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Juneteenth celebrations are scheduled to return for the June 19 holiday in the northern suburbs of Skokie, Evanston and Glencoe. Pictured here, Evanston Township High School students at the 2024 Juneteenth parade in Evanston. (Gina Grillo/Pioneer Press)

Juneteenth festivities planned for Glencoe, Evanston, Skokie

June 10, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

Juneteenth celebrations, including parades, festivals and educational opportunities, are scheduled for Evanston, Skokie and Glencoe around mid-June. Juneteenth, sometimes called Emancipation Day, officially takes place on June 19 and commemorates...

Officers guard entrances to the emergency room where one person was shot at Evanston Hospital on Thursday, June 6, 2025. The hospital was placed on lockdown following the shooting, only allowing employees to enter. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Evanston man charged in hospital emergency room shooting, police say

June 10, 2025 at 6:50 a.m.

An Evanston man was charged with attempted murder in an Evanston Hospital shooting that injured a security guard, police said.

The Meetup on Main event returned to Skokie for the summer season on June 2. Pictured, a Meetup on Main event on Main Street near Keystone Avenue in Skokie on June 14, 2024. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Skokie’s ‘Meetup on Main’ events return for 2025 to build community

June 9, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Meetup on Main starts its third year revitalizing the Main Street area of Skokie with food trucks, music and more.

The City of Evanston repaired and reopened the Bent Park Field House in Evanston after a 2022 fire. It makes bathrooms available to park-goers. (City of Evanston)

Evanston upgrades, re-opens Bent Park Field House after 2022 fire

June 5, 2025 at 8:52 a.m.

Evanston residents welcomed back the field house to the Sixth Ward's Bent Park in late May. The Field House had been shut down for nearly three years following a 2022...

A Skokie police car. (Pam DeFiglio/baiduhai)

Reported gunman prompts downtown Skokie lockdown, police say

June 3, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

Skokie police issued a lockdown advisory in downtown Skokie after a person waved a firearm. No suspect was identified, but schools and the library shut briefly.

Northbrook man charged with pointing gun at village employee in solar panel dispute, police say

June 3, 2025 at 2:52 p.m.

A Northbrook man was charged with felony aggravated assault against a municipal employee after he pointed a handgun at a village of Northbrook code enforcement official, police say, in a...

Mensch's Deli is joining restaurant Picnic in downtown Glencoe. They are the third and fourth restaurants co-owned by a trio of north suburban lifelong friends. Pictured is the Bagel Platter 1. (Mensch's Deli)

Mensch’s Deli to open in Glencoe, along with casual eatery Picnic

June 3, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.

Glencoe is getting two eateries, a healthy greens and bowls restaurant and a traditional Jewish diner, Mensch's Deli.

Riley Ellison was hired as the Glenview History Center's first full-time museum curator. (Glenview History Center)

Glenview History Center hires first full-time museum curator

May 29, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

The Glenview History Center hired Riley Ellison as curator through an intergovernmental agreement.

Skokie's LanzaTech plans to lay off 44 in June, according to documents filed to the state. In 2023, TIME Magazine named LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren to its worldwide 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business. (LanzaTech)

Skokie’s LanzaTech to lay off 44 and downsize, despite honors for innovation

May 27, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

Skokie's LanzaTech earned honors for recycling waste carbon to consumer goods. It has yet to earn a profit and will cut 44 jobs.

The Skokie Village Board has lowered the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph on residential streets as of March 1, 2026. Pictured here, the speed limit at Laramie Avenue between Main Street and Gross Point Road was lowered to 25 mph in January 2019. (Pioneer Press)

Skokie likely to lower speed limit to 25 mph on residential streets

May 27, 2025 at 10:17 a.m.

Skokie trustees began the process to lower the speed limit on residential streets to 25 mph in line with neighboring towns.

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