Lincolnwood News

Crime dropped by 3.3% in Niles from 2007 to 2008. Crime was down in every category in Niles except a very small increase in aggravated assault and battery cases, according to State of Illinois crime statistics comparing 2007 and 2008.

The Magnet School Planning Committee of the District 65 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Jordan Teacher Center at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center, 1500 McDaniel Ave.

Drivers in Morton Grove will have to be a little more careful to watch for red lights when the village installs a system to record violations at three major intersections.

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Two men who lived in the home were injured. One was shot in the stomach and the other was hit with a blunt instrument.

The Touhy Avenue bridge in Skokie that crosses over I-94, the Edens Expressway, has been rated structurally deficient and functionally obsolete by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Skokie and Lincolnwood Police Departments.

Evanston school students will receive free vaccines against the H1N1 influenza in school starting Oct.

Jim Ryan inclined to run for governor despite 'Stu Levine problem' Comments October 14, 2009 BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter / apallasch@suntimes.com Part of the reason that former Attorney General Jim Ryan's emerging entry into this year's race for governor comes as such a surprise to political observers is a guilty plea by Ryan's longtime ...

What had been shaping up as a battle between two Chicago family-owned liquor chains came to a quiet end Thursday when Binny's Beverage Depot agreed to buy rival liquor retailer Sam's Wines and Spirits for an undisclosed sum, the Chicago Tribune has learned.

A Lakeview man is wanted on charges he left racist, expletive-laden phone messages for Cook County Comissioner Deborah Sims.

The Cook County sheriff's department is asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted for leaving harassing messages on the office voicemail of Cook County Commissioner Deborah Sims after a controversial vote.

Construction got under way last week on a state-of-the-art rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility in Hanover Park.

Years ago, in acting class, James Sherman met a fellow student actor who worked for an escort agency, where he pretended to be someone's Jewish boyfriend for an evening with her parents.

We're looking for Rotarians or other friends of Rotary who are willing to donate their theme ties to complete the collection at the Rotary archives, located in Lincolnwood, Illinois, USA.

Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code , is visiting the Evanston area to make a presentation to share ideas from his book about methods of practice, motivation and coaching to become successful at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Sept.

SUVs are offered for sale at the Grossinger GM dealership May 13, 2009 in Lincolnwood, Illinois.

Dixon Police Alberto Magdaleno, 20, of Dixon; 10:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of Highland Avenue; no valid driver's license.

Novelty Golf and Games * in Lincolnwood has everything you'd want from a miniature golf setup: big random sculptures , mechanical rotate-y things , and oddly difficult holes.

A 19-year-old Skokie man is in police custody in Skokie following a standoff of several hours Monday night that ended peacefully.