![Representatives from the village of Niles and the Golf Mill Shopping Center hosted an Open House on Monday to discuss the upcoming redevelopment at the mall. Construction is expected to begin in 2025. Mayor George Alpogianis kicked off the event that brought nearly 200 people to Golf Mill. Florida-based Sterling Organization, which bought Golf Mill in 2014, brought their CEO Brian Kosoy and Managing Director of Development and Construction Dusting Hicks to present their upcoming project. The mall’s next step is for the village board to approve a redevelopment agreement with Sterling at its upcoming board of trustees meeting on […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ppn-l-nhs-golf-mill-redevelopment-0613-01_45c73e.jpg?w=116 "Representatives from the village of Niles and the Golf Mill Shopping Center hosted an Open House on Monday to discuss the upcoming redevelopment at the mall. Construction is expected to begin in 2025. Mayor George Alpogianis kicked off the event that brought nearly 200 people to Golf Mill. Florida-based Sterling Organization, which bought Golf Mill in 2014, brought their CEO Brian Kosoy and Managing Director of Development and Construction Dusting Hicks to present their upcoming project. The mall’s next step is for the village board to approve a redevelopment agreement with Sterling at its upcoming board of trustees meeting on […]")
Redevelopment plans for Niles’ Golf Mill Shopping Center advance; village, developer show united front
Representatives from the village of Niles and the Golf Mill Shopping Center hosted an Open...
Morton Grove
![Despite social media backlash, no visible protesters turned out at either public entrance of the Skokie Public Library on June 8 to picket Drag Story Hour featuring a return visit by drag queen Coco Sho-Nell of Chicago Edgewater. A group on the “X” platform (platform formerly known as Twitter), posted images and questioned the Skokie Public Library for using tax dollars for a Pride Month story time for children and families. The critics claimed drag queens are not suitable for small children. In the Radmacher Room, Drag Story Hour on Saturday accommodated up to 20 children ages 3 to 6, […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PPN-SkokieLibraryDrag2024-3.jpg?w=140 "Despite social media backlash, no visible protesters turned out at either public entrance of the Skokie Public Library on June 8 to picket Drag Story Hour featuring a return visit by drag queen Coco Sho-Nell of Chicago Edgewater. A group on the “X” platform (platform formerly known as Twitter), posted images and questioned the Skokie Public Library for using tax dollars for a Pride Month story time for children and families. The critics claimed drag queens are not suitable for small children. In the Radmacher Room, Drag Story Hour on Saturday accommodated up to 20 children ages 3 to 6, […]")
Pride Month storytime at Skokie Library draws fans, despite online complaints
Despite social media backlash, no visible protesters turned out at either public entrance of the...
Record number of high school students complete Basic Nurse Assistant training at Oakton
Over 80 high school students in the northern suburbs are ready to go to college...
![Conventional wisdom says people should tackle on one environmental cause at a time — say, food waste, plastic reduction or pesticide avoidance — lest they get overwhelmed and abandon the course. For Amy Bartucci, that doesn’t work. “People say, ‘Just pick one thing,’” said Bartucci, of Park Ridge. “And I say, ‘I understand what you’re recommending, but I just can’t.’ I was born this way. I just don’t slow down.’” In recognition of her yearslong and multifaceted environmental activism, Bartucci was conferred the 2024 Sgt. Karen Lader Memorial Good Citizen Award earlier this month at the annual meeting of the […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ppn-l-amy-bartucci-yard-portrait.jpg?w=134 "Conventional wisdom says people should tackle on one environmental cause at a time — say, food waste, plastic reduction or pesticide avoidance — lest they get overwhelmed and abandon the course. For Amy Bartucci, that doesn’t work. “People say, ‘Just pick one thing,’” said Bartucci, of Park Ridge. “And I say, ‘I understand what you’re recommending, but I just can’t.’ I was born this way. I just don’t slow down.’” In recognition of her yearslong and multifaceted environmental activism, Bartucci was conferred the 2024 Sgt. Karen Lader Memorial Good Citizen Award earlier this month at the annual meeting of the […]")
‘We had a lot of hungry people’: Park Ridge’s Amy Bartucci receives Maine Township award for environmental efforts
Conventional wisdom says people should tackle on one environmental cause at a time — say,...
![Charles Meyer, the current assistant village manager in Lincolnwood, has been chosen as the new village administrator of Morton Grove. The Morton Grove Village Board approved Village President Dan DiMaria’s appointment of Meyer at a special meeting on Wednesday, May 29. Meyer will formally take the job on July 1, the retirement date for current Village Administrator Ralph Czerwinski. Czerwinski said Meyer was chosen from a pool of 29 applicants. “He was well rounded,” Czerwinski said. “He is very intelligent. He communicated well. He would catch the flavor of the village of Morton Grove very easily.” Meyer said he is […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ppn-l-mgc-charles-meyer.jpg?w=88 "Charles Meyer, the current assistant village manager in Lincolnwood, has been chosen as the new village administrator of Morton Grove. The Morton Grove Village Board approved Village President Dan DiMaria’s appointment of Meyer at a special meeting on Wednesday, May 29. Meyer will formally take the job on July 1, the retirement date for current Village Administrator Ralph Czerwinski. Czerwinski said Meyer was chosen from a pool of 29 applicants. “He was well rounded,” Czerwinski said. “He is very intelligent. He communicated well. He would catch the flavor of the village of Morton Grove very easily.” Meyer said he is […]")
Morton Grove plucks new village manager, Charles Meyer, from Lincolnwood
Charles Meyer, the current assistant village manager in Lincolnwood, has been chosen as the new...
![The Niles Village Board approved two grants from the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management at its village board meeting on May 28. The village secured two Urban Area Security Initiative Cook County Homeland Security Grants grants to cover the cost of a $84,000 mobile command unit for the police department and $19,000 for two drones for the fire department. The village’s application for the drones, filled out by Robert Greiner, the fire department’s deputy chief, said, “After the Highland Park Active Threat Incident, it became clear that Niles, with a population around 30,000 residents, has the […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/12/29/I3QHXZ6IBVBABMX3SCPOUIUSFU.jpg?w=135 "The Niles Village Board approved two grants from the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management at its village board meeting on May 28. The village secured two Urban Area Security Initiative Cook County Homeland Security Grants grants to cover the cost of a $84,000 mobile command unit for the police department and $19,000 for two drones for the fire department. The village’s application for the drones, filled out by Robert Greiner, the fire department’s deputy chief, said, “After the Highland Park Active Threat Incident, it became clear that Niles, with a population around 30,000 residents, has the […]")
Niles Police, Fire receive over $100,000 in Cook County grants for drones, tech
The Niles Village Board approved two grants from the Cook County Department of Homeland Security...
Cannabis dispensary with 1950s diner theme to open in Niles
Bud and Rita’s, the second cannabis dispensary to operate in Niles, is set to open...
![A longtime Dunkin owner on the east end of Morton Grove plans to spend more than $1.5 million to demolish his existing doughnut shop and rebuild it with a drive-through. Amyn Ali, owner of 5843 Dempster St., hopes to begin work on the project by August, pending receipt of all of the necessary permits, Ali said. The Morton Grove Village Board reviewed Ali’s request to extend the project’s special use permit with few questions at its May 14 meeting. Trustee John Thill asked Ali why he needed the extension, which gives him more than a full year to utilize the […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ppn-l-mgc-dunkin-donuts-update.jpg?w=117 "A longtime Dunkin owner on the east end of Morton Grove plans to spend more than $1.5 million to demolish his existing doughnut shop and rebuild it with a drive-through. Amyn Ali, owner of 5843 Dempster St., hopes to begin work on the project by August, pending receipt of all of the necessary permits, Ali said. The Morton Grove Village Board reviewed Ali’s request to extend the project’s special use permit with few questions at its May 14 meeting. Trustee John Thill asked Ali why he needed the extension, which gives him more than a full year to utilize the […]")
Morton Grove to get new Dunkin’, with drive-thru, on existing site
A longtime Dunkin owner on the east end of Morton Grove plans to spend more...
Zara opens largest Chicagoland location at Old Orchard in Skokie
With the former Lord and Taylor location at Old Orchard Mall slated to become two...
Chicago man arrested and charged with gun and stolen vehicle violations in Niles
A Chicago man was arrested and charged with two felony counts of gun and stolen...