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Man buys $9,000 in iTunes gift cards for caller claiming to be from IRS, Morton Grove police

May 9, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

When a Morton Grove man's caller ID displayed the police department's main phone number last month, he gave more credence to the caller's request for thousands of dollars in iTunes...

String of armed robberies at Skokie 7-Elevens still under investigation, police say

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

Armed robberies that occurred at three different 7-Eleven locations in Skokie over a two-month span are still under investigation, according to Skokie police. Officer Eric Swaback said there has been...

Residents who attended a Skokie Park District public hearing July 18, 2017, look at one of five plans for the overhaul of the Schack Park playground. After hearing from residents, the park board is scheduled to approve a plan at a meeting in August.

Residents get say on Schack Park playground overhaul

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

If the Skokie park board was looking for one recommendation from residents regarding the overhaul of the Schack Park playground on the village's south end, it did not receive it....

Meghan Espinoza is sworn in by Skokie School District 68 Board President Una McGeough on July 20, 2017, at the start of a district board meeting. Espinoza is filling an open seat left vacant by the recent resignation of Menucha Levy.

Parent appointed to vacant Skokie School District 68 board seat

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

The newest member of the Skokie School District 68 Board of Education is no stranger to the district or to education in general. Meghan Espinoza, a teacher and mother of...

Water rate in Skokie increased by more than 8 percent

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

A water rate hike of more than 8 percent that was recently approved by the Skokie Village Board still leaves the village with one of the lowest rates in the...

Craig McClure, left, who lives in the "Evanskie" area between Skokie and Evanston, makes his case for disconnecting property from the Skokie Park District on June 15, 2017.

Skokie officials grant residents’ request to disconnect from Park District

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

The Skokie park board voted last week to grant a small group of residents' request to disconnect their properties from the Skokie Park District. The rare request was approved in...

Tennis players took to the court Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the Skokie Tennis Center. They are members of the three-year-old Skokie Tennis Association, which has become more popular every season.

Association founders: Tennis an ace – so far – in Skokie

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

The idea behind the thriving Skokie Tennis Association, which brings mixed doubles together for some tennis and socializing every week, originated far away from the courts, its founders say. Rather,...

Richard Wolfer of the Skokie Police Department is sworn in as commander Monday, July 17, 2017 by Skokie village Clerk Pramod Shah. Wolfer was promoted from sergeant.

Nine police, fire officers sworn in as new hires or as part of promotion

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

Friends and family of nine police and fire officers packed Skokie Village Hall July 17, to see swearing-in ceremonies for new hirings and promotions. Five officers — three with the...

Oakton College’s main campus in Des Plaines remains closed due to flooded streets

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus remained closed Wednesday – for a fourth straight business day – because of ongoing flooding issues with nearby roadways, officials said. The Illinois Department...

Democratic state Sen. Ira Silverstein speaks to about three dozen of his constituents Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at a town hall meeting in Skokie. Silverstein recapped the recent contentious legislative session that ended with the state's first budget in two years.

Silverstein discusses budget vote, previous impasse during Skokie town hall meeting

May 15, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

When state Sen. Ira Silverstein voted to increase the state income tax, a nod that helped pave the way for the first Illinois budget in two years, he said he...

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