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Richard Requena is a former Pioneer Press reporter.

A new teacher's contract was approved by the Niles Township High School District 219 Board of Education in September. Pictured is Niles North High School. (Pioneer Press)

Niles Township District 219 teachers to get 4.4% raises under new contract

September 24, 2024 at 10:45 a.m.

Niles Township High School District 219 teachers and staff are starting off the school year with a new contract that guarantees raises for the next four years, smaller classroom sizes...

A Skokie police car. (Pioneer Press)

Teen injured in bike crash along Touhy Avenue in Skokie, police say

September 23, 2024 at 4:51 p.m.

Skokie and Lincolnwood emergency teams responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a cyclist on Saturday night, according to Skokie police. Police say a 17-year-old was struck by a...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65's Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies closed June 5, 2026. (Alex Hulvalchick/baiduhai)

To fend off potential state takeover, Evanston/Skokie District 65 may need to close schools, lay off staff, per consultant

September 24, 2024 at 2:33 p.m.

Administrators from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced that the district will implement a deficit reduction plan that will likely include layoffs, school closures, audits, and potential bus route decreases to...

Skokie village hall is pictured. (Pioneer Press)

Skokie trustees reject raises for mayor and village clerk

September 23, 2024 at 10:27 a.m.

The Skokie village board went through a series of convoluted motions on Monday as it considered whether or not to approve raises tied to inflation for the incoming mayor, clerk...

The current and proposed lane configuration of a two-mile stretch of Crawford Road between Golf Road and Oakton Street in Skokie. (Village of Skokie)

Two miles of bike lanes to be added on Skokie’s Crawford Avenue

September 22, 2024 at 9:56 p.m.

With the first round of engineering for a reconfigured two-mile stretch of Crawford Avenue between Golf Road and Oakton Street in Skokie completed, the village moved forward with its plans...

As the Northbrook Public Library Board met Sept. 19, 2024, the board president and library director read statements about the library's commitment to free speech after it received thousands of emails about a film screening that had been planned at the library but was withdrawn by organizers after the library imposed conditions. It prompted a First Amendment controversy. From left to right: Trustees Jami Xu, Barbara Unikel, Janet Spector Bishop, Director Kate Hall, Board President Stacy Oliver, Julie Tappendorf of Ancel Glink and Trustee Nimesh Patel. Trustee Maura Crisham, not pictured, was at the right. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Film on American Jews’ time in Israel canceled after Northbrook Library receives 8,000 emails

September 23, 2024 at 2:06 p.m.

The Northbrook Public Library’s director told Board members at their meeting Thursday that the library received 8,000 emails and 2,000 phone calls asking it to cancel a scheduled screening of a documentary that tells...

Trucks carrying out debris from the demolished Ryan Field have spread dust and dirt throughout the truck route in Evanston, neighbors say. Northwestern University announced it will distribute car wash vouchers for vehicles affected by the dust. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

As Ryan Field rebuild generates dust, Northwestern University to provide free car washes

September 20, 2024 at 5:06 p.m.

Trucks carrying out debris from the demolished Ryan Field have spread dust and dirt throughout the truck route in Evanston, neighbors say.

An Evanston police squad car.

6 arrested in knife altercation outside of Evanston middle school, police say

September 18, 2024 at 12:24 p.m.

Two Evanston area schools were placed on lockdown Thursday morning following a knife “altercation” that led to five juveniles and one adult being arrested on mob action charges outside of...

A picture of Niles North High School's sign. (Pioneer Press)

Niles Township High School D219 approves 4-day weeks for summer school

September 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

The board of education for Niles Township High School District 219 approved implementing four-day weeks for summer school 2025 on Tuesday. The district instituted four-day weeks for the first time...

A pro-reparations sign sits outside a home in the 5th Ward on March 23, 2021 in Evanston.

Evanston has paid out just over $5 million in reparations so far

September 14, 2024 at 8:49 a.m.

Evanston’s Reparations Committee announced last week that the city has spent $5.03 million on reparations for 203 individuals affected by unfair housing practices, including zoning laws, in Evanston from 1919...

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