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The Niles Police Station, 7000 W. Touhy Ave. in Niles.

Niles police find shell casings outside Dempster Street apartment after responding to call of shots fired

January 6, 2022 at 11:47 a.m.

An incident involving a gun fired outside an apartment complex was being investigated this week by Niles police. According to police, shell casings were discovered in a parking lot on...

Pharmacist Kera Ross prepares a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccine clinic in Niles on Nov. 20, 2021.

Some suburban mayors leave vaccine mandate compliance to Cook County: ‘It’s not up to us to enforce’

January 5, 2022 at 9:36 a.m.

Government officials in Park Ridge, Niles, Morton Grove and Lincolnwood say they will leave enforcement of the Cook County vaccine card mandate up to the county itself, though each municipality...

Preliminary plans for redeveloping Golf Mill to be shared in the new year, Niles mayor says

January 4, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

As a new year unfolds, shoppers can expect to see preliminary plans for a complete revamp of Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles, the village's mayor said this week. George...

Howard Frimark, former Park Ridge mayor and alderman, at a Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce luncheon in 2005. Frimark died Dec. 24 at the age of 78 in Florida.

Former Park Ridge mayor Howard Frimark dies; served from 2005 to 2009

January 3, 2022 at 9:31 p.m.

Park Ridge city flags were flown at half staff this week in remembrance of a former mayor and alderman. Howard P. Frimark, who served as mayor from 2005 to 2009,...

Residents line up to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the Niles Family Fitness Center on March 4, 2021.

Pandemic, cold case murder, 88% tax hike, library drama top Niles news in 2021

December 28, 2021 at 10:26 a.m.

With the year 2021 about to enter the history books, here are the top stories that made news in the area. Niles hikes village's portion of property taxes 88%. At...

Khaleel Musa, Jose Luis Vinueza and Fabian Gonzalez are owners of Cultura Subs, 9432 Waukegan Rd. in Morton Grove.

Morton Grove’s Cultura Subs serves up mix of Latin American and Mediterranean tastes

December 23, 2021 at 7:19 p.m.

From the mural on the wall to the food on the menu, a combination of cultures is at the heart of a new sandwich shop in Morton Grove. Cultura Subs,...

A new Starbucks opened Sept. 24 at Morton Grove's Sawmill Station shopping center at Dempster Street and Waukegan Road.

In Morton Grove, 2021 saw store openings, a police standoff, a pool delay and a celebrated pet

December 23, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

For Morton Grove, 2021 was a year of increased occupancy at the Sawmill Station shopping center, highlighted by a new grocery store using new technology. There was a move toward...

Pharmasist Clarissa Calderon gives Uma Mujkanovic, 7, her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Emerson Middle School, in Niles. (Victor Hilitski/for the baiduhai)

COVID-19, full-day kindergarten, marijuana, theft of mail and checks top Park Ridge news in 2021

December 23, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

It was another year of navigating the COVID-19 pandemic for residents of Park Ridge, who also saw local government leaders enacting changes for the community that 10 years ago many...

Emerson Middle School, 8101 N. Cumberland Ave. in Niles.

Girl, 12, petitioned to juvenile court for alleged fire threat at Emerson Middle School

December 22, 2021 at 2:54 p.m.

A 12-year-old girl who allegedly threatened to set a fire inside her Niles school has been petitioned to appear in Cook County Juvenile Court, police said. Niles police on Dec....

A shopper walks past Hill's Hallmark in Uptown Park Ridge on Dec. 17, 2021.

Parking lot closure challenged small Park Ridge retail shops this holiday season, owners say

December 21, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.

For several retail shops in Park Ridge, the challenges of online shopping and the ongoing pandemic competed with parking limitations this holiday shopping season. The nearly three-month closure of the...

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