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The Morton Grove Village Board has approved the creation of a tax increment financing (TIF) district to encourage and fund development of vacant properties along Lehigh Avenue near the Morton Grove Metra station.

New development on the horizon as Morton Grove approves TIF district near Metra station

October 29, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.

New development could be on the horizon in Morton Grove following the village board's final approval of a mechanism aimed at revitalizing a neighborhood near the Metra train station. The...

Santa rides in a 1931 Studebaker in Park Ridge's "Taste of Winterfest" parade Dec. 20, 2020. The parade is scheduled to return in 2021.

Plans to bring back Santa parade, Winterfest underway in Park Ridge, chamber director says

November 1, 2021 at 11:05 a.m.

A socially-distant parade organized last year as an alternative to Park Ridge Winterfest will return this holiday season, while plans to bring back Winterfest itself are also underway, the director...

The Niles-Maine District Library, 6960 W. Oakton St. in Niles, on July 13, 2021.

After four hours in meeting, deadlocked Niles-Maine Library Board emerges without picking a new trustee

October 29, 2021 at 8:13 a.m.

A closed-door meeting of the Niles-Maine District Library Board that lasted more than four hours ended without the appointment of a new trustee. The board, emerging from the closed session...

Niles Trustee Denise McCreery on May 11, 2021.

Niles trustee McCreery announces resignation; seat will remain vacant until 2023

October 28, 2021 at 2:44 p.m.

The Niles Village Board will be short one voting member for the next year and a half following the resignation of one of its trustees. Trustee Denise McCreery, who was...

Noca Ervin, sister of murder victim Helen Cardwell, speaks during a press conference at the Niles Police Station on Oct. 27. Niles police one week earlier announced the arrest of 72-year-old Richard J. Sisto in Cardwell's 1992 murder at the Leaning Tower YMCA residential facility.

DNA leads police to suspect in 29-year-old Niles murder case: ‘we didn’t have the technology we have today’

October 29, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

A decision to reopen a 29-year-old murder case led to a DNA match and the arrest of a convicted rapist in just under a year, Niles police said this week....

Park Ridge police receive new report of mail stolen from post office

October 26, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

More than a month after the arrest of a man on federal mail theft charges, police are reporting a new allegation of mail stolen from the Park Ridge Post Office....

A "no solicitors" sign is posted on the door of a home in Park Ridge.

Park Ridge aldermen tentatively agree to extend door-to-door solicitation hours to 9 p.m.

October 26, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

Park Ridge aldermen appear ready to set new, extended hours for door-to-door solicitation after being warned earlier by city attorneys that failing to do so could lead to lawsuits. The...

13 apply to fill vacancy on volatile Niles-Maine District Library Board

October 26, 2021 at 4:02 p.m.

A former library board member who was forced to resign, a candidate who ran on a slate with three newly elected trustees, and a man paid to perform consulting work...

Kevin Costner set to play Des Plaines Theatre opening night on Sunday

October 26, 2021 at 3:47 p.m.

The newly renovated Des Plaines Theatre is set to open this weekend with a major Hollywood star as the headliner. Kevin Costner and Modern West will perform during the theater's...

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 headquarters, 164 S. Prospect Ave.

District 64 board set to borrow $26 million for full-day kindergarten construction; two members suggest tuition charge

October 26, 2021 at 4:46 p.m.

Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 again declared its intention to borrow $26 million for construction projects in order to offer full-day kindergarten at each elementary school, though a formal vote...

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