Morton Grove News

As the only, par five hole on the back nine, Chick Evans Golf Course's, 14th hole is the second most difficult hole; it has a #2, course hole handicap.

Morton Grove The American Legion Morton Grove Post 134 will hold its Memorial Day ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26 outside the American Legion Memorial Civic Center , 6140 Dempster, to be followed by a parade.

Cooler temperatures this Memorial Day weekend may hinder the plans of pool-goers in Morton Grove and Niles.

John Jekot, a 14-year member of the East Maine School District 63 board, is moving on.

Update 05/18, 9:45 a.m. ~ Officers responding to the area observed a male subject lying on the ground in the 4800 block of Golf Road.

Yesterday the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced the nationwide take-down by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities, resulting in charges against 89 defendants, including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes collectively ... (more)

Morton Grove residents applauded outgoing Mayor Dan Staackmann and Trustee Larry Gomberg at the May 13 meeting, in which they stepped down from office.

Kevin Maguire was held on $25,000 bond after he reacted to an argument with his parents by pouring gasoline on the floor of their home and igniting it, according to chicago.cbslocal.com. The website reported his father was able to put out the flames.

The U.S. Senate has passed, 69-27, the Internet Sales Tax bill, which would require online businesses to collect the sames sales taxes as their brick-and-mortar counterparts, according to congress.org. The bill now moves to the Republican-controlled U.S. House, where it would need to pass in order to become law, according to cnn.com. Niles Chamber ... (more)

ARRESTS Evensito Etienne, 22, of Skokie was charged with theft May 2 at 9544 Waukegan Road.

Skokie-Morton Grove District 69 is scheduled to finalize the appointment of the new principal of Madison School at its May 21 meeting.

Jozef Komosa, 66, of the 7700 block of Dempster in Morton Grove, was charged with crimes in three separate incidents from about 11:30 p.m. May 4 to about 3:30 p.m. May 5. In the first incident, Komosa was charged with 10 counts of criminal damage to property at about 11:30 p.m. May 4. Niles police answered a call to find two men holding Komosa on ... (more)

A parolee was ordered held on $25,000 bond for allegedly using gasoline to start a fire during an argument at his parents' north suburban Morton Grove home last month.

The particular Chick Evans Golf Course hole is the 17th. The specific birds are Canada Geese and ducks .

A fire broke out at Myron and Phil's Steakhouse, 3900 W. Devon Ave. in Lincolnwood, early Wednesday morning, leaving damage to the kitchen and store room in the back of the restaurant, according to the Lincolnwood Fire Department.

The Vernon County Sheriff's Office says Martha Dwyer, 62, of Chicago, Illinois, was southbound on Gore Hollow Road in the Town of Liberty when she lost control of the vehicle and overturned into the ditch.

A minivan driver hit a tractor-trailer and then hit a third vehicle from the oncoming direction.

Make some cash by combining your spring cleaning with a successful garage or tag sale with these tips from garage sale experts.

ARRESTS Jozef Komosa, 66, of Morton Grove, was charged with criminal trespass April 25 after police said he was asked to leave the premises in the 7600 block of Dempster and failed to do so.

At Chick Evans Golf Course , the 16th hole is 304 yards from the blue teeing ground to the putting green.