First-of-its-kind grant awarded to Skokie home design center
The Skokie Village Board recently approved a grant of up to $46,000 for a new home development and design center in the 4800 block of Main Street, the first under...
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Niles school art teacher surprised with Golden Apple award for excellence
For the second time this year, the nonprofit Golden Apple organization managed to joyfully fool Viola H. Nelson Elementary School art teacher Tina Daskalopoulos. A group burst into the teacher's...
Morton Grove, Niles form joint commission to plan for water delivery from Evanston
The Morton Grove and Niles village boards each this month unanimously signed off on an intergovernmental agreement paving the way for a new joint water commission based on the two...
Evanston City Council signs off on $50,000 ‘forgivable loan’ for Kabul House
The Evanston City Council on Mondaysigned off on authorizing the city to negotiate "a forgivable loan" of up to $50,000 to help the under-construction Kabul House restaurant open at 2424...
Skokie student’s poster art promotes campaign to honor police, fire
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Skokie resident Elline Eliasoff said her campaign to honor the men and women of the Skokie police and fire departments is looking...
Illinois Holocaust Museum named finalist for national award
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center has been named one of 30 finalists from across the country for the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Services, according to...
Skokie’s urban farm looks to add electricity to the site this year
Representatives of The Talking Farm, Skokie's own urban farm on property along Howard Street, said they expect to add electrical service to the site this year , one of the...
Skokie looking to add more cameras in public areas as security tool
Like many other towns, the village of Skokie is increasingly looking at putting cameras in more public places as one tool to enhance security, officials say. Mobile cameras installed at...
Longtime Skokie vet hospital gets Plan Commission nod for renovation
For more than 50 years and since the 1950's, Riser Animal Hospital has occupied an L-shaped piece of property in the 5300 block of Touhy Avenue, according to Riser officials...
Skokie School District 68 officials: RIF’d art teachers likely to be hired back
Skokie School District 68 officials are trying to quell some parents' concern that art classes could be eliminated next school year, after the district's three art teachers' names appeared on...