Tom Robb

Fast-moving storms closed Waukegan Road at the Canadian National Railroad underpass in Glenview at 12:50 p.m. today (Monday). The road was reopened at 2:15 p.m., the village said.

Niles police closed Jonquil Terrace between Oketo and Osceola avenues Monday afternoon after a fallen tree brought down a power line, leaving live wires exposed across the roadway.

Niles Township High School Dist. 219 officials are expected to hold two ribbon-cutting ceremonies Tuesday, Aug. 4, to celebrate $53 million in capital improvement projects at Niles West High School and Niles Central High School.

Village of Glenview rendering of proposed new Wesley Child Care facility on the grounds of the Glenview United Methodist Church. Wesley Child Care took a major step toward building a new, expanded home after receiving a favorable recommendation from the Glenview New Development Commission on July 22. If approved by village trustees, the nonprofit organization plans to purchase 2.14 acres […]

Niles Township High School Dist. 219 officials are accepting applications to fill the school board vacancy left by former board member David Ko, whose resignation took effect July 7 following a history of chronic absenteeism.

An 80-year-old man driving a black Mercedes struck multiple vehicles Friday morning (July 31) in the 7400 block of N. Harlem Avenue, causing a chain-reaction crash that flipped a car onto its roof, police said.

State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-28th) State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-28th) announced a new law Friday aimed at protecting residents from growing airport noise by requiring regular updates to sound insulation eligibility around O’Hare and Midway international airports. Under the new law, signed July 31 by Gov. JB Pritzker, noise contours around both airports must be reevaluated through official studies every […]

The lease for the Jungle of Niles retail store in Golf Glen Plaza expired Friday, but store officials said they received a short extension and are continuing talks with Meijer officials, who hold the lease, to extend it further.

About 50 people gathered at the NVision Gallery in Niles on Thursday night, July 30, for the opening reception of Charlotte Kaplan’s exhibition, “This Is Knot Art!”

An Elk Grove Village man facing 11 criminal charges ranging from weapons to traffic offenses was ordered held in custody at the Cook County Jail at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago at a pre-trial detention hearing on Monday, Aug. 3 in Chicago.