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Veteran Glenn Wideman kisses his daughter, Ericka, an Old Orchard Junior High School student, during Friday's Veterans Day assembly. This was the first time Skokie School District 68 has held school on Veterans Day.

Old Orchard Junior High holds class on Veterans Day

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

District 68 administrators said that on Veterans Day in 2015, it was unlikely that many Skokie School District 68 students spent much time thinking about those who fought for their...

Skokie to hire in preparation for merging 911 services with Lincolnwood

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Skokie plans to hire four new communications operators and a supervisor to accommodate absorbing Lincolnwood's 911 dispatch services, according to Skokie Assistant Village Manager Jason Wicha. The additional personnel will...

Skokie’s Assist-A-Family seeks donations to help neighbors in need

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Continuing an effort begun years ago, organizers behind Skokie's Assist-A-Family program again are looking to help neighbors in need. Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen said the Great Recession of 2008...

Skokie plans ‘Small Business Saturday’ after Thanksgiving

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

While many consider the day after Thanksgiving — Black Friday —the year's biggest shopping day, Skokie officials also have their eyes set on the following day. Skokie's Small Business Saturday...

East Prairie School District 73 Supt. Theresa Madl (right) gives District 73 Board Member Mary Kaiser, chairwoman of the district's facilities committee, an emotional hug Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, when it becomes clear the district's building referendum will be approved. Voters authorized the district to sell $47 million in bonds to build a new school.

Skokie voters approve $47 million referendum to build new school

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

East Prairie School District 73 voters in Skokie Tuesday appeared to approve a referendum that will allow the district to build a new school by moving forward on a $47...

‘Minor addition’ recommended for Aldi in downtown Skokie

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Officials with Aldi supermarket are looking to add on to the store the company operates on the 4800 block of Oakton Street. The Skokie Plan Commission unanimously recommended on Nov....

Firefighter David Nellessen is retiring from the Skokie Fire Department after nearly 30 years on the job. Nellessen is a fourth generation Skokie fireman having served after his father, grandfather and great grandfather.

Fourth-generation Skokie firefighter retires

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Skokie fire officials say when a popular Skokie firefighter retires after nearly three decades in the department, it's always a momentous occasion. But in the case of David Nellessen, who...

District says grant helps bring Internet access to McCracken students

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Skokie School District 73.5 officials said a new grant the district was awarded has helped ensure every student at McCracken Middle School has access to the Internet this school year...

Emotions ran high when the Cubs won their first World Series championship since 1908 in an epic game seen by a packed house at the Village Inn in Skokie.

Cubs fans celebrate historic championship at Skokie’s Village Inn

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

No one packed into the Village Inn in downtown Skokie Wednesday night was as old as 108, but they all seemed to have the year 1908 in mind when the...

Ballot referendum could give Skokie’s East Prairie School a new building – or not

May 15, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

Residents of East Prairie School, on the south end of Skokie, are being asked whether to approve a $47.4 million bond referendum that East Prairie District 73 leaders say would...

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