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Police: Man, 27, struck by car and critically injured while crossing Niles street

December 7, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

A 27-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car while crossing a street in Niles Monday night, police said. The man, a resident of Niles, was...

Santa Claus greets visitors as they arrive at Harrer Park on Dec. 4 as part of Morton Grove's annual "Santa Comes to Town" event.

Santa rides through Morton Grove in annual Santa Comes to Town Parade

December 14, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

A Christmas tradition in Morton Grove returned as Santa Claus made his way through the streets and greeted children at Harrer Park. The Santa Comes to Town Parade kicked off...

Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney addresses those gathered for a menorah lighting in Uptown Park Ridge on Dec. 5 to mark the eighth night of Hanukkah.

Public menorah lighting in Park Ridge celebrates eighth night of Hanukkah

December 6, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.

The city of Park Ridge helped mark the eighth night of Hanukkah with a public menorah lighting Sunday in Uptown. Despite cold and rainy weather, the event — a first...

Police: Two men accused of pointing guns at other drivers in Niles

December 3, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

Two men were arrested last month after they allegedly pointed guns at other drivers in Niles, police said. According to information released Friday by the police department, police responded to...

Francis and Donna Horvath wrap gift cards and food coupons for Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 families in need on Dec. 3, 2021 at Park Ridge City Hall. Money for the gift cards was raised by the Park Ridge Kiwanis Club, of which Francis Horvath is a member.

Park Ridge Kiwanis Club fundraiser provides 125 local families with holiday meals

December 3, 2021 at 5:25 p.m.

The Park Ridge Kiwanis Club got an early start on its Christmas gift-giving this year. Members gathered at Park Ridge City Hall on Dec. 3 to wrap grocery gift cards...

Niles Village Hall, 1000 Civic Center Drive.

Average Niles homeowner could pay $469 more to village next year under plan to hike tax levy

December 3, 2021 at 3:27 p.m.

The village of Niles, long known for its low property tax rate in comparison to surrounding communities, is preparing to ask residents and business owners to pay a significantly higher...

Flags fly outside Maine Township Town Hall, 1700 Ballard Road in Park Ridge, on June 3, 2021.

Maine Township prepares to raise tax levies more than $1.8 million after three years of reductions, tax abatements

December 2, 2021 at 2:02 p.m.

After three years of property-tax levy cuts and abatements under a previously elected board, Maine Township elected officials are preparing to raise the amount of funding requested of taxpayers by...

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 educators attend a Sept. 23 meeting of the Board of Education. At the time, teachers had been working without a new contract since the previous contract extension ended in June.

New five-year contract approved for Park Ridge-Niles District 64 teachers

December 2, 2021 at 10:10 a.m.

Park Ridge teachers have a new contract for the next five years. The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to ratify a labor...

A car crashed into a house at the corner of Dempster Street and Oleander Avenue in Niles after colliding with another car on the afternoon of Nov. 30.

Car crashes into house in Niles after one driver hits another

December 1, 2021 at 4:06 p.m.

A collision between two young drivers sent a car into the side of a house in Niles Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured in the crash, which occurred shortly after...

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

‘I thought I was done for’: Victim recounts Thanksgiving Day stabbing in Niles parking lot; Skokie man charged with attempted murder

December 1, 2021 at 6:34 a.m.

A 29-year-old Skokie man is facing attempted murder charges in the stabbing of another man outside a Niles restaurant early Thanksgiving morning in what police say was an unprovoked attack....

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