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Today's riddle: What do you call a polar bear in the jungle ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Suspect with prior gun conviction accused of firing gun on CTA bus outside Midway Airport (usa-today-news.com) — A criminal case tied to a shooting on a CTA bus near Midway Airport is now headed to court in Skokie, where the suspect’s next hearing is set for April 27. While the incident happened in Chicago, Skokie residents may notice added courthouse activity as the case proceeds, involving serious gun and property damage charges.
• $408K Funding To Improve Transportation In Mount Prospect Approved By Cook County Board (patch.com) — Skokie drivers are set to benefit from Cook County’s newly approved $415,250 for summer pothole and pavement patching across northern Cook County, including local roads here. The board also backed a separate $408,748 resurfacing and safety project in Mount Prospect and funded countywide roadway maintenance and drainage work aimed at improving long-term travel conditions.
• Congregation Shaaray Shalom holds Holocaust Remembrance service (liherald.com) — Skokie is recalled here through a powerful story about a Holocaust survivor who protested a planned Neo-Nazi march in the village in 1977, underscoring the town’s historic stand against antisemitism. The service itself took place at a Long Island synagogue, where speakers urged attendees to confront hatred, remember Holocaust victims, and defend human dignity for all communities today.
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