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Volunteers raise funds for Morton Grove Fourth of July fireworks

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

With only a couple of weeks to go before Morton Grove Days begins July 2 and residents anticipate the usual full-fledged Morton Grove fireworks show on Independence Day, a volunteer...

Nicholas Schwartz of Morton Grove, picks raisins off his pastry at the Farmer's Market in Morton Grove, Saturday June 6, 2015.

Morton Grove Farmers Market opens for the season

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

Strains of Duke Ellington and Neil Diamond greeted shoppers Saturday as the Golf Middle School Jazz Band played at the Morton Grove Farmer's Market's opening day. "This is our first...

History of recreation exhibit documents fun pursuits of yesteryear

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

A giant "penny farthing" bicycle, with a front wheel nearly five feet tall and a diminutive back wheel, got people talking when the Morton Grove Historical Museum opened its "Recreation...

Sue Yakoubek, from left, Sana Khatoon, Samirah Khan and Muneeba Khatoon staffed the welcome and information booth at the Morton Grove Farmers Market's spring market.

Morton Grove Farmers Market holds spring preview

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

Spring produce, tamales, Belgian waffles, artisanal pasta, handmade bath and body products, new vendors and returning vendors all created a presence at the May 9 Morton Grove Farmers Market, drawing...

Michael Nahabedian, Carrie Nahabedian, and Tom Nahabedian, arrive for the James Beard Awards, at the Civic Opera House, at 20 N. Wacker Drive in Chicago, on Monday, May 4, 2015.

Morton Grove cousins win James Beard award

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

While they grew up in Morton Grove eating American and Armenian food, Carrie Nahabedian and her cousins Michael and Tom Nahabedian, who are brothers, have risen like cream to the...

In this March 20, 2015 file photo, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at an event in Chicago.

Morton Grove protests cut in state funds, sidesteps ‘right to work’ debate

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

Morton Grove trustees responded to state political developments at the April 27 Village Board meeting, passing both a resolution to protect the funds the village receives from the state and...

Morton Grove Library tackling hurdles for building approval

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

After a resident raised the issue of whether the Morton Grove Library will have enough parking at a new building it purchased recently, the Village Board sent the proposal for...

Volunteers toss buckthorn branches on the bonfire in Linne Woods.

Volunteers battle invasive species in Morton Grove’s Linne Woods

May 9, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

As helmet-clad volunteers chopped branches from trees and threw them onto bonfires in the woods just south of Beckwith Street in Morton Grove on April 25, Eileen Sutter kneeled down...

Youths recovering from addiction get help finding sober friends, social life

June 15, 2018 at 7:41 p.m.

After a Park Ridge teen's alcohol and drug use led to repeated arrests and chaotic relationships with his parents and siblings, he got into a 12-step recovery program when he...

Anne Shimojima shows the book of her family's history, which she created for today's family members.

Morton Grove woman recounts family’s time in WWII internment camps

May 15, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

For 90 minutes Saturday, April 11, storyteller and Morton Grove resident Anne Shimojima told of her family's horrible experiences during World War II. Like 120,000 other Japanese Americans, they were...

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