Stay on top of important Skokie-area news. Here's a roundup of some of the top stories this week.
Illinois is projected to be dead last in job creation this year. That's just great! We've broken down the key findings of a jobs outlook report, it's not looking so hot!
Surprise your family by making pancakes with pizzazz.
Park Ridge is no longer salting residential streets because it can't find salt to buy at any price. Will we all be sliding on the roads soon?
Temperatures are expected to drop well below zero to begin next week.
The following police-related items were pulled from area Patches. An arrest is merely an accusation, not a determination of guilt.
Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 interviewed six candidates from a large pool of applicants and picked this Skokie assistant superintendent.
This recipe is so good that Sunday dinner will never be the same again.
A look at weird crime in the Chicago area.
Other big news from around the area: a new mall may be in the works west of Old Orchard, and a nonprofit comes under fire for the number of dogs euthanized.
Turn foods upside down with a little help from us on National Opposite Day!
Some of this week's top reads from among our Patch bloggers.
Wow the crowd with these party-pleasers.
The fox is mum, but all of Skokie is talking about him. And the coyote. It's a wild life around here.
The Muslim Community Center Full-Time School will expand into a building occupied by Solomon Schechter Day School for more than 30 years.
Brian Hansen, who was born in Evanston and grew up in Glenview, stopped by the Northbrook Speed Skating Club Tuesday before heading to Sochi.
Megan Bozek, a graduate of Stevenson High School, will represent the U.S. on the 2014 Olympic ice hockey team.
Metra commuters will have more consistent Internet coverage and connectivity.
In separate incidents, thieves took these high-end items from stores. An arrest is merely an accusation, not evidence of a conviction.
A 25-year-old Northbrook man reportedly sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl at a birthday party.