove public bodies have a wide range of public and private projects planned for 2024, including opening a new Metra commuter station and $800,000 in improvements to Oketo Park....

Morton Grove is moving forward with plans to tear down its Metra train station, shown, and replace it with a new station.

Morton Grove’s 2023 highlights include plans to move village hall, build new Metra station

December 27, 2023 at 11:53 a.m.

Morton Grove made the news in a wide range of stories in 2023, including buying land for a new Village Hall, planning for a new Metra station and helping in...

Norridge in planning stages for a Dunkin; developer wants to build nine feet from residential

December 23, 2023 at 11:43 p.m.

Norridge-area residents may soon be getting a little more caffeine and sugar in their mornings. The Norridge Village Board has sent a developer to the Zoning Board of Appeals for...

Norridge opts out of two state mandates: police candidates and paid leave

December 23, 2023 at 11:34 p.m.

Norridge trustees have elected to use the village's home-rule status to override two impending state mandates, effective Jan. 1, regarding police candidates and paid leave. Village officials said they prefer...

The Shrine of All Saints at St. Martha Church in Morton Grove acquired this relic of St. Juan Diego, to whom Catholics believe Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in Mexico in 1531, in December.

Catholic shrine in Morton Grove gains holy relics of Saints Luke and Juan Diego: ‘From the hand that wrote the gospels’

December 23, 2023 at 7:00 a.m.

This Christmas, a Morton Grove church is celebrating the arrival of two Catholic holy relics, including one from St. Luke, a key figure in Christianity and author of a gospel...

Morton Grove's Village Hall. (Pioneer Press)

As inflation hikes costs, Morton Grove to raise taxes, fees; average homeowner to pay $146 more

December 15, 2023 at 4:07 p.m.

Morton Grove is covering an 8.1% increase in its 2024 budget with tax and fee hikes estimated to cost the average village homeowner about $146 more a year, according to...

Morton Grove approved a contract with a composting service that will charge residents less.

Morton Grove to get cheaper composting; food waste is largest part of what goes to landfills

December 14, 2023 at 2:03 p.m.

Morton Grove will offer residents a compost service that costs about 14% to 20% less than the rates charged by the current provider, according to a contract approved recently.. Starting...

Joe Donut shop on track to open in Morton Grove, officials say

November 21, 2023 at 3:47 p.m.

Despite questions from residents on social media, Joe Donut still has its eyes on Morton Grove and is expected to begin construction on Dempster Avenue next year, officials said. In...

Firefighters and police officers helped create a standing-room-only crowd of about 100 people in the Norridge Village Board meeting room Nov. 8 when Sgt. Vaughn Watts, the first Black sergeant in the village, was sworn in to the position.

Norridge police department names first Black sergeant, Vaughn Watts

November 17, 2023 at 2:20 p.m.

Norridge Police Chief Brian Goss welcomed Sgt. Vaught Watts to the front of the Norridge Village Board meeting Nov. 8, shaking his hand to congratulate him on becoming the police...

Norridge Board keeps property taxes flat, saying no hike needed to fund police pensions

November 17, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.

The Norridge Village Board held the line on its property tax levy – used exclusively for its police pension fund – for the second consecutive year. The Board voted unanimously...

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