Final $35 million budget approved at Skokie District 68
If the tweaked 2016-17 final budget for Skokie School District 68 were a contest of sorts, it would end in a draw. Since the tentative budget was first put on...
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Longtime Skokie Village Trustee, Plan Commission Chairman Don Perille remembered
Three years ago, when Don Perille retired from the Skokie Village Board with a longevity record that many say will never be broken, he expressed just why he had devoted...
Douglas Center unveils new outdoor sports area for those with special needs
Not long ago, the narrow outdoor space between buildings behind Skokie's The Douglas Center drew no one to its dirt ground and barren trees. That's why a photo of that...
Skokie considers new regulations for renting out rooms
A Skokie resident who wants to rent out a room or two can do so, but for those beyond two rooms and a longer stay, more stringent regulations would kick...
Skokie Park District prepares to break ground on Weber Leisure Center upgrade
The Skokie Park District announced it is ready to begin a major renovation of the Weber Leisure Center with work starting in October and with a projected completion of August...
C.A.R.E. animal shelter gets final OK to come to Skokie
Community Animal Rescue Effort — an area animal shelter set to move just to the north of the heart of downtown Skokie — received vocal support from the business community...
Emeritus Rabbi Neil Brief reflects on 45 years in Skokie
The big party Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation had planned for emeritus Rabbi Neil Brief's 80th birthday two years ago never came to pass. Brief's wife, Erica, unexpectedly died...
Museum honors non-Jews who saved lives during the Holocaust
Three-quarters of a century or so after the Holocaust, extraordinary stories continue to emerge, little-known heroes identified. The names on the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center's Ferro Fountain of...
Pest control company wins Skokie’s ‘Business of the Year’ honor
Eateries and hair salons and automotive repair shops and even a moving company along with other kinds of businesses have been awarded Skokie's "Business of the Year" in the past....
Holocaust Museum-YWCA exhibition promotes full equality for women
The last time the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and Evanston North Shore/YWCA teamed up in this way, they took an unprecedented look at the thorny subject of race....