Mike Isaacs – Page 25

Herschel Strauss, co-owner of Hamakor Gallery in Skokie, gets the store ready to open for one of the final times. The store has been selling Judaica items for more than 40 years, the last 30 in Skokie. It is scheduled to close Feb. 6, 2017.

Hamakor Gallery in Skokie prepares to close after a 40-year run

May 15, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

Hamakor Gallery is scheduled to close its doors at 4150 Dempster St. for the last time at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 — "the end of an era" as 16-year store...

Downtown Skokie’s science and technology park sold to former Willis Tower owner

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

American Landmark Properties, which used to own Willis Tower in Chicago, has purchased the Illinois Science + Technology Park in downtown Skokie, the village announced Friday. The 24-acre property that...

During a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, Skokie Public Library Director Richard Kong holds up one of four books selected this year as the centerpiece of Coming Together in Skokie and Niles Township. The books, which include two graphic novels, celebrate the Chinese culture. The six-week program will include author visits.

Coming Together: Four books chosen to celebrate Chinese culture

May 15, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

Every installment of Coming Together in Skokie and Niles Township, no matter what culture is chosen for the intensive six-week focus, includes a selection of books, the organizers say. Coming...

The Coming Together in Skokie and Niles Township committee appear Jan. 25, 2017, at a press conference introducing this year's program. More than 50 activities have been planned, which are scheduled to start in February and run into April, that will focus on the Chinese culture.

Skokie, Niles Township ‘Coming Together’ to shine spotlight on Chinese culture

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

The village of Skokie and Niles Township are preparing for one of its annual celebrations of diversity culture, an event packed with activities that this year will highlight China. "Coming...

Students at Seymour J. Abrams Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School in Skokie feel material that serves as the parchment for creating a sacred Torah scroll Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The school will be receiving a new Torah, the most sacred of all Jewish items, in February.

Students at Skokie’s Lubavitch day school prepare for new Torah

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

Hundreds of students assembled in a large room Wednesday at a Skokie Hebrew school to hear a scribe talk about and demonstrate the painstakingly detailed methods of how a Torah...

School District 68 weighs cost options for adding needed storage space

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

Skokie School District 68 is considering new options for storing large amounts of district files and equipment in anticipation of its current space becoming unavailable, according to Supt. James Garwood....

St. Timothy's Lutheran Church Pastor Daniel Morris, left, and member Paul Luke are seen January 2017 in the church sanctuary, which serves as a folk music venue for live concerts six times a season.

Skokie church’s folk music concert venue wins local grant

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

The sanctuary inside St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Skokie gets transformed from time to time, and suddenly St. Tim's Coffee House, a venue for live folk music, takes over. The...

Skokie resident Bena Shklyanoy wanted to preserve her family history, which started in Ukraine, for her children. Eleven years later, she completed a history-rich website and blog titled The Apple Does Not Fall From the Tree.

Documenting her Ukrainian roots leads Skokie resident to create history-rich website

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

Skokie resident Bena Shklyanoy remembers just what drove her to create a blog and website about her life in Ukraine — even if she didn't know at the time that...

Ellie Davis, a resident of The Homestead at Morton Grove at 6400 Lincoln Ave., an apartment complex for seniors, points to some of the trees in the Cook County forest preserve marked for removal. Homestead residents have had power outages twice in the last three months because of fallen trees.

Fallen trees leave Morton Grove seniors without power for second time

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

For the second time in less than three months, seniors who live in a Morton Grove retirement complex were left without electricity for hours because of a tree taking down...

Architect chosen for Skokie Park District maintenance facility project

May 15, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

The Skokie Park Board Tuesday unanimously approved hiring an architect to design a new home for the Park District's Park Services maintenance facility. After some 60 years, the Park District...

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