Online voting opens in January, deciding if we want to keep the current flag, choose between one of the new 10 finalists or opt for two previous flags that have flown over Illinois, in 1918 and 1968. For many of us, it’s going to be a tough decision.
Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has died.
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
In 2024, Glencoe voted for a change in terms of internal governance, supported a bond sale referendum backed by the Park District and saw construction start on a long-awaited subdivision. There were arrivals and departures in Northfield and Kenilworth with voters saying no on two separate proposals. Finally, New Trier High School stayed close to home with the hiring of its new superintendent. Glencoe Home Rule Passage Glencoe now has a new way of governing itself as residents approved a switch to home rule government in November. In Illinois, home rule allows communities greater latitude in making laws in their […]
Starting Thursday, Amazon will require employees to be in the office five days a week, a return to pre-pandemic norms and a shift from the flexibility employees had become used to.
Northbrook residents received a wide range of news during 2024, from two high school golfers placing first and second in the state tournament to the popular Hometown Coffee and Juice announcing plans to open downtown.
A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business.
Expansions in the millions of dollars for high schools and a middle school in Skokie, the approval of hundreds of apartments to be built, a $100 million redevelopment of Westfield Old Orchard and shifts in the police departments (including one that barks!) made the news in Skokie in 2024. A brief recap of what happened: Expansions in local schools In early January, the Board of Education for Niles Township High School District 219 approved $41.6 million design plans to create a 41,000-square-foot student services building at Niles West High School. The board approved the building addition because of safety concerns […]
With help from an Autism Welcome Here grant, Evergreen Park library establishes a club where adults with disabilities can find community.
Children’s pants for snow use are a popular purchase in the wintertime because they are suitable for winter activities and everyday use.