Skokie, IL News

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• Morton Grove martial arts school wins fight to stay open
• Super Senior Day at NSSC
• Check out a public policy forum on Race to the Top at this year's Leadership Con...
• New website at North Shore Senior Center
• Check out the Department of Education's Jacqueline Jones on the details of the D...
• District 65 teachers grant strike authority
• Is Illinois' government geared towards early childhood education?
• 1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend
• Check out a workshop on integrating early child learning with Illinois' K-12 inf...
• Check out NLU's Donna Ogle on how Common Core standards are impacting vocabulary...
• NLU and the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership recognized Louise De...
• Check out an upcoming teacher renewal seminar co-sponsored by NLU and the Suburb...
• Skokie police blotter for May 22
• Skokie School District 68 takes on new math curriculum
• Property Transfers
• Skokie school district embraces new way to teach math
• Pat’s Place says farewell after 52 years in Skokie
• Restaurant’s final days become hard to swallow
• Evanston’s public beaches to open Saturday, May 26
• How can teachers best diagnose struggling readers?
• Skokie boy, killed in crash, remembered as ‘sweet, sensitive’
• Rental license proposal slated for trustees
• NLU's 12th annual Second City Conference on Disabilities Studies in Education st...
• Check out Christina Nolan's professional development tips for superintendents.
• Woman charged in fatal crash
• Congrats to alumnus Anthony Murray, named the new principal at Lincoln Middle Sc...
• New interim principal named for Bessie Rhodes in Evanston-Skokie District 65
• Skokie woman held in fatal crash
• Annual Festival of Cultures brings the world to Skokie
• Skokie schedules Memorial Day ceremonies
• Skokie Library trustee, volunteer wins key grant
• Wilmette’s American Legion: Come visit
• Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better
• Three accused in burglary that led to Skokie school lockdown
• Check out NLU's Geri Chesner on why the art in early childhood reading can be ju...
• "As we think about the reform agenda, early learning is really at the beginning,...
• "Teacher preparation has to find its center in learning and psychological develo...
• Pedestrian youth killed in Skokie accident
• Wilmette’s American Legion makes increased use its mission
• Is the corporatization of public schools near? Guest speaker Michael Apple has a...
• Does "front matter" matter? NLU's Geri Chesner analyzes the makings of youth li...
• What defines a school leader? Check out research from NLU's Christina Nolan on...
• Congrats to alumna Jenna Duffy, named the new assistant directory of elementary...
• Voterama in Congress, week ending May 18, 2012
• At Leadership Connections, anti-bias leader Louise Derman-Spikes says addressing...
• Why does NLU's Donna Ogle say critical reading skills need to be emphasized? Be...
• At Leadership Connections, Keith Pentz has participants trying to communicate wi...
• Is fluent oral reading a sign of reading comprehension? NLU's Jennifer Berne sa...
• At Leadership Connections, speaker Keith Pentz asks why society wants a quick so...
• Here's what's on tap at Day 2 of the McCormick Center's Leadership Connections:...
• 3 accused of Skokie burglary that led to school lockdown
• National Louis and the McCormick Center recognized Louise Derman-Spikes today fo...
• At Leadership Connections, US Ed. Dept.'s Jacqueline Jones discusses idea of mov...
• NLU and the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership are proud to host Ja...
• Live update from Leadership Connections, with keynote speaker Michael McMillan:...
• Check out Donna Ogle's strategies for implementing partnering for content literacy.
• Leadership Connections starts tomorrow! Check out the latest research on early...
• Suburbs on alert, but so far little impact from NATO
• Can school leaders self-identify and develop their own weaknesses? Counseling p...
• For guys, it’s still more ‘schleppy’ than preppy
• Check out why examining text and pictures for patterns can be a key part of chil...
• Check out the latest research from NLU's Rekha Rajan, on integrating performing...
• Suit: Let disabled athletes go to IHSA state meet
• Oak Brook race raises funds for cancer research
• Are teachers ready for the inclusive classroom?
• Check out an upcoming NLU-hosted panel on autism school research at the 2012 Dis...
• NLU alumna Monique Blakes had a surprise visitor to her classroom on Thursday:...
• Alumna Diana Moore says teacher pay and assessment will be her main focus as she...
• Jewish World War II vets tell of battle experiences
• Jewish festival draws families for day of fun
• Old Orchard Junior High stages concert for ages
• Skokie soccer celebrates 25 years
• Police Blotter for May 14
• Is teaching still viewed by society as a woman's work? Jeff Daitsman with NLU's...
• Nanotech business uses tax break to move to Skokie
• Festival of Cultures slated for weekend
• Jewish World War II vets describe battle experiences
• For guys, it’s still more ‘schleppy’ than preppy
• Soccer is more than a game to AYSO commissioner
• Jewish festival draws families for fun
• Old Orchard Junior High kids stage concert for the ages
• Why keep students around in reading intervention after reaching grade-level read...
• In September, the Higher Learning Commission will review NLU's ongoing ability t...
• This video will make your day-watch NLU alumna Pamela Kelly's reaction as she le...
• New trail delights preschool students
• Check out what's coming up at this week's Leadership Connections conference, hos...
• Voterama in Congress, week ending May 11, 2012
• To all the mothers in our NLU community, wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day!
• NLU's Center for Practitioner Research is hosting its annual research forum toda...
• NLU's Second City Conference on Disabilities Studies in Education turns 12 this...
• Check out tips for triage of struggling readers with Jennifer Berne at the 2012...
• Congrats to doctoral candidate Paul O'Malley, named a finalist for the superinte...
• Business uses tax break to relocate to Skokie
• New trail delights preschool users
• Why does autism research still foster exclusion? NLU's Linnea Rademaker weighs in.
• Check out how research from NLU is detailing how John Dewey's theories are playi...
• Why should students write out their own table of contents to a book? NLU's Donn...
• NLU's Todd Price recently posed this question to Education Secretary Arne Duncan...
• Check out Virginia Jagla's keys to using service learning to fulfill state and C...
• NLU's Jennifer Berne shares her strategies for working through reading comprehen...
• Check out why service learning is the theme of Saturday's 11th Annual Center for...
• Congrats to alumnus Xinming Simon Guo, named the new principal at Xilin North Sh...
• Borrowing pressures mount in Evanston-Skokie School District 65
• Are schools guilty of reinforcing stereotypes? Speaker Michael Apple weighs in.
• Thousands expected at Jewish Festival
• Skokie honors Niles North’s champion chess team
• Fitness center to help give Touhy a new look
• When universal design for learning is the goal, NLU's Xiuwen Wu says teachers ha...
• Check out Katie McKnight's five strategies for implementing Common Core standards.
• Niles West might have record-setting number of twins
• Congrats to alumna Harriet Moore, named the new principal of McIntosh Middle Sch...
• Default judgment filed against Skokie Maid
• Temple Judea Mizpah fundraiser packed with fun
• Pioneer writer Irv Leavitt awarded Lisagor
• Stevenson honors Holocaust survivor with Heritage Award
• Pit bull attack takes precious pet from family
• To Mickey with love...
• Who gets left out when teachers teach to the test?
• Stevenson honors Holocaust survivor with Heritage Award
• Rabbi celebrates 25 years at Temple Beth Israel
• Niles West could have record-setting number of twins
• ‘Aw Yeah!’: Comic book store celebrates opening
• What does it take for teachers and special ed teachers to co-teach in a universa...
• Why is student identification of text structure so critical to literacy? NLU's...
• We're 306 YouTube views away from 50,000! Help us reach this milestone today!
• Dog attacks in Skokie lead to ordinance changes
• Schakowsky honors McCracken School students
• Police Blotter for May 7
• Thousands expected at Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
• Check out NLU's Debra Gurvitz on why decision-making in schools should be shared...
• How is technology changing the future of reading testing? NLU's Donna Ogle weig...
• Judgment filed against Skokie Maid
• NLU's new website is up and running! Check out the sleek new home page today!
• Why does NLU's Jennifer Berne say some teacher failure should be accepted and em...
• Have you seen NLU’s new Web site? Whether you’re a student, faculty member or on...
• In a speech at NLU, educational theorist Michael Apple says education needs to b...
• Congrats to alumna Bec Kane, named the new director of personnel and employee gr...
• Congrats to NLU's Christina Nolan, named the School Counselor Educator of the Ye...
• Can kids tell a book by its cover? NLU's Geri Chesner shares her analysis at th...
• How critical is a mentor teaching in the student teaching experience? NLU's Jack...
• Live update from the International Reading Association convention with NLU's Don...
• Hey NLU Facebook fans: we topped 6,000 YouTube views for the month of April! Th...
• Evanston parents protest District 65 art plan
• Does literacy intervention end when a student masters a lesson? NLU's Jennifer...
• There's still time to register for the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Lead...
• Live update from today's Michael Apple speech: today's new managerial middle cl...
• Live update from today's Michael Apple speech: "Schools serve to reinforce iden...
• We're live with guest speaker Dr. Michael Apple on rethinking teacher profession...
• Why is gradual release a strategy growing in importance in the Common Core? NLU...
• Watch a live webcast today with Dr. Michael Apple, curriculum expert at UW-Madis...
• 67th Holocaust Memorial Service held in Skokie
• North Shore Center honors Israel Independence Day
• Skokie goes green at Niles North for 2nd annual event
• News Briefs
• Downtown station begins long-awaited service
• Check out strategies for using literature circles in classroom instruction.
• Annual Holocaust Memorial Service held in Skokie
• Here's the full video of author Bena Kallick's speech on how children's minds wo...
• Police Blotter for April 30
• Old Orchard Junior High chess tourney proves a hit
• Skokie draft budget keeps conservative approach
• How does guided reading fit into a literacy curriculum as a whole? NLU's Jennif...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending April 27, 2012
• The Chicago area’s 20 most dangerous intersections
• Tune in for tonight's live webcast with George Wood, executive director of The F...
• Bughouse Studio holds first kids’ art show
• Skokie draft budget maintains conservative approach
• Skokie goes green for second annual event
• Skokie celebrates Arbor Day with planting
• New trail geared toward young kids
• NLU is well-represented at this week's International Reading Association convent...
• Don't miss Monday's live webcast, 7-8:30 p.m. CST, with George Wood, executive d...
• Earlier Cook County property tax bills could catch some short of cash
• Alumna Sylvia Peters '59 is a critical part of NLU's history--one of the first A...
• Join us for a live webcast on Monday, April 30, 7-8:30 p.m. Guest speaker Georg...
• Realty Insites: True green homes go beyond the lawn
• What makes a good mentor teacher? NLU's Jack Denny weighs in.
• Check out how some teachers are having students assess themselves, at NLU's symp...
• Congrats to alumna Elizabeth Freeman, named the new curriculum director for Frem...
• The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership's Leadership Connections con...
• Interested in a degree in M.S. Counseling? You are invited to our Info Session...
• History’s twists and turns lead to new downtown station
• Skokiean wants to share first downtown el ride
• Here's the full video from yesterday's principals panel, with the latest trends...
• Electricity rate to plunge 41 percent for select municipalities
• Check out tips for creating shared leadership in schools at NLU's symposium on t...
• NLU is 2 for 2 at North Boone High School! Alumni Dale Purvis and Heather Walsh...
• Check out how NLU students are taking part in a unique year-long student teachin...
• Ever thought of running a year-long inquiry project? NLU's Michelle Turner Mang...
• Good tip from today's principals panel on addressing Common Core in an interview...
• Tips from today's principals panel on teacher hiring: know how to talk about as...
• We're live with today's principals panel, with the latest tips and trends in tea...
• How difficult is Response to Intervention preparation for teacher candidates in...
• Tune in to our live webcast of today's principals panel, with the latest hiring...
• Evanston teen works to link peers with alumni
• Crowding foreseen this fall at Evanston’s Haven Middle School
• How can teachers best prepare students for participating in reading groups?
• New principal tapped for Walker School
• NLU's Valerie Owen has been named to the Illinois Attorney General's Committee o...
• Check out how students in NLU's Suburban Scholar Teacher Education Partnership a...
• Last week, teachers in the Chicago VIVA Project, in partnership with NLU, met wi...
• Arson charges filed in Skokie home explosion
• Skokie trustees clear way for new ‘Super Walmart’
• Hadassah centennial to be honored by Chicago chapter
• Local businesses add to packed Spring Greening
• Police Blotter
• Skokie native recounts childhood in memoir
• Skokie temple’s Mitzvah Day helping traumatized children
• Draft Skokie budget includes popular tax freeze
• Skokie’s Highland School families party at its ‘Palooza’
• Skokie families celebrate Earth Day 2012
• Group marks Remembrance Day, anniversary
• Check out why NLU's Steve Zemelman says teachers are facing mixed signals in the...
• Check out a workshop on how students can create video self-assessments.
• What are the "habits of mind?" Check out the answer at NLU's symposium on the f...
• Catch a live webcast of NLU's principals panel with employment tips for teacher...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending April 20, 2012
• Village Board Briefs
• Driver crashes into Skokie bedding store
• Job searching for a teaching position? Tune into NLU's live webcast of a princi...
• Check out this workshop on implementing literature circles at an NLU-Baker Schoo...
• Holocaust Museum marks Remembrance Day, anniversary
• Museum’s first three years a tireless effort
• NLU's Steve Zemelman says one of the first challenges with the Common Core is un...
• Home again: Skokie native recounts childhood in memoir
• Should testing reward students, rather than penalize, for risk-taking in the cla...
• Congrats to alumnus Robert Machak, named the new superintendent of Evergreen Par...
• Call for NCATE Third-Party Comments The National College of Education (NCE) is...
• Skokie rental unit licensing plan ignites pushback
• Check out how gradual release can be an effective strategy implementing Common C...
• Skokie rental unit licensing idea ignites pushback
• District 65 School Board to meet Monday
• Should teachers ask students how to model their assessments?
• Heart leads Wilmette science student to fashion
• Creating personalized learning starts with the classroom environment, says NLU's...
• Teachers: looking for a first job or a new job? Watch a live stream of Chicago...
• Evanston schools hope small power savings add up
• Can education reform be literally grown locally?
• What challenges are teachers facing creating data-driven assessment? NLU's Ann...
• In a perfect world, are there elements of today's assessment-driven culture teac...
• Tampa-area alumni: don't forget NLU's alumni gathering is April 26! Sign up to...
• Check out the lessons NLU's Kristin Lems learned after working with teachers of...
• Check out tips for teachers on setting up the best environment for strategic rea...
• At NLU's symposium on "How Do Teachers Know What Studentw Know," practicing teac...
• Congrats to doctoral candidate Paul O'Malley, who is a finalist for the Superint...
• Area firefighters blaze through their training
• Skokie trustees clear way for new Walmart
• Police blotter for April 16
• Resident brings Indian collection to school
• Should students conform to curriculum? Or should curriculum conform to students...
• Skokie prepares for second Spring Greening
• News briefs
• Area high school students seek to improve the world
• Pickles an unlikely hot sell at Skokie Ace Hardware
• Work pedals forward on new Skokie bike path
• Area firefighters blaze through training
• Do successful readers still need continued teacher focus?
• Suburboddity: Friar Tuck would be an improvement
• What happens when teachers spend a full year examining their own practice? Chec...
• District 73.5 Fun Fair delivers on its name
• Check out NLU's Patrick Schwarz and his speech in Canada on creating education a...
• 4-year-old rescued from pool in Des Plaines
• Suburboddity: Friar Tuck would be an improvement ...
• Understanding a sentence does not mean a student actually understands the text,...
• How do school task vocabulary and literacy vocabulary differ? NLU’s Donna Ogle...
• We are so excited for our alumni event at Shula's in Tampa on Kennedy on April 2...
• Why is the science behind video game addiction critical to understanding learning?
• Edison School students put on ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’
• Gang members sought in Maine Township beating
• How can literacy frameworks enhance word study?
• Check out how a unique year-long student teaching model in suburban high schools...
• Don't forget to RSVP for NLU's alumni event this month in Tampa! Please join us...
• At NLU’s Reading Leadership Institute, Janice Rashid, assistant superintendent i...
• ComEd, government leaders unveil plan to better manage outages
• Check out why struggling readers who can decode but not comprehend text may be a...
• NLU’s Steve Zemelman, author of 13 Steps to Teacher Empowerment, has strategies...
• Tampa-area alumni, we are hosting our second alumni event this month! Please joi...
• Space crunch is back in Evanston District 65’s School Board’s court
• Pigozzi urges fall referendum proposal for Evanston District 65
• Why do struggling readers need to read both below-grade level and grade-level co...
• Tampa-area alumni, we are hosting our second alumni event this month! Please jo...
• Check out a workshop on strategies for teaching non-fiction writing at NLU’s Ill...
• NLU’s Donna Ogle shares her research on emerging trends in vocabulary instructio...
• Pigozzi urges fall Evanston School District 65 ballot question
• Niles West High zoning change is only a formality
• Niles West zoning change only a formality
• Man held for murder charge in Texas
• Skokie Village Board Notes
• JCC’s Camp Chi grant creates philanthropy program
• Upscale health club wins Plan Commission support
• Children see great design online and in video games...can children detect bad de...
• Next stop India: Popular Skokie teacher wins Fulbright
• Can guided reading aid students in both decoding AND comprehending text? NLU's...
• Egg-cellent weather helps hatch pre-Easter fun
• How do teachers know what students know? Teachers from around Chicagoland are s...
• NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership hosts its annual national...
• Egg-celent weather helps hatch pre-Easter fun
• Police Blotter for April 9
• Happy Easter to all our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends who are cel...
• A very Happy Passover to all our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends wh...
• To reach their unique potential, Craig Cunningham says some students don't need...
• Loan program combines costs
• How can guided reading be a tool to ease literacy lesson planning? NLU's Jennif...
• What can educators learn from the success of online affinity spaces?
• Congrats to CMB alumna Pam Bell, named the new CEO of Holy Family Medical Center...
• Awards honor property owners for upkeep
• Some students just aren't wired for memorization. NLU's Craig Cunningham asks,...
• Check out James Paul Gee's education "probing principle" at NLU's Beyond These T...
• Overnight ramp closure scheduled for tollway in NW suburbs
• NLU's Peter Fisher shares strategies for teachers working with struggling readers.
• Congrats to alumna Mary Baum, named the new principal of Mill Street Elementary...
• How will Common Core standards change reading instruction? NLU's Debra Gurvitz...
• District 69 students raise $13K at heart association jump-rope event
• Check out why James Paul Gee says schools need to adapt now to new forms of know...
• Temple Beth Israel students work for Food Pantry
• Check out how a moment of confusion (and some panic) in Chile is changing Kristi...
• Congrats to alumnus David Meekhof, 2nd grade teacher at Wayne Thomas Elementary...
• Olympic medalist, coach
• Edison School principal announces resignation
• Check out how NLU is preparing first-generation college students in Rockford to...
• Is there risk of struggling readers being left behind with the Common Core? NLU...
• Opening day set: Downtown station project motors toward finish line
• Zoned parking area formed near new CTA station
• Electric aggregation process moves forward in Skokie
• Will the testing "industry" ever come to an end? James Paul Gee tells why he th...
• The 1940 Census has just been released, and we've found census results from the...
• New Cook County tax website debuts
• Skokie downtown station project motors toward finish line
• Cereal givers: Temple Beth Israel students work for Food Pantry
• Pow! Bam! Comics store makes splash in Skokie
• For restaurateur, sharing Nepal’s culture is an art form
• Can every student achieve anything? Craig Cunningham questions whether promotin...
• Spring Sale at North Shore Senior Center
• Can simulations prepare teachers for challenges they have yet to face? Check ou...
• Books in the home are a start, but what parents or mentors do with those books i...
• His name is mud — sort of
• Congrats to doctoral candidate Joseph Hailpern, named the new principal at Braes...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending March 30, 2012
• County honors Skokie’s ELL Parent Center director
• New fitness center proposed for Skokie’s east side
• Tollway construction starting — meaning possible delays
• We broke all sorts of warmth records in March — except one
• Foreclosure prevention workshop gets ‘tremendous response’
• Lights to dim at Wrigley for Earth Hour
• Several Chicago-area Mega Millions players came close to jackpot
• Check out how teacher peers reviewing videos of colleagues' lessons can work as...
• Oakton president is state’s ‘Most powerful, Influential’ woman
• Merchant of the Year: Will Skokie’s downtown dominate again?
• Evanston bicycle race suffers bad spill
• His name is mud — sort of
• Violent video games can have unintended positive effects on learning ability, sa...
• Willie May, 75, led Evanston Township High School to excel in athletics
• Iraq and Afghanistan vets have unique needs, and Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant a...
• Congrats to alumnus Joel Wethall, named the new vice president of business devel...
• Evanston-Skokie District 65 foundation tells plans for Family Author Experience
• Common Core standards are rolling out at a time of education "Armageddon," says...
• The science behind video game addiction presents new knowledge on how frequent g...
• Evanston Grand Prix bicycle race suffers bad spill
• Parents speak their minds about Evanston Township High School
• Panelists at NLU's forum on the future of education agree students need to ident...
• Congrats to CMB alumna Pam Bell, named the new CEO of Holy Family Medical Center...
• It might sound simple, but there's science behind it. Check out Kathy Sheridan'...
• Kids don't learn gaming strategy from a manual, but rather by doing, argues Jame...
• Check out how professional learning communities are becoming a key tool for succ...
• Evanston District 65 schools shifting focus to ‘college readiness’
• Community briefs
• Why do strategic reading groups work so well at the middle school level? NLU's...
• NLU's Steve Zemelman and Harry Ross are hosting a webinar tonight through the Na...
• Can online video boost second language skills? NLU's Tim Collins weighs in.
• Congrats to the NLU community on reaching 40,000 views on our YouTube page!
• For Niles restaurateur, sharing Nepal’s culture is an art form
• James Paul Gee: "A teacher has to get students to pass the test, but [teaching...
• James Paul Gee: "When we focus people on problem solving, they can solve proble...
• James Paul Gee at tonight's forum: "We produce people who can't argue, can't th...
• We're live with tonight's forum on the future of technology in education...hope...
• Check out the latest in technology advancements in education at tonight's forum,...
• Love visits Senior Center
• Skokie District 68: Staffing increase slated for next year
• Home-and-garden shows coming to area
• Downtown Skokie: ‘Cash mob’ drives up Ace Hardware sales
• At NLU's last forum, teacher Anita Orozco-Huffman said iPads are allowing her to...
• Illinois Lottery begins selling tickets online
• Old Orchard gets early jump on prom season
• Evanston schools make U-turn in ‘Race to the Top’
• Does iPad screen time affect children like television screen time? NLU's Craig...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending March 23, 2012
• Don't miss NLU's second forum on the future of education tonight! Our focus: th...
• Police Blotter for March 26
• Incoming students’ readiness concerning to District 219
• Eye surgeon helps restore sight during humanitarian missions
• Online Illinois lottery ticket sales begin Sunday
• DAR names American History Scholars and Good Citizens
• North Evanston, Skokie portion of District 65 nixed school-bond proposal
• How do teachers know what students know? That's the subject of a symposium Apri...
• Highland Park chooses group-energy supplier; seven other communities to weigh contract
• Incoming students’ readiness concerning District 219
• All week we've document keys for reaching out to troubled students, presented at...
• Cool-down likely ends summer-like heat wave
• There's still time to reserve your free tickets for Monday's forum on the future...
• How are new technologies building open classrooms worldwide? NLU's Todd Price a...
• Some Metra trains delayed on Milwaukee District North Line
• Check out Roxanne Henkin's keys to using multicultural education to prevent bull...
• New Skokie liquor license adds theaters
• Woman charged in two NW suburban hit-and-run crashes
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Another 80-degree day, another record
• State unemployment rate drops; 6,500 jobs added in February
• Screen time options abound for young children...are there long term effects on l...
• Mark your calendars for our live webcast of NLU's second forum on the future of...
• Check out the new book co-authored by NLU's Ann Bates: "Reading Diagnosis for T...
• As iPads enter curriculum in grades as low as kindergarten, how do students lear...
• Before noon, another record high temp set
• At the Illinois Writing Project conference, Roxanne Henkin says teachers can't b...
• Officials: Summer temps causing ‘dangerously high’ tree pollen levels
• Congrats to alumna Connie Biedron, named the new superintendent of the Altoona S...
• Democratic primary win a cakewalk for Schakowsky in 9th Congressional District
• Results show light election day turnout in Cook County
• Skokie electricity referendum passes easily
• Voters reject District 65 referendum
• Students disengaged in literacy instruction? Teachers share their creative stra...
• Reports point to light election day turnout in Cook County
• Feeling hot? Chicago beats another warm record for March
• Common Core standards aren't considered "national" education policy. But if the...
• How can teachers implement the tenets of federal bullying laws in the classroom?
• Reserve your free tickets today for NLU's next forum on the future of education,...
• Evanston wants to turn on water spigot for more customers
• Boards set school fees for next year
• War in Iraq: Author allows children’s voices to be heard
• Adaptive athletics program ‘changing lives through sports’
• Devonshire students celebrate healthy living with Disney
• Skokie District 73.5: Non-union raises include merit pay
• Check out a presentation on creative literacy lessons in the new Common Core at...
• When it comes to addressing school bullies, Illinois Writing Project conference...
• Grandmaster chess champion visits Skokie
• Another day, another record could be broken in ‘historic’ warm streak
• Evanston District 65 school-bus fees top $400
• Skokie Districts 68, 73.5 set fees for next year
• Check out photos from the Center for Teaching Through Children's Books Global Fair.
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending March 16, 2012
• Record high temperature set for fifth consecutive day
• Wishing all our students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends a happy and safe St...
• Preparing teachers for Chicago's most troubled students... NLU's Terry Jo Smith...
• East Prairie Notes for March 16
• Proposed Walmart shopping center for southeast Skokie recommended
• How can narrative games develop literacy skills?
• Alumnus Daniel Lawrence Peters is a candidate for Judge in the Cook County (IL)...
• "The respect they have for education...I don't see here in the States in general...
• Oakton to break ground on new $39M building April 5
• For classrooms with second language students, NLU's Tim Collins has tips for usi...
• Check out this improv game teachers can use to build adjective skills, at NLU's...
• NLU's second forum on the future of education is Monday, March 26 with a focus o...
• NLU's Debra Gurvitz says writing circles are a key tool for boosting skills of s...
• Why is multimedia an effective tool in ESL instruction? NLU's Tim Collins weigh...
• Check out a demo of how improv can play out in a classroom at NLU's Illinois Wri...
• Record-breaking warmth possible Wednesday
• Congrats to alumnus Jerry Roth, named the new Superintendent of the Evansville S...
• Ever-rising taxes must stop, say foes of Evanston school-bond proposal
• Voter interest runs high in Evanston school-bond proposal
• Can technology lead to greater classroom inclusion? NLU's Craig Cunningham weig...
• For students with learning disabilities, NLU's Patrick Schwarz says creating ins...
• How do improv skills translate to tangible learning outcomes?
• Skokie voters head to polls March 20
• Congrats to CMB alumnus David Rausch, named the new President of Kewaunee Scient...
• Village Board Briefs
• Skokie teen dies Sunday after playing basketball
• Skokie voters head to polls Tuesday
• Police annual report confirms crime decline
• Check out Peter Fisher's take on the best strategies for vocabulary instruction.
• Cook County GOP voting up 77 percent
• Schiller Park firm dishes up catered food, service
• Skokie Police Department honored for new accreditation
• Skokie synagogues celebrate Purim
• Village funds additional CDBG projects
• When heavy focus on standards quashes creativity, NLU's Katie McKnight says writ...
• How can teachers build writing circles into instruction?
• Evanston school absences high on waived holiday
• Springlike escape for Chicago in last week of winter
• Can the arts inspire students to write? NLU's Rehka Rajan shares her take in Ed...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending March 9, 2012
• Holocaust Museum honors Skokie teacher’s work in Ghana
• Police Blotter
• Holocaust Museum: Defense Secretary Gates weighs in on Iranian threat
• Real estate information goes green
• Check out Kieran Egan at NLU's forum on the future of education describing his m...
• How do teachers know what struggling readers know? NLU's Peter Fisher previews...
• Congrats to alumna Amy Gluck, named the new principal at Ivy Hall Elementary in...
• Check out NLU's Debra Gurvitz on how writing circles are a key tool to encourage...
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• How well are childhood obesity prevention programs performing in CPS? NLU commu...
• Congrats to doctoral candidate April Jordan, named the new principal at The Skok...
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• How does strong math education today lead to sustainability tomorrow?
• What's on deck at the Center for Teaching Through Children's Books fourth annual...
• Congrats to alums Mike Demovsky and Althea Hammond, named new principals in Elgi...
• We're a bit late tonight, but our live discussion on the benefits of an "open cl...
• Evanston Township High School takes fund-raising cues from colleges
• Tonight's webcast on strategies for building an open classroom will now begin at...
• What defines an open classroom? Teacher Amy Valens has a unique vision for best...
• How can an ancient question be turned into narrative storytelling in today's cla...
• Critics take last shot at Oberweis plans for Skokie
• In a classroom with advanced and struggling learners, NLU's Katie McKnight says...
• Election: Skokie explains March 20 energy measure
• Join us at 7:45 p.m. CST tonight for a live webcast discussing the makings of an...
• Skokie first-grader quietly takes on Shakespeare
• Students sing to help children in Ghana
• Holocaust Museum honors Skokie teacher
• As more students own smart phones--or even iPads--how do young children learn to...
• Skokie’s Highland School serves up Assyrian Culture Night
• The e-book is coming...and it's here to stay. What's the right tech balance in...
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• What makes an imaginative teacher? Kieran Egan weighs in at NLU's forum on the...
• What defines an open classroom? Learn more from a teacher practicing in an open...
• Congrats to CMB grad Kayne Grau, named the new Chief Technology Officer at cars....
• New data on Wisconsin's controversial voucher expansion program in Milwaukee was...
• Can the largest school districts mobilize for drastic education change? Check o...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending March 2, 2012
• Meyer dance helps hospital
• Strange week in weather continues, rain and snow expected Friday
• NLU's Jennifer Berne and Sophie Degener have a new book out on strategic reading...
• We're webcasting live at the Illinois Writing Project spring conference, with NL...
• Suspects charged in multiple Skokie burglaries
• Tactics for inspiring great student writing--NLU's Katie McKnight shares her in...
• NLU's grant-funded Illinois Writing Project hosts its spring conference tomorrow...
• How can teachers best incorporate students' cultural heritage into lesson plans?
• Medical records sought for Renteria, charged in Skokie double murder
• Race to the Top cash hinges on Evanston teacher-rating reforms
• District 68 showcases student art program
• Check out how NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership is boosting...
• NLU alumna and teacher Alicia Rosa is part of CBS' new season of "Survivor," wit...
• Check out how special education teacher Anita Orozco-Huffman says iPads allow he...
• Check out how NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership is equipping...
• District 219: Bids approved, Niles North pool construction to start
• How can technology facilitate Universal Design for Learning?
• Congrats to NLU's Center for Teaching Through Children's Books on being awarded...
• Pedestrian injured by turning vehicle in Evanston
• The first batch of data on Wisconsin's voucher program in Milwaukee Public Schoo...
• Why has imagination been stripped from curriculum? Check out scholar Kieran Ega...
• Early childhood care requires both educational knowledge and business acumen, sa...
• Congrats to alumnus and veteran Ralph Birkley, named a "Hometown Hero" in Beloit...
• Niles North chess team is state champ again
• Niles North chess team are state champs again
• Still 30 minutes left in tonight's forum...tune in now for more from scholar Kie...
• Kieran Egan: "The problem with education has never been access to knowledge; th...
• Quote of the night, perhaps, from Kieran Egan: ultimately, there's no defense f...
• Kieran Egan: act of education needs to be much less like a manufacturing process.
• We're live with NLU's forum on the future of education...watch live now!
• Mobile dentist spends busy day at Skokie School
• Skokie Voice Forum: Players probe economic development
• Cats find new homes during ‘Catmania’ in Skokie
• We're just over 1 hour away from the start of our forum on the future of educati...
• State plans to raise the bar on ISATs
• Schools, villages renew fight against ‘zero’ tax cap
• Police Blotter for Feb. 27
• Skokie Park District celebrates Assyrian culture
• Grant allows Skokie school to expand garden
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Will a move to Common Core standards leave behind the "teach to the test" mental...
• In the wake of today's tragedy at Chardon High School in Ohio, National Louis Un...
• Evanston Township High School considers holding classes on two holidays
• NLU takes center stage tonight as scholar Kieran Egan and local young educators...
• Winds whip up through west, northwest suburbs
• Suburban Cook County’s Early Voting starts Monday at 43 locations
• Gorilla Tango Theatre finds new home at Skokie Theatre
• Scholar and author Kieran Egan highlights NLU's forum on the changing world of e...
• Get a shovel, it’s still winter
• A bit of good news for housing market
• Common Core standards aren't meant to be a new national standard, but NLU's Todd...
• At the NLU community psychology program panel discussion on the Occupy Movement,...
• Hearing held on Skokie energy referendum
• Mark your calendars: NLU's forum discussion on the changing world of education,...
• Snow to taper off late Friday morning
• Check out this discussion on growing government influence on higher education co...
• NLU's next forum on the future of education is on Monday, Feb. 27, 6:30-8 p.m. C...
• Reopening: Skokie Theatre ready for new run
• What does it mean to distribute leadership across an school or early child care...
• Winter storm bears down with 7 inches of snow possible
• Oberweis gets green light despite concerns
• In classrooms with AP students and struggling students, how can teachers cater t...
• Hey NLU Facebook fans: thanks to you, National Louis University's YouTube chann...
• Winter storm warning issued, 6 inches of snow possible
• NLU's Mark Shinn is participating in a panel discussion tonight in Philadelphia...
• How do food deserts influence urban students and their neighborhoods? Check out...
• Check out Craig Cunningham's tips for effective "low-tech" classroom instruction.
• Time is running out to sign up for the Illinois Writing Project's spring confere...
• NLU's Todd Price says Common Core standards are welcome, but the evidence of fut...
• How are local and state legislators pushing to create greater access to higher e...
• Check out NLU's Judith Kent analyzing immigration reform proposals at "Deconstru...
• Congrats to alumnus Donald Angelaccio, named the new assistant superintendent at...
• Niles North teacher, coach charged with child exploitation
• Skokie’s 200th Neighborhood Watch block recorded
• Campus News
• Krug named publisher of Pioneer Press
• From spouts to sculptures: Metal thefts are on the rise
• Check out NLU's Kristin Lems on how multimedia is becoming the latest innovation...
• Library leaders lobby Illinois congressmen over funding
• How do new Common Core standards affect ESL students?
• Holocaust Museum: Voices of veterans drive exhibit
• Police Blotter for Feb. 20
• United Way food drive
• Check out how NLU's Carlos Azcoitia is working with Latino community leaders in...
• NLU's next forum on the future of education is one week away! Reserve your free...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending Feb. 17
• If you missed our live PD webcast, here's the full video of NLU's Kristin Lems s...
• New Walmart proposed for Skokie’s east end
• Check out NLU's Kristin Lems on creative ways to include oral reading in fluency...
• Does technology differentiate instruction? Check out associate professor Craig...
• Check out NLU's Junko Yokota featured in Publisher's Weekly on the paper vs. e-b...
• Not everyone is a great writer, says NLU's Steve Zemelman, and the same applies...
• Stenson School: Violinist brings music, life lessons to students
• Cook County unveils one-stop tax website
• Is there a link between visualization and comprehension of reading materials?...
• Check out Kristin Lem's list of the most creative ways to teach fluency instruct...
• NLU's Illinois Writing Project Spring Conference is fast approaching. Reserve y...
• Why do some second language learners not participate in class? NLU's Tim Collin...
• What happens when ESL students read expressively aloud? NLU's Kristin Lems says...
• Niles North teacher, coach charged with child sex crime
• Check out how NLU's Daniel Newman is co-building an online professional developm...
• NLU's grant-funded Illinois Writing Project hosts its annual spring conference o...
• Looking for professional development opportunities? Check out the full schedule...
• Stirring the pot: Restaurants breathe life into downtown Skokie
• Evanston School District 65’s outlook $4.4 million rosier
• Check out NLU's Kristin Lems on how schools today are grouping students of diffe...
• Check out how NLU is supporting traditionally under-served students in their que...
• In Wisconsin, some schools have requested teachers not discuss recent political...
• The world of education is changing...what should the future look like? Make you...
• What does achieving fluency mean in the school environment?
• Niles Township residents can appeal property taxes until Feb. 22
• Skokie Village Board Notes
• Property Transfers
• Skokie Police Blotter for Feb. 13
• Hearings set on Skokie’s electricity referendum
• Crime book: No new gang activity for Skokie
• Bon appetit: Downtown Skokie cooks up diverse restaurant scene
• Skokie forum explores mental health challenges
• Village takes steps to claim Oakton for its own
• Chilly winter scenes play out at Emily Oaks
• Common Core standards encourage reading above grade level, but how does that aff...
• The Illinois Writing Project's 2012 spring conference is on March 2, with a focu...
• Spring Into Service Fair
• Voterama in Congress, week ending Feb. 10, 2012
• Snow, warmer temperatures expected this week
• Niles Township residents can appeal property taxes until Feb. 22
• Check out NLU's Madi Phillips analyzing how state law groups students for RTI
• Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center
• Making peace, piece by piece at Morton Grove Library
• How do new Common Core standards influence reading curriculum?
• District 69 partnership offers kids pizzas, parties as learning incentives
• Check out how NLU's Madi Phillips is working to change the way pre-service teach...
• National Louis' action research journal has published its newest edition...check...
• With ESL students entering mainstream student populations, NLU's Tim Collins say...
• Snow makes its way back to the area Friday
• Correcting behavior in schools is all about prevention and promotion, says NLU's...
• Check out NLU's Madi Phillips and her list of top resources for RTI professional...
• Is the education world changing for the better? Make your voice heard at NLU's...
• Preparing reflective teachers is a 360 degree process, says NLU's Elizabeth Grac...
• Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue
• College ready or career ready...can the Common Core accomplish both?
• What types of RTI teams does an ideal school employ?
• Congrats to alumnus Erin Pittman, named the new assistant superintendent of stud...
• Architects offer one vision for new school
• We're live with the latest trends in fluency instruction, with NLU's Kristin Lem...
• Join our live professional development webcast at 6 p.m. CST as NLU's Kristin Le...
• Paper books or e-books? NLU's Debra Gurvitz says the good old-fashioned analog...
• Skokie makes hard grant decisions in reduced budget
• Town hall meeting slated on mental health issues
• Warrior Buddies host special Valentine’s Day dance
• National Louis was the VIVA Project's first-ever higher-ed partner. Check out h...
• Local fuel tax extended for three years
• NLU's Sunday Cummins says audio books and digital storytelling can play a major...
• Tonight's professional development webcast features NLU's Kristin Lems detailing...
• ‘Einstein’s Brains’ takes Old Orchard stage
• Gov. Quinn signs bill to allow speed cameras near schools, parks
• Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl
• ‘Einstein’s Brain’ takes Old Orchard Jr. High stage
• Is it possible to have TOO much technology in the reading classroom?
• Bon appetit: Downtown Skokie cooks up diverse restaurant scene
• Oberweis, burger combo gains panel approval
• Where does Illinois fit nationally in response to intervention success?
• Panel backs Skokie church permit after code compliance
• Have you reserved your spot at NLU's next forum on the changing world of educati...
• Police Blotter for Feb. 6
• How can reader's theatre build stronger language skills in ESL students? Check...
• Check out our next professional development webcast on creative fluency instruct...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending Feb. 3, 2012
• Chicago Children's Book Publishers 2012 Spring Preview
• We're live with today's PD webcast on the latest trends in youth literature. Wa...
• Check out today's professional development webcast on the latest trends and titl...
• Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment
• Buyers beware: Condo associations may have pitfalls
• At your Super Bowl party this weekend, ask your friends if anyone from their uni...
• How to stop the science skills lag in American students? NLU's Craig Cunningham...
• Check out a professional development webcast Saturday from 1-3 p.m. on the lates...
• Evanston police encourage ETHS teens to text crime tips
• President Obama called on schools to focus on career readiness, in addition to c...
• Jean Claude-Brizard welcomed a teacher report on the longer school day...check o...
• ELL students aren't learning language skills to understand puns and jokes, says...
• What is the number one reason why students are referred to a Response to Interve...
• Check out today's professional development webcast on the latest Response to Int...
• Three Evanston District 65 schools receive awards of distinction
• How do teachers change when they have a forum to speak out on issues like CPS' l...
• Why the gap betwen public opinion and scientific opinion on global warming? NLU...
• Pride of Lincoln Park Zoo, Adelor the lion euthanized
• Teachers: check out a professional development webcast on effective Response to...
• Chicago-bound Amtrak train hits vehicle near Ann Arbor
• Is this winter or spring? Neither. It’s Chicago
• Check out tonight's professional development webcast on children's book storytel...
• Teacher brings Yiddish music, stories into kids’ lives
• Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has unveiled preliminary new school accountabili...
• Owning American Science & Surplus ‘ideal job’ for Cable
• Teachers need a public voice to be empowered, says VIVA Project teacher Karon St...
• Small earthquake shakes McHenry County
• NLU's action research journal publishes its latest edition...check it out here.
• FBI investigating suspicious material found at Israeli consulate in Loop
• Police Blotter
• Six-week Assyrian culture program kicks off in Skokie
• Highland’s Heritage Night highlights diversity
• 5 Skokie homes burglarized Friday
• Skokie Voice forum explores economic development
• Teacher brings Yiddish music, stories into kids’ lives
• Lincoln Junior High student advances in national spelling bee
• District 69 superintendent reports improved financial, academic outlook
• What teacher strategies draw students to classical literature?
• Suspicious material found at Israeli Consulate in Loop
• Former Survivor member sues Gingrich for using ‘Eye of Tiger’
• Sen. Mark Kirk upgraded to fair condition
• Preckwinkle to meet with worried ministers about morgue mess
• Former massage parlor owner convicted of human trafficking
• When a school gains a majority of "minority" religious populations, how do admin...
• Chicago's VIVA Project teachers, in partnership with NLU, sat down with Jean Cla...
• Metra fare increases begin Wednesday
• Heating bills bucking upward trend
• National Louis is proud to announce the next two forums in its "Beyond These Tim...
• Snow likely before lengthy warm up
• ME’s office budget 25 percent less than when Preckwinkle took office
• Immigration reform is a hot topic on the campaign trail, but how do proposed ref...
• Mold is hot issue in home sales
• Teachers pursuing creative passions: empty words or meaningful policy? NLU's T...
• Voterama in Congress for the week ending Jan. 27
• Why do some readers struggle? At NLU's Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recov...
• Gangs using social media to spread violence
• Quinn: Raise dropout age to 18
• CPS' VIVA Project teachers, who presented a comprehensive report on the longer s...
• Preckwinkle on county morgue mess: People will ‘lose their jobs’
• Shedd Aquarium adopts orphaned sea otter
• Is President Obama's proposal to mandate education through age 18 feasible? NLU...
• Evanston consultant finds two TIF-eligible areas
• Illinois revamps School Report Cards
• Police: Crime declines for fourth straight year
• How are reading and the scientific method connected?
• 3 white teens accused of putting noose around black teen’s neck
• Kirk undergoes more surgery to relieve brain swelling
• What does information transliteracy mean? NLU's Gail Bush says students need to...
• CPS' VIVA Project teachers, who presented a comprehensive report on the longer s...
• Illinois gun licenses up 6.1%
• Should grammar and reading be taught as separate activities? At NLU's Comprehen...
• GOP hopeful for 9th Congress seat off March 20 ballot
• Students sent to alternative program after Evanston school bus fight
• What is the impact of President Obama's State of the Union education proposals?...
• Illinois abortions at record low
• Last night, President Obama called for a renewed focus on hiring and educating v...
• Thanks to everyone who participated in last night's live State of the Union disc...
• SOTU Update: President Obama requires mandating every student to finish high sc...
• SOTU Update: President Obama proposes to grant schools flexiblity to stop teach...
• SOTU Update: President Obama- "A great teacher can offer an escape from poverty...
• SOTU Update: President Obama- "We know a good teacher can increase the lifetime...
• SOTU Update: provide community colleges with resources to train "workers with t...
• NLU faculty and alumni are chatting live tonight on Facebook during President Ob...
• What will be President Obama's education outlook in tonight's address?
• Sen. Mark Kirk doing better — asks for Blackberry
• Join us tonight for live and instant analysis of President Obama's State of the...
• Candidate off March 20 ballot
• Email, medical records sought in double murder case
• Sendak world comes alive at library
• Wisconsin legislators are debating a new schools choice bill. NLU's Joel Heim w...
• Before struggling readers can conquer reading, they have to first conquer langua...
• Sen. Mark Kirk has stroke, could have problems with left arm, leg
• U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has stroke, could have problems with left arm, leg
• Sendak world comes alive at library
• From Grand Theft Auto to Grand Theft Xbox
• Teachers pen book on technology, brain science
• Should books with stereotypes be yanked from school libraries? NLU's Toby Rajpu...
• Group gets jump on India’s Republic Day celebration
• Skokie Police launch new enforcement operations
• How to tell if you’ve had a stroke
• Neighborhood schools in Chicago are facing decreasing enrollments. What's the b...
• Join a live discussion with NLU faculty on Facebook tomorrow night at 8 p.m. CST...
• Police Blotter for Jan. 23
• Park District popular puppy school in session
• How can teachers introduce narrative structures to students? Literacy expert Li...
• Holocaust Museum: Jewish World War II vets drive new exhibit
• National Louis awarded its inaugural Pioneer Awards last week to Groupon co-foun...
• Preckwinkle sends staff to fix morgue problems
• Fewer teens desperate to start driving — is the Internet the reason why?
• Suburboddities: From the files of Police Blotter
• Storm response in high gear as snow begins to pile up
• Names like Harrison and Dewey are credited with leading the charge for early chi...
• Voterama in Congress, legislative week ending Jan. 20
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• 7 Old Country Buffets close in region
• Did you miss Wednesday's Baker Series speech on Jane Addams, the progressive edu...
• Perks Cafe lets kids learn while they earn in Morton Grove
• 6 inches of snow possible Friday
• Tougher testing of teacher candidates in Wisconsin? It's part of Gov. Scott Wal...
• When ELL students enter mainstream classrooms, what additional supports do they...
• NLU's Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference is under way! Chec...
• Grant brings new boutique to downtown Skokie
• If kids are on the web, does their reading still count as "youth literature?" Th...
• How do second language student succeed academically? NLU's Tim Collins says the...
• 27,000 hired in Illinois through federal tax credit
• Congrats to alumnus Dean Daghita, named new VP of Operations at Citizant.
• Smith drops out of state House Dem race
• NLU's Center for Teaching Through Children's Books hosts its spring book publish...
• High salary costs may nip Evanston school-merger idea
• Cost of Chicago taxicab ride to go up $1
• Walter Dean Myers is the next Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and NLU'...
• Check out how NLU alumna Susan Neustrom is working to reduce the recidivism rate...
• 5 inches of snow possible as winter weather returns
• Dempster Street merchants hold 1st meeting
• Citizens Utility Board offers tips on saving cash
• Program packed with six weeks of events
• Four books tagged as gateway to  Assyrian culture
• Coming Together in Skokie:   Community unites around Assyrian culture
• Police blotter for Jan. 16
• Holocaust Museum: Landmark play asks big moral questions
• Area Indian community celebrates Republic Day
• Citizens Utility Board offers tips on saving cash
• High salary costs may nip merger idea
• Warmup will be brief; freezing rain and snow in the forecast
• What did Martin Luther King, Jr. think about the concept of social justice? "A...
• “Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” -- Martin Luth...
• ‘No immediate threat’ of low-level radiation from Bed, Bath and Beyond tissue box holders
• Snowstorm ushers in winter, ends Skokie’s extended fall
• Chicago Fed chief defends housing suggestions
• Bed, Bath and Beyond removes radioactive tissue box holders
• Wisconsin's governor and state superintendent are showing true collaboration in...
• Congrats to alumnus Don Angelaccio, named the new assistant superintendent of Pr...
• Report: Catholic schools enrollment improving
• CEDA changes in Evanston may affect services to people in need
• Smith drops out of 17th state House Dem race
• Dempster Street merchants meet for first time
• Foreclosures forecast to rise this year, but worst is behind us
• Skokie company accused of illegal debt collection
• Chicago weather: 4 to 8 inches of snow coming
• Skokie program visits Assyrian culture for six weeks
• Back to reality: 4 to 8 inches of snow coming
• We're live at 7 p.m. CST with Louise Knight speaking on Jane Addams' unknown rol...
• We hope you'll join us for tonight's webcast with author Louise Knight, speaking...
• In an era of heightened meaning for testing, how are second language students to...
• Louise Knight on "Jane Addams: Social Activist & Progressive Trailblazer"
• How can early childhood care providers build their business skills? Check out h...
• Make sure to tune in for tonight's professional development webcast on Jane Adda...
• Court ruling won’t kill Affordable Care Act, Evanston hospital chief predicts
• Skokie company fined for selling products from endangered species
• Should teachers expect perfection from English langauge learners? NLU's Tim Col...
• First significant snowfall likely Thursday, weather service says
• We're working to build a stronger NLU community in 2012. See how you can become...
• Northlight Theatre presents Ten Chimneys
• Business owner Gordon Faller was one of founding Niles Chamber members
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Skokie police arrest 12 with active warrants
• Skokie launches Facebook page to promote shopping
• Police: Evidence could tie Skokie house explosion to arson
• Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is introducing a new set of initiatives to bolster s...
• Skokie program spotlights Assyrian culture
• NSSC’s Karr speaks at holiday reception
• Police Blotter for Jan. 9
• Skokie Library: Series showcases young musical talent for 30 years
• What impact did Jane Addams have on today's early childhood education? Check ou...
• Congrats to NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership on earning a P...
• Who was Jane Addams the educator? Join us for Wednesday's professional developm...
• Northlight Theatre presents Ten Chimneys
• A Google search for "teaching materials" returns 311,000,000 hits. Check out ho...
• How do students understand concepts like sustainability? NLU's Kathy Sheridan s...
• Jane Addams is remembered as a progressive reformer, but what about her role as...
• Almost 60% of students nationwide fail to read proficiently by 12th grade. NLU'...
• Skokie’s social agencies make case for federal grants
• Should psychologists play a role in alleged torture of detainees? Check out the...
• Check out this profile of NLU student Jonnica Bianchi on her inspiration to beco...
• Longest-serving Illinois ACLU director dies
• Suit: Boy falls, teacher says crawl back to Skokie school
• How can teachers tap into students' innate love for research?
• NLU's Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference is just two weeks a...
• Congrats to Thomas Rousseau, named the new vice president of alliance programs f...
• Short-lived cold front gives way to warmer weather
• How to reach kids struggling at grammar? NLU associate professor Katie McKnight...
• How can teachers foster student success with online lessons outside of in-class...
• Check out the Suburban Council of the International Reading Association's upcomi...
• It's a new year, and all of us at NLU are hoping you can commit to staying invol...
• Happy New Year to all the NLU community!
• Thanks to all students, alumni, faculty and staff for a great 2011! We're excit...
• Strong winds, wintery mix expected to ring in the New Year
• Plane clips fence with wing at O’Hare
• Rounding out our Top 10 from 2011 is NLU's innovative Groupon offering for teach...
• Next up on our Top 10 from 2011 countdown: Gale Stam's groundbreaking research...
• Skokie Health Department seeks commentary from community
• Skokie District 68 prepares bullying, head injury policies
• No foul play evidence on Skokie woman, 43, found dead at Christmas
• Skokie officers injured during police struggle
• Skokie Health Department seeks feedback from community
• District 68 prepare bullying, head injury policies
• ‘Next week’ never arrives for customer at Buffalo Grove car dealership
• Police Blotter for Dec. 30
• District 69 may consider bus fees
• Beyond test scores, paperwork, and politics, Baker Speaker series guest Rick Ack...
• Lincolnwood offers example to Skokie for potential energy savings
• Skokie Celebrates Itty Bitty New Year
• Our countdown of the Top 10 NLU moments from 2011 continues...next up: NLU's Ve...
• If kids spend their pre-education childhoods tinkering and researching while pla...
• Cook County to close suburban courthouses on weekends
• New charter schools are being proposed for CPS. What's the impact on teachers a...
• Niles battery shop keeps electronics going and going and going....
• Niles battery shop keeps electronics going and going and going....
• Next up on our Top 10 from 2011 List: NLU's new grant project to build math pro...
• Skokie’s Dempster Street merchants look to unite
• Crystal Ball: Skokie mayor sees projects advancing in 2012
• No foul play evidence on Skokie woman, 43, found dead Christmas
• District 68 prepares bullying, head injury policies
• Baker Speaker series guest Rick Ackerly says there are nine myths that plague pu...
• Occupy Chicago is joining forces with parents protesting Chicago school closures...
• Skokie Health Department seeks feedback
• Up next on our Top 10 from 2011 list is a project we're excited about for 2012:...
• Clara Belle Baker Speaker Series guest Rick Ackerly says the environmental diffe...
• Globalization means English language education has never been more important, sa...
• Next up on our Top 10 List from 2011: Rahm Emanuel shares his education vision...
• Standardized tests have their place, contends Clara Belle Baker Speaker Series g...
• Digital native or digital dinosaur? NLU's Katie McKnight shares her strategies...
• Woman dead after found unresponsive in Skokie home
• Children spend their entire childhoods making decisions, says Rick Ackerly at NL...
• Come Jan. 1, back seat riders must buckle up
• CTA construction, delays to follow holiday schedule this week
• Next up on our Top 10 list: NLU's second forum on "What Keeps School Reformers...
• From all of us at National Louis, we wish you the best during this holiday season!
• Our Top 10 List from 2011 continues...next up: NLU's inaugural Family Day Picnic.
• New year should bring happier housing market
• Police Blotter for Dec. 23
• PROPERTY TRANSFERS
• Village Board Briefs
• Niles Township pantry collection a success
• Voterama in Congress, legislative week ending Dec. 23
• Can blogs and social media improve lagging literacy skills?
• We're continuing our countdown of the top 10 moments at NLU in 2011...next on th...
• District 69 officials hope new math initiative adds up to success
• Madison's school board voted down charter school expansion this week. NLU alumn...
• What is the future of second language learning in the U.S.? NLU's Tim Collins w...
• We're counting down our top 10 moments at NLU in 2011, starting with NLU's first...
• Check out the latest news, events and professional development opportunities at...
• Report holiday drunk drivers, get $100
• Hanukkah ceremony lights up Westfield Old Orchard
• Festive Niles Township pantry party helps those in need
• Does humor have a place in the classroom? NLU's Katie McKnight says improv can...
• The 2012 Comprehensive Literacy and Reading Recovery Conference is less than a m...
• Wilmette nabs suspect in burglary
• 77 unclaimed Lottery tickets worth $2.4M
• TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Tips for a warm, safe holiday
• Here's the full video of Rick Ackerly on "Learning, Mistakes, and Failure: Craft...
• Some straight couples opting for civil unions
• New charter schools for CPS? NLU's Todd Price weighs in on what this latest pro...
• New consortium aims to lower energy costs
• Beth Israel celebrates Hanukkah
• Elderly home project approved by trustees
• Skokie signs on to new mentoring program
• Split School Board OKs new Evanston ballot proposal
• Police to step up holiday enforcement
• Residents support cancelled tennis camp
• Residents offer support for cancelled tennis camp
• Skokie house explosion cause still being investigated
• Wilmette nabs suspect in burglary; another eludes police
• NLU's Katie McKnight says differentiating instruction is a pathway to the Common...
• Wintry mix expected Tuesday, freezing possible
• Tollway construction suspended to ease traffic
• Courthouse food drive surpasses last year
• Devonshire dancers create fairy tale favorites
• Temple Beth Israel celebrates Hanukkah
• Police Blotter for Dec. 20
• When Common Core standards are implemented, does differentiating instruction cha...
• Check out the latest newsletter from NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood...
• Groups of Chicago parents are holding candlelight vigils and speaking out at CPS...
• Police crack down on holiday-time impaired driving
• Is failure in the classroom a good thing? Check out why Rick Ackerly says yes a...
• County drops probe of donations to Assessor Berrios from tax attorneys
• Wrong-way driver on Edens charged with DUI
• Check out the latest action research from NLU faculty at this year's Center for...
• As some rural school districts consider online learning as an option, how does t...
• Area U.S. Marshals task force makes 50,000th arrest
• Teachers: have you ever videoed your own lessons? Check out what NLU's Deborah...
• Construction complete on new Tri-State exit ramp
• Check out the recommendations on a longer school day CPS teachers are formulatin...
• How does preparation for teaching need to differ for urban teachers? Check out...
• How can teachers in classrooms lacking resources still integrate technology in l...
• State: Company sells fraudulent health insurance policies
• How can educators make online learning more personable and individualized? NLU'...
• Cook County wants to crack down on vacant buildings
• Congrats to alumnus Jose Rico, named by President Obama as the new Director of t...
• Man killed in salt-truck fall
• NTSB urges national ban on cellphone use while driving
• Officials warn of whooping cough outbreak: 1,149 cases in state
• Man killed after fall onto salt truck tool
• Chicago settles with victims of police wrongdoing for $4 million
• Tax breaks for Sears, CME passed by House
• Skokie village property tax levy frozen for 21st year
• Community Brief
• Parolee inspection leads to three arrests in Skokie
• Illinois House OKs tax breaks for Sears, CME
• Ed Berger remembered for contributions to theater
• Rosenblat graduates from basic training
• Skokie retailers charged for liquor sales to minors
• Parolee inspection leads to three arrests
• Skokie property taxes frozen for 21st year
• 1 hurt when explosion rocks Skokie two-flat
• Eighth graders enjoy special hands-on science lessons
• Illinois House OKs tax breaks for Sears, CME
• Work to begin on Chicago-Moline rail route
• Church log cabin: Santa finds perfect home for Skokie visit
• Opening Day: Money isn’t all that’s green at new Skokie bank
• Renteria pleads not guilty in Skokie double homicide
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Klein Tools closing 2 suburban plants
• Police Blotter for Dec. 10
• First snow followed by fatal crashes: One on Ike, two on I-80
• Software issue triggers charges, refunds for I-PASS users
• Voterama in Congress, legislative week ending Dec. 9
• Sun-Times Charity Trust awards “Sun Shine Project” grants
• The U.S. lags behind many developed country in broadband access. What is the im...
• What strategies can teachers use to differentiate instruction within the Common...
• Why are we afraid to allow students to experience failure in their education? C...
• Should failure be an option in schools? Join us for a live webcast with former...
• ‘Sorry’ Blagojevich gets 14-year prison sentence
• How are new Common Core standards related to differentiated instruction?
• When tragedy or death hits a classroom, are teachers ready to respond? NLU's Ja...
• Some experts estimate that 90% of future Internet usage will involve video. Che...
• Season’s first accumulation of snow Thursday night — or not
• Evanston citizens panel suggests school budget fixes
• Skokie man files as 17th House GOP candidate
• Skokie trustees prepare for downtown upgrade — minus road diet
• Students plan for spring with plantings
• Citizens panel suggests budget fixes
• Registration is now available for the Reading Recovery Center's annual conferenc...
• How are Chicago neighborhoods reacting to the news their schools are slated for...
• 75% of adults with learning disabilities and 90% of autistic adults are unemploy...
• Theft call in Skokie leads to miracle find for military family
• Should failure be a legitimate option for students? Rick Ackerly says the answe...
• Join us for a live webcast Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. CST. Rick Ackerly, author...
• Theft call in Skokie leads to miracle find for military family
• Latinos in Skokie Fiesta marks group’s first year
• Skokie Police use new web service to identify suspects
• News BriefS
• We're live with tonight's professional development webcast looking at research o...
• Theft call in Skokie leads to miracle find for military family
• Madison students turn District 69 office wall into ‘hanging garden’
• Service offered by Skokie church for those hurting for holidays
• Evanston District 65 School Board to weigh ballot questions
• Check our our live professional development webcast on the latest research on th...
• Proposed District 69 levy to collect 5 percent more than last year
• Police Blotter for Dec. 5
• District 73.5 levy set for vote next week
• Santa shares breakfast with fans in Skokie
• Annual courthouse holiday drive set for next week
• Late start to snowy season
• Toni Preckwinkle hits goals, ruffles feathers in County Board
• Center for Practitioner Research Colloquium
• Check out how NLU's ELL STEM Success grant is working with the Illinois Resource...
• Teachers: tune in to tonight's professional development webcast on using video...
• High-end homes selling again; Lake Forest leads way
• Check out how NLU's ELL STEM success grant is changing the way local school dist...
• What's the meaning behind Chicago's new turnaround schools?
• Voterama in Congress, legislative week ending Dec. 2
• Skokie Campus Open House December 7, 5 to 8pm Learn more about NLU's program off...
• Grape tomatoes pulled from shelves in Illinois after Salmonella scare
• Illinois 7th in U.S. for HIV/AIDS cases
• What is the impact of the new slate of turnaround schools named by CPS? NLU's C...
• The Clara Belle Baker Speaker Series continues on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 7-8:30 p...
• How can online learning models increase student participation?
• Poverty rates have increased in the area
• Lincolnwood dermatologist’s killer gets life in prison in France
• Check out NLU and the Niles ELL Parent Center are partnering in a multilingual s...
• As petitions to trigger a recall election of Gov. Scott Walker circulate in Wisc...
• Prosecutors: Give Blagojevich 15-20 years in prison
• Chicago Campus Open House Tonight 122 S. Michigan, 5pm to 8pm Featuring a panel...
• Teachers: check out our upcoming professional development webcast featuring NLU...
• Food Pantry in great need of monetary donations
• Check out how NLU's grant-funded multilingual schools network will play a major...
• Civil union couples now can file joint state tax returns
• How can early childhood educators connect with the diverse audiences they serve?...
• Did you miss our November alumni e-newsletter? Send an email to robert.schroede...
• Wind, rain to whip up strong waves; snow possible to south
• Congressional filings delayed, state races begin to take shape
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Old Orchard makeover approved with large sign intact
• Congressional filings delayed, state races taking shape
• New Skokie marketing plan uses Facebook page
• Latinos In Skokie celebrates first year
• Shopping season starts with bang at Westfield Old Orchard
• Why are first-year teachers seeking out peer NLU Urban Scholar Teaching Educatio...
• Check out the latest newsletter from NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood...
• Skokie Library gets jump on ‘Muppet Mania’
• SB 5 was defeated by popular vote in Ohio, but the state's burgeoning charter sy...
• Size and shape of books "becomes part of the emotional experience, the intellect...
• Lincoln Park Zoo baby gorilla dies
• LifeSource to mark opening of Evanston blood donor center
• Funding for class size reduction programs in Wisconsin is taking a big hit. NLU...
• Westfield makeover approved with large sign intact
• Arraignment date set in Renteria murder case
• Children enjoy pajama party at Emily Oaks
• Teachers: check out our professional development webcast Monday, Dec. 5 from 7-...
• Evanston District 65 awaits firmer referendum-proposal estimates
• What is the meaning of proposed charter school expansions in Ohio? NLU's Todd P...
• Check out how NLU's secondary education department is leading a new consortium t...
• Administrators back new K-5 school
• Interfaith Housing awarded two grants
• How can school counselors benefit from focusing on students' strengths? Susan K...
• Man in Edens crash charged in Northbrook hijacking
• Children enjoy pajama part at Emily Oaks
• Four injured Saturday in Edens crash, man in custody
• Runner-up: Grand chess season ends for Blaze
• New security cameras at L stops ready six week early
• Taiwan ranks 5th among nations sending students to universities in the U.S. Che...
• Endangered gorilla born at Lincoln Park Zoo
• What happens when a children's picture book is converted to an e-book? NLU's Ju...
• More than 50 arrested in holiday retail theft rings
• 4 injured in Edens crash
• Rotary Club of Skokie Valley fights polio
• Police Blotter
• Karen Gray-Keeler finding right places to visit
• Niles Township District 219 aims at curriculum change
• Skokie District 68 teachers’ pact includes one-time payout
• Skokie seeks donors for holiday giving
• Skokie District 68 sets draft levy
• Skokie Police seeking help in locating missing man
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Burr Ridge bank turns away a one-buck charge
• NLU's James O'Meara is wrapping up his work in Ethiopia with the African Union....
• Voterama in Congress for legislative week ending Nov. 18
• Skokie seeks input on West Dempster Street
• NLU's Katie McKnight is tweeting live from this weekend's National Council of Te...
• Check out how you can contribute to a food drive run by NLU's PACE program.
• Metra unable to make platform announcements
• After a full year of student-teaching, first-year teacher alumni from NLU's Urba...
• Vetter now fully operational at Skokie Science Park
• Edens bridge inspection set for Saturday
• Police seeks help in locating missing man
• Preckwinkle offers more money for health and dental care for the poor
• No change? That Salvation Army bell ringer might take plastic
• TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: This holiday season, help fight food insecurity
• Groundbreaking research from National Louis' Gale Stam, professor of community p...
• Wisconsin's charter school expansion bill failed to pass it's committee. Check...
• Check out the latest University events and professional development opportunitie...
• Evanston District 65 tax billings to dip
• District 65 tax billings to dip
• Efforts to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker start today. NLU's Todd Price say...
• What elements go into a continental university system? NLU's James O'Meara is i...
• Birth certificates of Illinois adoptees available starting Tuesday
• Families hoof it up in Ralph’s World
• Skokie goes with new recycling hauler
• Eco-friendly cleaners in Skokie makes house calls
• Downtown Armenian restaurant gets help from Skokie
• Veterans Day ceremony honors fallen soldiers
• Oakton students brave cold for homeless
• Police Blotter for Nov. 14
• Comparison study to help Skokie School District 69 set levy
• Chicago’s library cuts may spell trouble for suburbs
• Penn State is reeling from its child abuse scandal, but NLU's Suzette Fromm Reed...
• What goes into a Teacher Technology Toolkit? That's the subject of tonight's Te...
• Check out Friday's Veterans Day celebration and a flag unveiling from NLU's Col....
• This week, NLU's James O'Meara is tweeting live from Ethiopia at African Union m...
• Referendum would decide fate of Recorder of Deeds
• No Child Left Behind may be phasing out, and NLU's Todd Price says that may open...
• Voterama in Congress for the legislative week ending Nov. 11, 2011
• Eco-friendly Drive Cleaning in Skokie makes house calls
• A sliver of good news in housing numbers
• Metra board approves 25% fare hike
• NLU's Col. Steve Curda, Director of Assessment and Innovative Technology in the...
• Cook County doctor overpaid $80,000 while on leave
• Join us today at 11 a.m. CST at the Wheeling campus for a live webcast of our Ve...
• Schoenberg re-election decision prompts candidate scramble
• Join us Friday morning at 11 a.m. CST for a live webcast honoring NLU student, a...
• NLU's Kathy Sheridan is presenting her leading research on effective traits for...
• Schoenberg to host fraud-protection workshop in Glenview
• What are effective communication strategies for school leaders? Check out assis...
• Pioneer Page Turners: Live chat
• Join us for a special Veterans Day live webcast at 11 a.m. CST Friday honoring N...
• Interfaith Housing receives grant to help homeowners in foreclosure
• Prostitution arrests made at two massage parlors
• Skokie Voice hosts ‘Meet & Greet’
• District 73.5 test scores show student growth
• Former Skokie resident, memoir author returns home
• Veterans Day ceremony set
• Voters to decide on electricity plan
• Hinsdale’s Robert Crown Center for Health Education offers online resource for parents
• Sale offers fielded for seven-decade-old tavern
• ‘Xanadu’ musical opens at Niles West
• Westfield Old Orchard manager hired at key time
• Skokie JCC stages improvisation show
• Sale offers fielded for Skokie seven-decade-old tavern
• Common Core history standards are calling for inquiry-based learning. How can t...
• Police Blotter for Oct. 31
• Day of the Dead celebrated in downtown Skokie
• Evanston District 65 holds lead over state ISAT results
• Skokie Skatium serves up happy Halloween
• Are Common Core standards a new national education policy? NLU's Katie McKnight...
• Teachers: check out a professional development webcast on Wednesday from 6-7:30...
• 911 call: Skokie man confesses to killing daughter, granddaughter
• Insurance group: Halloween can be less scary with some precautions
• Halloween a fright night for impaired drivers: AAIM
• Motorcyclist injured in crash with New Trier bus
• Commissioner, some aldermen agree: Give tickets for small pot busts
• How are Common Core standards differing from state standards? NLU's Katie McKni...
• Voterama in Congress for the legislative week ending Oct. 28
• Obama’s HARP plan is not music to economist’s ears
• Check out how NLU's Seema Imam is sharing her research on the experiences of Mus...
• Last night's World Series game was one for the ages. Fifteen years ago, Nationa...
• Only half of Cook County workers took unpaid days
• Skokie man charged in stabbing of daughter, granddaughter
• Illinois Senate overrides Gov. Quinn’s veto of ComEd rate-hike bill
• Missed Tuesday's principals' panel webcast hosted by Career Services? Check out...
• How should educators shape preschool math curriculum? NLU's Kathy Sheridan says...
• 2 killed in Skokie; 1 family member held by police
• Check out how NLU student Geraldine Palmer, community psychology doctoral candid...
• Did you miss our October alumni e-newsletter? Check it out here. Interested in...
• Congrats to alumnus Dennis Riley, named President and CEO of Javo Beverage Compa...
• State investigating ‘test irregularities’ at 33 public schools
• We're still taking live hiring questions for our alumni principals' panel...watc...
• We're live with our alumni principals' panel, discussing what employers are look...
• Check out Ayn Keneman's presentation on research-based strategies for student li...
• Join us for a live webcast today from 2-3:30 p.m. CST featuring NLU alumni princ...
• Plenty of Halloween scares scheduled through Monday
• Jurors asked to dig deeper under Preckwinkle’s proposed budget
• We're streaming live with NLU's Linda Tafel with a unique take on Chicago's prog...
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Lack of jobs leaves more suburban, middle class sliding into poverty
• Skokie District 68 scores rise despite demographic changes
• Halloween events scheduled through Monday
• Niles Township pharmacy program celebrates year of savings
• Museum fights against bullying
• Chicago Schools CEO weighs in on bullying
• Looking for a new take on the history of the progressive movement? Check out to...
• Police Blotter for oct. 24
• School leaders address big issues in Skokie Voice forum
• Popular Citizen Police Academy returns to Skokie after hiatus
• Niles West Homecoming parade marches through Skokie Friday
• Congrats to alumni principals Shelley Fabrizio, Dr. Judy Kmak, and Dr. Paul Gold...
• The Clara Belle Baker Speaker Series launches tonight, with NLU's Linda Tafel sp...
• Poll: Nearly half of Illinois residents want better ComEd bill
• Voterama in Congress for the legislative week ending Oct. 21
• As No Child Left Behind phases out, NLU's Todd Price says teachers are relieved...
• Illinois unemployment rate hits double digits
• Home sales rise in Chicago metro area, median price up in the city
• Only 1.5 percent of state public high schools met federal progress mark
• County inspectors accused of taking cigarette tax bribes
• Check out NLU assistant professor Charlie Tocci's analysis on why social studies...
• Niles West mourns death of senior student
• We're broadcasting live tonight's professional development webcast on research-b...
• Teachers: check out tonight's professional development live webcast on research...
• As No Child Left Behind phases out, NLU's Todd Price says the U.S. Department of...
• Delegates from the Republic of Georgia are building a community college system i...
• Police car slides, strikes pedestrian in Skokie
• The Chicago Teachers Union files a labor complaint with the state labor board......
• What are principals looking for in hiring teacher candidates? Watch a livestrea...
• Road kill: Skokie votes down Oakton Street plan
• As the Elementary and Secondary Education Act transfers more power to the states...
• The NLU Library is offering a professional development webcast for teachers on T...
• Check out assistant professor Tema Okun's presentation on teaching race, class a...
• CPS teachers: make your voice heard shaping education policy in Chicago. Join...
• Temple Judea Mizpah synagogue celebrates Sukkot
• Weather helps Devonshire Park country fair
• Niles West having a neon Homecoming
• Skokie police volunteer recognized by state
• How can early childhood math education today build sustainability tomorrow?
• Skokie Library: Award reflects services for special needs patrons
• Holocaust Museum: Enhanced youth exhibit inspires kids to stand up
• National Louis and the Baker Demonstration School invite you to the first night...
• Special-education improvements in progress at District 69
• It’s getting easier to be green in home market
• NLU's Katie McKnight shares her final five tips for teachers implementing Common...
• Skokie networker nominated for hero award
• Voterama in Congress for the legislative week ending Oct. 14
• CPS teachers: make your voice heard on education policy in the city. The Chica...
• Temple Judea Mizpah celebrates Sukkot
• Professional development webcast airing now with NLU's Tema Okun on teaching rac...
• Teachers: check out tonight's professional development webcast on "Teaching Rac...
• NLU's Katie McKnight shares five strategies for teachers implementing Common Cor...
• CPS teachers: you are invited to take part in a new initiative, the VIVA Projec...
• Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's sons are enrolled in public schools in the state;...
• Check out a new internship-to-hire program at Rush University Medical Center for...
• National Louis University and the Baker Demonstration School are proud to announ...
• No Child Left Behind required 100% student proficiency by 2014. The law's futur...
• Check out alumna Sue Schaefer's column on teaching effective study skills.
• Alden Estates of Skokie Employee Selected “Hero in Long Term Care” and Nominated as IHCA Social Services Professional of the Year
• Skokie Voice forum shines light on education issues
• August jobless rate up for some, down for others
• Skokie Voice forum shines light on education
• Old Orchard event helps fight breast cancer
• Skokie bank office on the cutting edge of green
• Skokie Fire Department open house draws families
• Westfield Old Orchard wins backing for critical changes
• Neighbors complain about Niles North noise
• New Skokie group forms before ‘road diet’ meeting
• Skokie’s Apple community mourns Jobs’ death
• The National Louis Library is offering a professional development opportunity fo...
• Skokie’s Lieberman Center celebrates 30 years of housing
• National Louis' Todd Price says lawmakers are taking a piece-by-piece approach t...
• Short-Term Orthopedic Recovery Center on the North Shore Celebrates Stellar Director of Nursing
• Skokie District 68, teachers reach tentative pact
• National Louis' Carlos Azcoitia and former professor Ted Purinton argue that fix...
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• National Louis' Kathleen Sheridan says early childhood math education needs to m...
• NLU's Urban Teaching Academy, providing early immersion to teaching for high sch...
• What is the value of new Common Core standards in Illinois?
• Sculpture approved for new downtown Skokie CTA station
• Skokie’s Apple community mourns death of Steve Jobs
• NLU doctoral student Laura Beltchenko keynotes a conference at the North Shore c...
• Number of county criminal suspects on electronic monitoring surges
• Preckwinkle fires Cook County comptroller over tax reporting flap
• NLU's Theodora Lightfoot says class sizes of 40 and as high as 60 students are b...
• Broadway actor gives tips to students
• Broadway actor gives tips to students
• Chicago area expected to endure worst winter weather in nation
• Congrats to alumnus John Morikis, named to the board of directors of Fortune Bra...
• Shore makes pitch for better water stewardship
• Juvenile charged in purse snatching
• CPS asks its teachers to accept a longer school day...how are teachers reacting?
• Passing rates slip on ETHS Prairie State test
• Will No Child Left Behind be reauthorized? NLU's Todd Price weighs in.
• Casino bill may cost schools over $100 million over 2 years: study
• County Commissioner Fritchey: Scrap Recorder of Deeds job
• Police Blotter for Oct. 3
• Viking Homecoming raises pride in Niles North
• Milwaukee artist wins Skokie Sculpture Park award
• Rep. Biss forum targets tough veto session ahead
• Skatium grand re-opening attracts plenty of ice fans
• Open house in Skokie kicks off Fire Prevention Week
• How shanty village works
• Residents mark Gandhi’s birthday with ceremony
• Check out how students in NLU's secondary education program are taking on unique...
• AP enrollment up 46 percent since ’07
• Passing rates slip on Prairie State test
• Can creating an integrated environment for autistic and general education studen...
• NLU student Kristine Book is earning unique teaching experience...in South Korea.
• Can’t pay for burial? Cook County morgue to donate bodies to science
• District 68, teachers file for federal mediation
• Skokie Hospital opens state-of-the-art cardiac lab
• Talking Farm holds first open house at new site
• District 68, teacher file for federal mediation
• Open house in Skokie kicks of Fire Prevention Week
• Looking for fun for the whole family this weekend? On Saturday, October 1, State...
• Check out the story of alumna Tia Franks, whose 12th-grade English class is usi...
• Voterama for the week ending Sept. 30
• Check out the Chicago News Cooperative's coverage of NLU's Chicago Urban Teachin...
• How are urban centers changing? NLU's Costas Spirou discusses the new models of...
• Hardest Hit program helps homeowners in tough times
• Oakton’s ‘shanty village’ educates Skokie about homelessness
• NBC News has convened a governors panel to discuss the years massive changes in...
• How can parents and children bond over books? NLU professor emeritus Camille Bla...
• Skokie businesses, residents square off on Oakton road diet
• THE INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THE NEW LITERACY: MAKING WHAT WORKS–WORK BETTER...
• NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership earns Illinois' sole contr...
• The Obama administration announced it would grant waivers for No Child Left Behi...
• Congrats to alumnus Robert Fine, Jr., named a trustee of St. Petersburg College...
• ComEd: Skokie crash breaks utility poles, 1,500 without power
• Japanese tour of hospice honors Rev. Kamp
• Pollak won’t run again in redrawn 9th District
• Chamber, merchants back Oakton Street road diet
• Other programs complement Japanese-American artworks
• Holocaust Museum shines light on prisoner art
• We're streaming live with professor Costas Spirou, discussing his book "Urban To...
• Higher tax bills sure to anger homeowners
• Skokie Village Board briefs
• Skokie District 68 teachers protest contract talks
• Talking Farm set to show off new Skokie home
• Pollak won’t run in redrawn 9th District
• Chamber, merchants back Oakton road diet
• Niles North Homecoming moves to fun conclusion
• Where does Illinois stand in implementing Common Core standards? NLU's Katie Mc...
• Police Blotter for Sept. 26
• Skokie trustees hold off on elderly care home vote
• Skokie Voice delivers public education survey
• Gandhi’s birthday set for ceremony
• Further events set around Japanese-American internment exhibition
• Holocaust Museum shines light on Japanese-American prisoner art
• Check out how National Louis is preparing future English teachers to work in Web...
• Looking for ways to include urban trends and demographics in lesson plans? Chec...
• Voterama for the week ending Sept. 23
• Lightning, small hail possible in weekend storms
• National Louis launches a program pairing school psychologists and parents in cl...
• Further events set around Japanese-American internment exhibition
• Holocaust Museum shines light on Japanese-American prisoner art
• Is Illinois' per-pupil spending sufficient to meet school needs? NLU's Michelle...
• Looking for a way to incorporate current urban demographics and trends in your l...
• New property tax rates will please some, peeve others
• National Louis University honors the first class of high school students in its...
• Skokie trustees hold off on elderly care home vote
• Looking for a professional development opportunity? Saturday, September 24 is t...
• National Louis University graduate student commencement speaker Fonda Lewis shar...
• How can struggling students learn to identify word endings?
• Trustees hold off on elderly care home vote
• Should smoking be allowed in or near early childhood centers? McCormick Center...
• What does Illinois' Early Learning Challenge grant application mean for early ch...
• Taking a wait-and-see attitude
• What is the future of Race to the Top funding? NLU's Todd Price weighs in.
• How will students benefit from National Louis' year-long student teaching experi...
• Meeting in Skokie set on controversial Oakton ‘road diet’
• Congrats to alumna Laurie Lloyd, named a new second-grade teacher at St. Mary Sc...
• Skokie’s Old Orchard mall seeks OK for upgrades
• Temple Judea Mizpah welcomes cantor, educator
• Skokie District 68 teachers open year without new contract
• Fall Fest remains popular at District 68
• How can teachers adapt to changing educational technologies? NLU's Katie McKnig...
• Israel trip profoundly impacts teen travelers
• Police Blotter for Sept. 18
• Voterama for Sept. 22
• Suspect linked to four Skokie burglaries
• National Louis University’s McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership earn...
• Colorado farm recalls cantaloupes sold in Illinois
• Public comment on District 69 budget to be heard Sept. 19
• National Louis University earns a grant of more than $1.7 million from the US De...
• ‘Wasted by the Po-Po’
• Congrats to alumna Ali Salomone, named a new special education instructional ass...
• Front will clear smoke, but bring colder temps
• Smoke from Minnesota wildfire drifts into area
• ‘Defamation’ thrusts audience into jury’s role
• ‘Defamation’ tours playwright’s home turf
• The U.S. Department of Education has granted NCLB waivers to Montana. What does...
• Allergies? Tuesday mold count called ‘dangerously high’
• With Wisconsin's budget cutbacks, waves of veterans teachers retired last spring...
• Congrats to alumnus Christopher Basaten, named the new assistant principal at Ki...
• Pharmacy worker illegally sold pills worth $7M on street
• New exhibit displays Japanese prisoner art
• Skokie Caucus Party launches critical food drive
• Market snapshot answers million-dollar question
• Village Board Briefs
• Photo show, auction extended at Emily Oaks
• Local ‘Contagion’ extra raves about movie
• Temple Beth Israel picks right day for annual picnic
• Police Blotter for Sept. 12
• What makes up differentiated leadership? NLU's Carlos Azcoitia is building that...
• Oakton marks Sept. 11 with a history lesson
• Skokie marks 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
• Congrats to alumna Jeni Rogers, featured in the Naperville Sun's Teacher Feature
• Skokie ceremony marks 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attack
• Voterama for Sept. 15
• Pharmacy employee illegally sold pills worth $7 million on street
• Ten years after 9/11, how has the classroom environment changed for Muslim stude...
• Oakton marks 9/11 with history lesson
• Skokie mayor reflects on legacy of 9/11
• Property owner approved for Skokie West Dempster grant
• How can a center build community relationships? Ann Bates says that's what NLU'...
• Check out ABC 7's coverage of the first day of classes for new Academy for Urban...
• Evanston police: Text messages alerted teens to large fight
• Check out National Louis University on CNN!
• A date that resonates throughout history
• A date that resonates throughout history
• Want to learn more about NLU's Groupon offer for the "Introduction to the Craft...
• Why is National Louis University's Reading Center a national leader?
• National Louis is providing an innovative way to enter the teaching profession
• Want to teach? NLU is offering a unique discount.
• Olympian Bart Conner appears at Niles West opening ceremony
• Motorcycle, scooter store in the works
• Police Blotter for Sept. 2
• Chicago Jewish Funerals dedicates new Skokie home
• Proposal calls for elderly care in residential building
• Skokie car salesman’s 9/11 stops make for trip of a lifetime
• National Louis University's Jennifer Berne looks back at 40 years of the Reading...
• Suburboddity: Full of himself
• Suburboddity: A busy night at McDonald’s
• North Shore Chess Center in Skokie begins second year
• Opening Day: Chicago Blaze launch chess season in Skokie
• Skokie hosts 9/11 events at fire stations
• Take a look back at National Louis University's Reading Center's 40 years of lea...
• Congrats to alumna Tamara Rozhon, named the new president of Carrington College!
• Skokie man arrested for allegedly touching three Elmwood Park girls inappropriately
• National Louis University's Reading Center celebrates its 40th anniversary tonig...
• ‘Eleven’ concert at museum honors memory of Sept. 11 victims
• Man attacked in Skokie after refusing to pick up dropped cup
• July jobless rates continue to rise, albeit more slowly
• Check out the August alumni e-newsletter. Alumni, want to receive this monthly...
• Check out how NLU's grant-funded "Landmarks of American History" tour of Chicago...
• Skokie’s fifth Backlot Bash ends summer season on right note
• Jobless rates continuing to increase, albeit slowly
• ‘Business Event’ in Skokie a place to see and be seen
• Police plan holiday DUI crackdown
• Niles North premieres darkly funny play Thursday
• Westfield Old Orchard seeing a flurry of recent activity
• Photographer captures diverse bird life at Skokie’s Emily Oaks
• Skokie man arrested for allegedly touching three Elmwood Park girls inappropriately
• Niles North premieres darkly funny play Thursday
• Skokie’s fifth Backlot Bash ends summer season on right note
• ‘Eleven’ concert at museum honors memory of Sept. 11 victims
• Man attacked in Skokie after refusing to pick up dropped cup
• Starting a new club at a new school? NLU student Katie Wooten says teachers nee...
• Gleason ran dealerships in Niles, Forest Park
• Police plan holiday DUI crackdown
• Westfield Old Orchard seeing a flurry of recent activity
• Photographer captures diverse bird life at Skokie’s Emily Oaks
• July jobless rates continue to rise, albeit more slowly
• ‘Business Event’ in Skokie a place to see and be seen
• Congrats to Kerri Moses, named the new administrator for pupil personnel service...
• $1M bail for driver charged in fatal Northbrook wreck
• Westfield Old Orchard see flurry of activity
• Preschoolers helping high-need youth in Swaziland? That's the mission of NLU al...
• 37% of teens say they tried sex, 7% say they were raped: Cook Co. poll
• Tollway OKs 87 percent toll increase
• Illinois Tollway OKs 87 percent toll increase
• Wood Dale woman killed, 2 hurt in Northbrook crash
• What elements make up a sustainable business? NLU's Doug Schreder weighs in.
• Park Ridge man dies after car fire
• NLU alumna Zio Perez is featured on Chicago Public Radio's World View LIVE right...
• RE/MAX Office in Skokie Gets New Name, Ownership and Mission
• Check out how a Sunday school teacher and NLU alumna became a Golden Apple winner.
• Back to School for Skokie - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Hospital tax breaks may be cut
• Feared insect pest can’t get through customs at O’Hare
• Check out the Chicago Tribune's coverage of NLU's child homecare provider math p...
• Skatium rehab skates along with nifty new features
• Skokie Backlot Bash set for downtown party this weekend
• Backlot Bash serves up three days of original music
• New officer selected for Skokie’s Old Orchard Junior High
• Police Blotter For Aug. 22
• Storm causes utility fire in Skokie
• Indian community marks Independence Day in Skokie
• Skokie Park District revamps computer system
• Students return to school as 2011-12 school year begins
• West Evanston parents not clamoring for new school
• How can teachers guide students to identify character traits?
• ‘Very heavy rain,’ gusty winds moving into region
• Illinois jobless rate rises for 3rd straight month
• District 69 School Board prepares to adopt balanced budget
• District 69 School Board prepares to adopt balanced budget
• Volunteers become Medical Reserve Corps in Skokie
• Alumnus Adam Brozer is headed to the Pan-American Games.
• Congrats to alumnus Lou Marrese, named the new associate principal and athletic...
• Congrats to alumna Karla Goldman, named the new assistant principal for student...
• Alden Estates of Skokie: Transforming the Short-Term Orthopedic Recovery Experience
• Citizens group to wrestle with school deficit issues
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Plan calls for Skokie bike path extension south
• Citizens group to wrestle with school deficits
• Rep. Schakowsky to introduce bill for $227 billion jobs program
• Oh, the humanity! Zeppelin ride offers magnificent views, no crash
• Check out the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership's summer newsletter.
• Edward Jones opens fourth office in Skokie
• CPS announces merit pay for principals from private funders
• Surveys help Skokie District 73.5 craft plans
• Surveys help Skokie District 73.5 craft plans
• District 73.5 balances budget despite hurdles
• District 73.5 balances budget despite hurdles
• Niles West origami project raises funds for earthquake victims
• Bughouse Studio brings artists to downtown Skokie
• District 73.5, teachers settle ‘unique’ contract
• District 73.5, teachers settle ‘unique’ contract
• Oh, the humanity! This zeppelin ride offers magnificent views, no crash
• Oh, the humanity! This zeppelin ride offers magnificent views, no crash
• How can an external resource, like NLU's Reading Center, benefit a school?
• Congrats to alumna Julie Lause, named the new principal at Tubman Elementary in...
• Theater becomes training venue for area firefighters
• The 2012 GOP candidates tackled educational issues for the first time in a debat...
• How can students recognize common words based on word endings?
• More people saving by canceling cable, turning to the Internet
• NLU's service learning group has just returned from two weeks of working in Katr...
• Housing stats reflect uneven market
• Wisconsin Republicans maintained control of the State Senate...what is the meani...
• What is the impact of school library cuts?
• Check out the latest from Wisconsin's recall elections.
• Julie Morse: Flood insurance bill makes waves
• Interested in pursuing your next degree? Know someone interested in learning mo...
• A school psychologist consults with students, teachers and administrators. But...
• Check out the upcoming new look at NLU's Chicago campus.
• Skokie resident seeks permit for home day care
• Talking Farm volunteers work at new Skokie site
• Village Briefs
• Mario Tricoci contest fulfills Skokie woman’s modeling dream
• Three Skokie police officers promoted
• Skokie trustees clear way for fifth Backlot Bash
• District 219 approves tentative budget
• Police Explorers wash cars for good cause
• Niles North troupe performing in Scotland
• Why does a generalized approach fail students with emotional disabilities?
• Is the DREAM Act a matter of patriotism? NLU's Carlos Azcoitia and Ted Purinton...
• Congrats to alumna Kathleen Liace, named the new instructional coordinator of li...
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• Suburboddity for Aug. 11
• Congress votes to raise national-debt ceiling
• Skokie police: Rash of unlocked vehicle break-ins ‘preventable’
• How should early childhood leaders think about their roles?
• Skokie Village Briefs
• Challenging Ill. Dems’ congressional map, GOP offers own version
• Congrats to alumnus Joe Robinson III, named a new sergeant with the Prince Willi...
• North suburban residents, officials sound off on ComEd after outages
• Flood insurance bill makes waves
• What are the keys to a start-up business? Check out College of Management and B...
• A history with snakes great background for day with reptiles
• How can students identify and group word endings?
• Congrats to alumnus Spencer Kimura, named the new fire chief of the village of R...
• Up, up and away — in a zeppelin
• Making reading come alive
• Congrats to alumna Apryl Lowe, named the new principal of Illinois Park Center f...
• Food trucks serve up tasty fare at park
• Residents, officials sound off on ComEd
• How will today's debt ceiling deal affect K-12 education?
• NLU's Todd Price was in attendance at the latest 'Save our Schools' rally in Mad...
• Skokie grandma fills void with autism support group
• Congress votes on debt plans, U.S.-Canada oil pipeline
• How can young readers pick out context clues?
• Congrats to NLU's McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, named by the...
• Congrats to alumnus Shawn Kane, named the new assistant principal for the school...
• How can kids differentiate between similar sounding words?
• Police break up Skokie underage drinking party, cite 23 teens
• Check out how NLU's Patrick Roberts has partnered with the Smithsonian and the U...
• Congrats to alumnus Jim Kane, named a new vice president with Northrop Grumman!
• Large gathering leads to Skokie gas station robbery
• How can students learn to pick out traits from book characters?
• Northwest Side man is 16th to die from recent heat wave
• Check out how NLU's Patrick Roberts is building museum education in war-torn Bos...
• This week, 19 National Louis University students, faculty, alumni and friends of...
• How do kids learn about word endings and the concept of rhyming?
• Did you miss July's alumni e-newsletter? Check out the latest news from NLU and...
• Check out why NLU's Suzanne Martinez is on Capitol Hill today.
• Police Blotter for July 25
• Skokie issues alert after positive West Nile test
• North Shore festival draws art lovers from Skokie and beyond
• Skokie District 68 budget projects deficit spending again
• Tweaked proposal for driving school in Skokie recommended
• Skokie District 68 to scrutinize school officer post
• Summer heat sizzles in Skokie
• A peek at new Wilde & Greene eatery, market
• Check out a lesson on creating book summaries at the National Louis University Reading Center's summer tutoring program.
• Congrats to alumnus Dr. Robert Morelan, named the new superintendent of Meridian Community School District #223!
• Cancer survivor uses handbag art to heal
• Being a survivor examined through the arts
• Westfield Old Orchard: A peek at new Wilde & Greene eatery, market
• West Evanston school overdue, residents say
• Letters to a new PACE student
• Congrats to alumna Kathleen Liace, named the new literacy and REACH instructional coordinator at Elmhurst School District 205 in Elmhurst, IL!
• How can a teacher build a strong science community?
• Check out a Reading Recovery lesson in action at Cicero West Elementary
• Homeless count in suburbs drops 13 percent after stimulus funds influx
• Letters to a new PACE student
• How can Reading Recovery benefit ESL students?
• Skokie Village Board Briefs
• Check out the results from the latest round of Wisconsin recall elections.
• The Only Short-Term Orthopedic Recovery Center on the North Shore Bids Farewell to First Guests
• Letters to a PACE Student
• Wisconsin recall elections continue today.
• Check out a Reading Recovery lesson in action at Cicero West Elementary.
• Promotions shape new top brass in Skokie police department
• Congrats to alumna Barbara Wheeler, who has announced her candidacy for the Illinois House of Representatives!
• Police Blotter for July 18
• Volunteers sought for art festival
• District 73.5 administrator, classified staff hikes set at 3 percent
• Niles West’s Griffin named to state student assistance board
• Early budget provides peek at District 73.5 fiscal plan
• District 72 briefs
• Old Skokie tavern seeks al fresco addition
• Farmers’ Market remains popular event on steamy day
• Yarbrough seeks recorder of deeds seat; Moore undecided on his future
• Olympian inspires Niles North gymnasts during school stop
• Motorcyclists ride to Chicago Saturday to help injured veterans
• Check out Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's commencement address at NLU's 125th Commencement.
• Next month’s ‘Business Event’ set for Skokie
• Skokie resident helps jobseekers make key connections
• Homeless count in suburbs drops 13 percent after stimulus funds influx
• Why leave a music career to become a teacher? NLU student Arturo Pedraza tells his story.
• AAA: Heat can take its toll on cars, too
• Suburboddity for July 21
• Neighborhood coffees make up hit Skokie program
• Voterama for July 21
• Check out how Reading Recovery caters to native Spanish-speaking students (video in Spanish)
• SKOKIE SCHOOL DISTRICT 69: Lincoln Junior High welcomes new principal
• New Westfield Old Orchard eatery, market hires for opening
• Niles North students honored in national history contest
• Oakton College hosting student playwright competition
• Storm leaves thousands of residents without power
• New Old Orchard eatery, market hires for opening
• @pioneerlocal.com
• Police Blotter for July 11
• Skokie recognized for environmental advancements
• New police headquarters rated as good as gold
• Skokie floor trader sentenced to five years
• Storm leaves 800 Skokie residents without power
• VILLAGE BOARD BRIEFS
• Skokie Theatre shows film on Jews who left mark on America’s game
• Check out a Reading Recovery lesson in action at Cicero West Elementary.
• Legislative forum set for Tuesday in Evanston
• Voterama for July 14
• Liquor code tweaked to aid Dempster Street area
• Federal funding loss means deep cuts to Skokie block grants
• Northbrook band combines youth and experience
• How can National Louis University's Reading Recovery program create reflective practitioners?
• Letters to a New PACE Student
• National Louis University's Family Day is July 23 at Lincoln Park Zoo...sign up today!
• Check out NLU's newest alumna Elizabeth Brasher and her address to her fellow classmates in the undergrad class of 2011.
• Congrats to alumnus Jason Dietz, named the new principal at Edgewood Middle School in Highland Park, IL!
• Commercial composting could be coming to suburbs
• Check out Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation President Arthur Levine's commencement address at National Louis University.
• Skokie’s Fourth parade draws many downtown
• Letters to a New PACE Student
• Tortoise stolen from Lincolnwood pet store is returned
• Congrats to alumnus Robert Morelan, Ed.D., named the new superintendent of District 223 in Stillman Valley, IL!
• 70-point tortoise stolen from Lincolnwood pet store
• Art exhibition focuses on casualties of war
• Bard brought to pre-teens at summer session at Niles North
• Housing forum marks year anniversary of Skokie Voice
• Events scheduled around new museum exhibit
• Heroic women from Holocaust highlighted in museum exhibit
• Facebook group reunites former Skokie residents
• Urban farm finds home at Tot Center
• District reviewing day-off policies
• District 219 board asking for budget reductions
• Skokie’s Old Orchard Junior High to get part-time officer next year
• Police blotter for July 1
• Voterama for July 7
• Skokie Park District hires from within for director job
• Why is alumna Arleta Ingram a Golden Apple winner? Check out how Ingram ropes in community resources to build a strong science club.
• Congrats to alumnus Michael McDonnell, named the new assistant principal at Fremont Middle School in Mundelein, IL!
• Northlight Opens 2011-12 Season With Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots
• Wisconsin's new collective bargaining law goes into effect today.
• Temple Judea Mizpah’s special day highlights good deeds
• Check out Saturday's undergraduate commencement ceremony.
• Missed Saturday's graduate commencement ceremony? Watch the full replay here.
• Skokie Main Street pizzeria gets OK for al fresco dining
• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his plans to expand CPS urban school leadership academies in partnership with National Louis University at NLU's Saturday commencement ceremonies.
• Ham radio enthusiasts practice emergency preparedness in Morton Grove
• ‘Stunned’ Blagojevich found guilty on 17 counts
• Police Blotter for June 27
• Skokie man to plead guilty in Ind. drug case
• Skokie plans Fourth of July road checks
• Tech boss hired by District 68
• District 68 achieving education benchmarks
• Holocaust Museum opens ‘Woman’ exhibit
• Skokie ready for Monday’s holiday events
• Unemployment rates rise in May as slump continues
• Skokie’s whiffleball tourney validates Hoosier dominance
• Summer Session starts this week! Welcome to all of our students and best wishes on your first day of class.
• Congratulations to all the 2011 Graduates! We are so proud of you!!
• National Louis celebrates its 125th Commencement Ceremony today with keynote speakers Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Arthur Levine, Ph.D.
• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addresses NLU's master and doctoral students at today's commencement ceremony.
• Letters to a new PACE student
• Check out how alumna Patricia Cleveland plans to include her live-tweeting experience at the final space shuttle launch in her classroom.
• Congrats to alumna Cristina Aguila Llorente Drost, who becomes the latest NLU alum to be published!
• Mind your Ms and Qs on mortgage issues
• Skoie Main Street pizzeria gets OK for al fresco dining
• New Skokie restaurant receives village grant
• VILLAGE BOARD BRIEFS
• Thousands still without power in Skokie
• Second Dine-Around serves up plateful of downtown eateries
• When Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off as the final ever shuttle launch on July 7, NLU alumna Patricia Cleveland will be one of only 150 people at the launch site tweeting about the launch. Follow Patricia on Twitter here:
• How can writing be turned into a passion, not just a routine, for students?
• Watch National Louis University's Commencement live on Saturday...graduate commencement at 10 a.m. CST, undergraduate commencement at 2 p.m. CST. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation president Arthur Levine a
• Power out in many sections of Skokie after storm
• National Louis University's Wheeling campus is closing today at 5:30 p.m. because of storm-related power outages. Please check the Emergency Closing Center website ( at 7 a.m. tomorrow for an update on whether Wheeling will open tomorrow.
• Check out how this NLU alumna and Kohl McCormick Teaching Award winner is engaging preschool students in donating school supplies to Swaziland.
• Congrats to alumna Laurie Klomhaus, nominated as the new principal at the Todd Early Childhood Center in Aurora, IL!
• How is National Louis' Urban Teaching Academy Partnership changing the futures of high school students?
• Check out how a Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction and NLU alumna is working to connect with kids in a rough neighborhood.
• Congrats to alumna Diana Sorfleet, named the new Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at CSX Corporation!
• Fourth of July Parade seeks donations, volunteers
• New museum exhibition highlights women in the Holocaust
• Niles Township health fair in Skokie provides care for dozens
• Farmers’ Market opens Sunday
• Most expensive real estate markets listed
• Suburboddity: Whatever happened to ‘Stop or I’ll call the police’?
• Chicago's school board rescinds a 4% teacher pay raise...how should teachers react to this news?
• How can teachers bring international stories into their classrooms? Read more here:
• Congrats to alumna Keli Freedlund, named the new superintendent of the Kinnikinnick School District in Roscoe, IL!
• Suburboddity
• Suburboddity
• Taste of Skokie Valley serves up food feast
• Skokie police to crack down on impaired driving in weekend checks
• House cuts farm funds, delays derivative regulation
• National Louis University is sponsoring a conference on response to intervention. Read more here:
• What can the city of Chicago expect for the summer tourism season? NLU's Costas Spirou weighs in on Chicago Public Radio.
• Independence Day Parade and 3D Fireworks Festival
• Skokie Theatre continues to open doors for varied uses
• Courthouse evacuated because of bus smoke
• Illinois' 2012 budget holds public library funding steady. However, big changes are still in store, says NLU's Gail Bush.
• Meet Kyle Radcliff, one of NLU's four Golden Apple winners in 2011.
• National Louis University is sponsoring a conference on disabilities rights and activism, featuring internationally-recognized disabilities advocate Marca Bristo.
• Scott Crane, 23, inspired chef Rodelio Aglibot’s charity
• 23-year-old inspired chef’s charity
• Now that Wisconsin's Supreme Court has reinstated the state's collective bargaining law, what's next for the law's implementation?
• Letters to a new PACE Student
• Lincolnshire schools name next superintendent
• Check out how an NLU alumna is using journalism to give kids opportunity in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
• Wisconsin's Supreme Court reinstates the recently upheld collective bargaining law.
• Congrats to alumna Lindy Steeves on her retirement after 30 years of service at the Valley View School District in Romeoville, IL!
• How should school reformers write about their reform efforts?
• When NLU's Donna Ogle first entered Afghanistan, why was she welcome like a celebrity? Read why here:
• Letters to an Incoming PACE Student
• National Louis University's Center for Practitioner Research publishes the third edition of its free action research journal.
• Congrats to alumna Linda Klobucher, named the new principal at Lincoln Hall Middle School in Lincolnwood, IL!
• Kingsley first-graders support North Shore Sculpture Park this year
• Skokie board and Visitors Bureau reach agreement
• Newly-named stations signal end of ‘Skokie Swift’ designation for stop
• Oakton road diet test to end next week
• First-graders support North Shore Sculpture Park
• Local TV show celebrates children’s creativity
• Dinner bell: Skokie Valley event serves up feast again
• VILLAGE BOARD BRIEFS
• Oakton road diet test set to end next week
• Newly-named stations signal end of ‘Skokie Swift’
• Society of Community Research and Action (SCRA) 2011 Biennial Conference, June 16-19 NLU is co-chairing this conference along with Roosevelt University and Adler School of Professional Psychology. In addition to the scheduled conference activities, NLU i
• Hope raised at Niles West Relay for Life
• Lincolnwood police trying to locate theft victims
• Join us on Facebook tonight for live coverage of the second GOP Presidential debate. We'll provide live updates of all the educational proposals offered by the candidates, and we want to hear what you think about the candidates' policy ideas.
• If a child can read every word in a sentence, does the child actually know what the sentence means? Read more here:
• Stenson School sisters pen, illustrate story for TV
• Co-workers, family remember Ayers
• Voterama for June 16
• PACE students share their perspectives with incoming students in a new series, Letters to a New PACE Student.
• Congrats to alumnus Jeffrey Fitzpatrick, named the new athletic director at Freeport School District in Freeport, IL!
• Local Artist Designs ‘Knock, Knock…I’m Here’ for the Developmentally Disabled
• Skokie, Visitors Bureau reach new agreement
• McCracken School band honored — yet again
• Head Start home visits are at risk for elimination with Illinois' new budget. How does that impact Head Start students? Check out this podcast.
• Village Green dance turns back the clock
• Illinois' 2012 budget cuts $17 million from early childhood education funding. Are the short-term gains worth the long-term costs? Check out this podcast.
• Congrats to alumna Nicole Raftery, named the new principal at St. Mary's School in Buffalo Grove, IL!
• Teacher mentoring is cut completely from the Illinois budget. Is it actually a financial benefit?
• How can community-school partnerships bring school leaders together under a common goal?
• How can literacy partnerships develop school leaders?
• How can local history be incorporated in classrooms? Read more here:
• Small water rate hike included in new Skokie budget
• How can literacy training create more reflective practitioners?
• How do children's stories impact gender identity development? NLU student Jeff Daitsman is leading the research.
• Local Residents Protest Cuts to Nursing Home Payments - Governor’s budget would impact senior care, safety and jobs
• Vouchers, charter schools, teacher evaluations. Check out what NLU's Todd Price told the Wisconsin Legislature in his recent testimony.
• How do Illinois' 2012 budget cuts impact community colleges?
• National Louis University's Mark Larson reflects on NLU's "What Keeps School Reformers Going?" forum.
• Niles West Class of 2011 graduates in style
• Free outdoor entertainment presented Wednesdays
• McCracken drill interrupted by real emergency
• Skokie Voice slates forum on housing
• District 219 staff presents budget   proposal, acknowledges need for cuts
• Police Blotter
• New Latino group forms women’s reading club
• McCracken students walk for orphanage in Africa
• Documentary reunites Hungarian Holocaust survivors
• Bicycle Safety Day held at Oakton Park
• Top Skokie employees set for slight salary hikes over last year
• Suburboddity: Odd crimes in Chicago’s suburbs
• Check out the latest from today's Supreme Court hearings in Wisconsin.
• Check out how a National Louis University alumna is chucking the "disability" label out the window in her work with learning disability students.
• Wisconsin's collective bargaining law reaches the state Supreme Court...watch live arguments here.
• Join National Louis University Family Day on July 23 at Lincoln Park Zoo...free for all faculty, staff, alumni and families.
• Suburboddity
• Niles West Class of 2011 graduates
• Voterama June 6
• Check out National Louis University's Todd Price testifying before the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate Committees on Education on SB 95, regarding school class size and standardized tests. Price's testimony starts at 05:31:17.
• Wisconsin's collective bargaining law most likely heads to the state Supreme Court...what does that mean for the bill's future? National Louis University's Todd Price weighs in.
• National Louis' Karen Tardrew discusses the University's Beloit Action Research Roundtable in this podcast.
• What's next for Wisconsin's collective bargaining law? The state's Supreme Court decides whether a county circuit court judge had authority to hear the case's appeal.
• Congrats to alumna Jennifer Montana, named the new systems director at CareerTEC in Lockport, IL!
• What happens when a child cannot read the smallest of words?
• At the individual school level, how intrusive should partnership organizations be in providing support versus letting school officials run the show?
• Check out how National Louis' Partnership in Comprehensive Literacy is turning around schools struggling with literacy.
• Leila Dodge is National Louis' oldest known living alum...check out this Q & A with Dodge, who enrolled at National in 1928.
• MAYOR WELCOMES THE ONLY SHORT-TERM ORTHOPEDIC RECOVERY CENTER ON THE NORTH SHORE
• PROPERTY TRANSFERS
• Senate votes on budgetary issues
• District 68 looks to improve nutrition in meals
• PROPERTY TRANSFERS
• Meyer School welcomes high school art students to special night
• A circuit court judge has invalidated Wisconsin's collective bargaining law...what does this mean for the law's future? NLU assistant professor Mary Ann Kahl breaks it down in this podcast.
• Devonshire Pool to open on limited basis
• Districts OK new policies for special education cooperative
• District 219 counselor honored
• Meet a former National Louis University basketball coach who remembers when the Lakers--that's right, the NLU Lakers--were a basketball powerhouse in Illinois.
• Theater chain shows special screening for those with autism
• Health fair kicks off parent center’s fourth year
• Congrats to alumna Melissa Kinard, named the new assistant principal at Wyomina Park Elementary School in Ocala, FL!
• A circuit court judge strikes down Wisconsin's collective bargaining law citing violation of the Open Meetings Act
• Glencoe doctor charged in Skokie home invasion
• How do we learn words? And how can teachers use that knowledge to teach words? Read more here:
• District 68 students come out for chess tourney
• Don't miss the upcoming free Service-Learning Symposium “This is What Democracy Looks Like: Civic Engagement in Action” on June 1, 2011 from 4 to 7:30 pm at our Chicago Campus.
• Check out the upcoming Introduction to the Comprehensive Literacy Model institute, hosted by National Louis University's Reading Recovery center.
• Old Orchard Junior High time capsule captures 2011 school life
• How does literacy training for teachers have an impact on students?
• Congrats to the National Louis alumni named 2011 Golden Apple Teachers of Distinction: Barbara Bienversie, Staci Garner, Katie Schneider and Beverly Clancy-Nunn.
• Check out how National Louis University's Partnership in Comprehensive Literacy is impacting budget-impacted schools in Wisconsin.
• Fitness focus at Wellness Expo
• Illinois has adopted new common core standards...what do they mean for today's teachers? Alumna Joyce Karon breaks it down.
• Congrats to alumnus Col. Al Belgood, named the new commander of the Civil Air Patrol's Southeast Region.
• District 68 reconsiders cutting school officer post
• Rep. Schakowsky revisits McCracken School kids ‘making a difference’
• Police Blotter
• Carimi entertains fans at Jewish Festival
• Skokie Village Board Notes
• Vocal jazz featured in Niles North concert
• Festival of Cultures  featured  global colors
• Fitness is focus at Wellness Expo
• Fluency is critical to reading success...but how do you teach it? Kristin Lems, Kathryn Gallinatti, and Noreen Maro share their findings in a live webcast tonight at 6 p.m. CST.
• Check out how one National Louis University alumna put together a school from scratch just two months before the start of the school year.
• PROPERTY TRANSFERS
• Holocaust Museum launches new lecture series
• How would public school students perform in a private school setting? Sonia Nieto offers her take.
• Over 125 years of writings and educational artifacts sit in National Louis University's archives. Check out how the National Louis University's archivist is preparing for the unlikely event of a disaster.
• A bellman’s life when bags roll themselves
• Should school reformers always try to please? Eve Ewing thinks not.
• How can guided reading be implemented in small groups? Watch a live webcast at 6 p.m. CST tonight.
• Niles police charge doctor who performed phony physical with malpractice
• 52,000 special education students in 600+ CPS schools...meet the National Louis University alumnus in charge of making sure it all runs smoothly.
• Evanston boy injured by thrown discus at track meet
• Niles North produces Lillian Hellman play
• Skokie teen pleads not guilty to last month’s Evanston shooting
• Pizza, pastry retailers named Skokie’s ‘merchants of the year’
• NEWSMAKERS
• Jewish Fest slated for Old Orchard
• Skokie reaches recycling agreement after thorny negotiations
• Drivers navigate narrower Oakton Street
• How Niles Township pharmacy card program works
• Niles Township pharmacy program helps save on drugs
• Culver School appoints interim special services director
• National Louis University is one of 12 Illinois universities supporting a state version of the federal DREAM Act.
• Congrats to alumna Selene Stewart, named the new principal at Channing Elementary in Elgin, IL!
• Host an Exchange Student with AFS-USA
• What's the correct emphasis on test scores and data for evaluating schools? Kenwood Academy principal Elizabeth Kirby weighs in.
• Check out alumna Arleta Ingram receiving her Golden Apple award.
• Ever see a body language expert analyzing politicians? Think it's meaningless? Check out the latest research on gesture studies, co-edited by a National Louis professor.
• Congrats to alumna Nicole Raftery, named the new principal at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove, IL!
• COOKING UP A NEW STANDARD IN REHAB CUISINE ON THE NORTH SHORE
• Check out PACE grad Ira Kriston '05 featured in an ABC 7 story on businesses fostering healthy environments for customers and employees with learning disabilities.
• What do Illinois' new common core standards mean for teachers? Learn the answers live online right now.
• Live webcast on Illinois' new common core standards with alumna Joyce Karon at 4:30 p.m. CST
• How do reformers with conflicting visions work together?
• Meet National Louis alumnus Kyle Radcliff, one of the University's four Golden Apple winners in 2011.
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• Jewish Fest slated for Old Orchard
• Skokie reaches recycling agreement after thorny negotiations
• Drivers navigate narrower Oakton Street
• Pizza, pastry retailers named Skokie’s ‘merchants of the year’
• Culver School appoints interim special services director
• Illinois has adopted new common core standards. Alumna Joyce Karon explains what this means for today's teachers and tomorrow's leaders in a LIVE online webcast Tuesday, May 17 at 4:30 p.m.
• How do learners with disabilities feel about access to education? Check out a panel from National Louis' Disabilities Studies in Education Conference.
• Check out how alumna Christy Rush-Levine is using reading to help kids gain introspection
• Missed last week's forum? Watch all of "What Keeps School Reformers Going?" here.
• Talking about reform is one thing...but how do school reformers put their words into practice?
• Illinois is adopting new common core standards for English, language arts, and math...what does that mean for the classrooms of today and tomorrow? Check out what teachers need to know about the new standards in a live webcast with alumna Joyce Karon, I
• How can reformers gain understanding of their local communities?
• Do free market solutions have a role in school reform? Former NYC Schools Chancellor Harold Levy weighs in.
• What's on tap at the 11th annual Disabilities Studies in Education Conference? Read more here:
• Check out Mayor Rahm Emanuel's transition plans for CPS and the City Colleges of Chicago (see p. 40)
• National Louis alumna Judy Choi gets the classroom surprise as a Golden Apple winner!
• New bank in Skokie keeps environment a priority
• Northwestern’s career day catches students interest
• Teinowitz to return to AM 1000 afternoon show
• Congrats to National Louis' four newest Golden Apple award winners!
• Check out how a National Louis University student teacher is connecting with urban students through a science club she started.
• What's on tap at National Louis' annual Disabilities Studies in Education conference?
• Skokie’s Festival of Cultures runs for 21st year May 21-22
• Oakton ‘road diet’ test underway in Skokie
• New cutting edge bank in Skokie keeps environment in mind
• Every family has talents and strengths that we can build on. -Sonia Nieto
• Croatian president quietly visits Holocaust Museum
• What Keeps School Reformers Going? Watch live online at 6:30 p.m. CST.
• Skokie police report rash of ID thefts
• Elderly Skokie woman dies three days after crash
• What role should teachers play in reform? Make your voice heard in reform efforts tonight at National Louis' forum on "What Keeps School Reformers Going?" Watch live at 6:30 p.m. CST at
• Resident forms new Latino group in Skokie
• What does CPS' latest visioning report mean for human capacity?
• What Keeps School Reformers Going? Watch live online at 6:30 p.m. CST.
• Skokie Village Board Notes
• Should school reformers try to reach every child? Rev. Calvin Morris shares his views. Make your voice heard at National Louis University's second forum on "What Keeps School Reformers Going?" Watch LIVE Monday, May 9 from 6:30-8 p.m. C
• What do the new CPS reports mean? National Louis' Carlos Azcoitia, who helped write the reports, breaks it down in this podcast.
• CPS rolls out its framework and recommendations for improving city schools.
• How do school reformers with vastly different ideas work together? Golden Apple's Dominic Belmonte shares his thoughts. Make your voice heard on Monday as National Louis University hosts its second forum on "What Keeps School Reformers Going?
• Temple Judea Mizpah schedules annual fundraiser
• Economy forcing Skokie budget scrutiny
• Village of Skokie Budget allocates grants for 2011-12
• National Louis is awarded more than $450,000 in grant funding to train child care providers in teaching math...read more here:
• Check out how alumna Tonika Johnson is working to revitalize Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
• Mother's Day crafts inspired by hardware store
• Children's theater
• Better news for the housing market, really
• Patchen: Crow proves legendary in 1920 Highland Park
• O'Donovan: No end to the opinion parade
• Blaser: Will and Kate: Royalty for the rest of us
• Let bygones be bygones on Mother's Day
• PROPERTY TRANSFERS
• Literary geese find home at Skokie Library
• Skokie NEWS BRIEFS
• Skokie Ace is the place — for 100-plus years
• Police Blotter
• Holocaust survivors gather for service
• Niles West High puts on production of ‘The King and I’
• Literary geese find home at Skokie Library
• Group spearheads do-it-yourself home repair
• Area officials react to bin Laden’s death
• Skokie NEWS BRIEFS
• Skokie Ace is the place — for 100-plus years
• Meet the National Louis University alumnus who helped build and win a U.S. Supreme Court case:
• Check out this New York times op-ed on the impact of teacher pay
• Harry Ross and Steve Zemelman LIVE right now with their 13 steps to teacher empowerment
• National Louis University's Harry Ross and Steve Zemelman share their 13 steps for teacher empowerment, live online at 6 p.m.
• The state of Illinois owes community colleges $400 million in back payments. Will they ever see that money? Read more:
• Did you miss National Louis' first forum? Watch the full video here, and make sure you reserve your seats for our next discussion on what keeps education reformers going on Monday, May 9.
• Congrats to alumnus Jason Dietz, named the new principal at Walter R. Sundling Junior High in Palatine, IL!
• Enjoy Five-Star Dining While Rehabbing on the North Shore
• What's next for CPS? Miguel del Valle says the focus should be on neighborhood schools, not charter schools.
• Actress Elizabeth Berkley of "Saved by the Bell" fame talked about the importance of self-esteem with Farragut Career Academy girls on Thursday, thanks to an invite from National Louis University alumna and Farragut teacher Aleks Mironchuk.
• National Louis University's Drs. Harry Ross and Steve Zemelman discuss their 13 steps for highly effective teachers, live online at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening
• Check out CPS' latest vision statement, created by committees including National Louis' Carlos Azcoitia, Camille Blachowicz and Ted Purinton.
• Somehow, he can't remember her face
• National Louis' Randy Hansen discusses new literacies in 21st century learning today. Watch live online at 4:15 p.m. CST
• What's Next for Chicago Public Schools? Rev. Calvin Morris issues a challenge to CPS' new leadership.
• National Louis University's Randy Hansen lectures on new literacies in education today at 4:15 p.m....watch live online at
• Congrats to alumnus William Griffin, named the new chairman of the College of Lake County board!
• Sassone: Medicare still popular despite GOP's ideas
• The Fixer: Time to go to the matresses' store
• Lessons learned from spill go beyond Gulf
• District 219
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Police Blotter
• Property Transfers
• Blaser: High-speed bullet trains: Has their time come?
• What's next for Chicago Public Schools?
• Alumna Charlene Sears-Tolbert is opening the first community school in Central Florida, open six days a week and free for community use.
• Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Wills visited National Louis on Monday for the University's annual Pulitzer author series.
• Ditka's son faces DUI
• Last night, National Louis' first forum addressed "What's Next for Chicago Public Schools?" In the coming weeks, we bring you faculty, alumni and students reflecting on that same question. Today, assistant professor Ted Purinton sha
• National Louis University's Center for Practitioner Research hosts its annual action research forum on Saturday
• Congrats to alumnus James Selbe, named the VP of the Department of Military Operations at the University of Maryland University College. James is a 20-year Marine vet and will be serving on committees advising the Department of Defense on military educa
• What questions do you have for the president of Chicago Teacher's Union, TFA or Golden Apple Foundation?
• What do you think TRULY makes a great teacher?
• What's next for Chicago Public Schools? Watch live tonight at 6:30 p.m. CST, and submit your questions Live through Facebook.
• What's Next for Chicago Public Schools? Watch National Louis University's first forum LIVE tonight at
• Congrats to National Louis professor Arthur Hyde, who authored the forward for a new book on critical habits in teaching mathematics.
• Nicor: Call before digging
• HOLOCAUST MUSEUM: Annual Holocaust Museum dinner raises $3 million
• Village Hall to become more energy efficient
• Niles North festival showcases astonishing diversity of students
• Village Board Briefs
• Motorist injured after crash on Edens ramp
• Listen to Professor Donna Ogle's breakdown of Jean Claude-Brizard's selection as the new CEO of CPS: your voice heard at National Louis' first forum on Monday, April 25...seats still available:
• Check out the team Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has selected to work with new CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard.
• Ryan budget plan hurts us, say some owners of small businesses
• Watch a live broadcast of Monday's forum on "What's Next for Chicago Public Schools," live online at 6:30 p.m. CST Monday night. Your questions for the panelists can be submitted through Facebook.
• Is specialized education the best option for students with physical or learning disabilities? Visiting professor Geert van Hove, Ph.D., weighs in...read more at
• Jean-Claude Brizard is the new head of CPS...share your thoughts on the selection at National Louis' forum on "What's Next for Chicago Public Schools" on Monday. Reserve your free tickets today!
• Skokie lands big prize in ‘new concept' Oberweis
• ETHS now surveying parents
• A trans-fat-less Illinois in our future?
• Book giveaway
• Budgets dominate voting
• Ditch perfection and embrace good enough
• Maybe they grew a conscience ...
• It's 1979, all over again
• Maybe they grew a conscience ...
• Choral concert ends on sour note
• ELL Center
• Police Blotter
• Property Transfers
• Schools should keep best teachers, not tenured ones
• What is the biggest challenge to opening a new school?
• National Louis' Ted Purinton shares his thoughts on CPS' new CEO. What's your take? Make your voice heard at National Louis' forum on "What's Next for Chicago Public Schools." Reserve your tickets here:
• Congrats to alumna Tracey Wrobel, named the new principal at Kimball Hill School in Palatine for the 2011-12 school year!
• Police: Niles North teen found safe, unharmed
• NU gives $120,000 to Evanston schools foundation
• Niles North teen found safe, unharmed
• New board to weigh Evanston schools' wish list
• Dr. Carlos Azcoitia on Jean-Claude Brizard's selection as the new head of CPS. Make your voice heard on the future of CPS at National Louis' first forum April 25:
• R. Matthew Simon, President of the Helen V. Brach Foundation, with President Nivine Megahed, Ph.D., presented National Louis University with a $10,000 grant today in support of the PACE Program!
• What's next for CPS? Reserve your free tickets for Monday's forum at Shakespeare Theater.
• Learning to read is one thing, but how do students learn to read and write critically?
• A new head for Chicago Public Schools
• National Louis' first forum is Monday, April 25...check out speaker Pauline Lipman.
• National Louis' newest alumni recently presented their action research results at a conference in Milwaukee...check out the photos from the event.
• Community: Skokie program aims to unite diverse neighbors
• Moving day: Poochie's in Skokie relocating to new Dempster address
• Young Skokie skater in ice show with Olympian
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• How does language create empowered students?
• National Louis's Col. Stephen Curda, Director of Assessment and Innovative Technology in the National College of Education, is deploying for a year of duty in Afghanistan. Listen to Stephen's thoughts as he sets to deploy to Fort Benning tomor
• Golden Apple Foundation President and CEO Dominic Belmonte set to take part in National Louis' first forum
• Northern Illnois library systems merge to provide shared services
• Check out Dr. Rebecca Lake on how a government shutdown would have impacted community colleges.
• Have you reserved your free tickets for National Louis' 125th Anniversary Forum Series?
• Check out next week's Earth Week celebrations at National Louis.
• Congrats to alumna Christine Zelaya, named the new principal at Sycamore Trails Elementary School in Bartlett, IL!
• Chisel away, Dr. Plastic Surgeon
• Lake Theatre is where movies shine
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Police Blotter
• Property Transfers
• Letters to the editor: Ready to work with new District 202 board
• Helen Gallagher, wife, mother, teacher
• Missing Johnny's gas station and ice-cold Coke
• Budget, climate bills dominate Congress
• Sampaio brings rhythm and music to library
• Shuffle the cards, Irv's dealing blackjack
• Selling distressed properties hinders market recovery
• Com-bills just aren't interchangeable
• Mail-order folks do the Wright thing
• How would a government shutdown have affected the nation's psyche?
• A panel of principals discusses current trends in education with National Louis student teachers...watch it LIVE at 1:30 p.m. CST.
• Congrats to alumna Kathleen Tomei, named the new principal at Lincoln Elementary in Elmhurst, IL.
• Glenview woman charged in fatal hijacking, kidnapping
• How would a government shutdown have affected the Department of Education?
• How would a government shutdown have affected businesses in the U.S.? Check out what College of Management and Business associate professor Ellen McMahon's perspective.
• Courts
• Check out how alumna Jane Grant infuses multicultural themes into her lesson plans.
• Skokie: McCracken students take up teacher's mission to help African orphanage
• Village Board Briefs
• District 219: Photography, design students win top awards
• Oakton Briefs
• Glenview restaurant bookkeeper indicted for embezzling $186K
• How can teachers create flexibility for teaching literacy within strict standardized confines?
• That didn't take long. A science club at Wells High School in Chicago, founded by alumna Kristen Turgeon, takes home first place in a national science competition.
• Amid federal shutdown fears, Schakowsky fasts
• Congrats to alumna Daniela Fountain, the new curriculum and assessment coordinator for the Troy (IL) School District.
• How have America's cities revitalized themselves? National Louis' Dr. Costas Spirou offers his analysis in a new book.
• The Fixer: Not paranoia if they're out to scam you
• Meet the Money Smart Kid
• State legislators act on smoking, financial offices
• Teach kids how to save (and spend) money
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Letters to the editor: Dempster Street plan making things worse
• Capmus Notes
• Newsmakers
• Police Blotter
• Voterama: How Congress voted
• Community: Village awards property owners for upkeep
• Money smart week
• Books that promote good money sense
• Contest giveaway
• Blaser: What is affordable housing?
• Sassone: Paper, plastic or a clown suit?
• What's it like stepping into a high school classroom and teaching a lesson on your first day as a graduate student?
• ELECTION 2011: Adamson, Guolee, Stumme win District 73.5 board seats
• Congratulations to alumni Kim Edwards Anderson and Ziomara Perez, both winners of the Kohl McCormick Teaching Awards, recognizing excellence in Chicago's early childhood educators!
• Cops: Buffalo Grove man made fake Bear hats in Skokie store
• Check out The Hechinger Report's analysis of how programs like AUSL impact teacher training.
• How do you mentor a teacher with more experience than you? Alumna Joyce Pae offers her take.
• Congrats to alumnus Jeff Wavrunek, seeking to become the director of the Saugus Public Library in Saugus, Ill.
• ETHS to swap late-start Mondays
• District 69: School officials mum on resignation of principal
• District 65: Educators sold on Afro-centric option
• Controversial Walgreens plan approved second time around
• Voters go to polls
• A reading revolution in Cuba?
• Alumna Sue Schaefer's column on the challenges of college application season
• Skokie prepares for first Spring Greening
• Spring Greening prepares for packed day
• Oakton Briefs
• March 15, 2011 was the opening day of K-PACE, the replication of the PACE Program at National Louis University at Daegu University in South Korea, and National Louis' Carol Burns was there. Check out this photo album.
• Congrats to alumna Tawanna Carr-Easter on her candidacy for Prairie State College Board of Directors.
• BUDGET HEARINGS: Tax freeze, small spending hike mark proposed budget
• Evanston counselor helps teens weigh college-aid offers
• Nearly 25 percent of this year's Golden Apple Award finalists are National Louis alumni! Congratulations to Barbara Bienversie, Judy Choi, Beverly Clancy-Nunn, Stacie Garner, Gerard Kovach, Kyle Radcliff and Katie Schneider for being named finalist
• With a decade of data training reading educators, what works and what doesn't?
• Andre Cowling, part of the first Academy for Urban School Leadership residency class, featured in the Huffington Post.
• Property Transfers
• Halbreich named chairman of Sun-Times Media
• Decline in unemployment continues in most suburbs
• Hollywood films pilot at Skokie Police complex
• Blaser: Biology classroom focus should be on science
• Sassone: I got a bleeping shot at this job
• The Fixer: Evanston electric contest open to all
• Newest trend: smaller, more efficient homes
• Downtown: Oakton Street targeted for road diet test
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Business Briefs
• Police Blotter
• Letter to the editor: Lincolnwood referendum deserves your support
• News Brief
• Check out assistant professor Krista Robinson-Lyles' thoughts on classroom management.
• Merit Based Scholarship Applications being accepted now through April 15th. All students can apply! Scholarship opportunities for CMB, CAS and NCE students available. Check your eligibility today.
• Alumnus Jose Rico, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, is leading forums across the country on English language learner education.
• Early voting draws school-minded voters
• District 202 Board OKs early retirement plan
• Man dead in Morton Grove crash following thwarted Glenview hijacking
• Man dead in Morton Grove following thwarted Glenview hijacking
• Check out the Center for Practitioner Research's upcoming action research conference.
• Cross-Cultural Project: Students explore their identities
• Best-selling author to visit Evanston schools
• State House votes to lift smoking ban in casinos
• What makes alumna Kim Edwards Anderson tick after 24 years of teaching? The same spirit and innovation that earned her a finalist position for the prestigious Kohl McCormick Teaching Awards.
• Alumna Sue Schaefer's column on literacy and education
• Niles North troupe runs clinic for young dancers
• Election 2011: Candidates shine in School District 73.5 forum
• FBI complaint says clothing makes the (North Shore) bank robber
• Skokie Village Board notes Briefs
• Howard University law students teach a cyberbullying workshop at Farragut Academy, as part of an alternative spring break trip hosted by National Louis University.
• Join National Louis University in the Milwaukee area on April 27 at 6pm for a valuable skills training and networking seminar - a great opportunity to connect with faculty, staff and fellow alumni. RSVP TODAY as space is limited
• Congrats to alumna Karen Ruffner, named a new assistant professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville!
• Trustees give OK for bike path grants
• Check out Howard University law students Raven Radley and Stanley Love Tate III teaching a fourth amendment workshop at Farragut Academy, as part of a partnership with National Louis University.
• What legal rights do students retain in schoolroom interrogations? Check out yesterday's Supreme Court arguments.
• Congrats to alumna Jennifer Graham, named the new principal of Avoca West elementary school in Glenview, IL.
• Blaser: Hang up the down coat, just spring is on the way
• O'Donovan: Line forms here ... and then we wait
• The Fixer: Yumm! Plastic and paper cookies
• The Unemployee in ... a lesson learned in lattes
• Hunting before dawn for the elusive iPad 2
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Police Blotter
• Guolee, Steger, Adamson for District 73.5
• Chicago man killed in Skokie crash
• Head-on car crash in Skokie leaves one dead
• UPDATED; Chicago man killed in Evanston crash
• Dewey principal shift puzzles Evanston parents
• Editorial: Our choices for District 202
• Review's picks for District 65 Board
• Snacktacular giveaway contest
• Check out this DNA workshop taught by Howard University Law students at Farragut Academy last week, in a partnership workshop with National Louis University.
• Check out the results of Howard University's week-long teaching partnership with National Louis University.
• Congrats to doctoral candidate Arturo Abrego, named the new assistant superintendent for student services at Glenview Public School District 34 (IL)!
• Join us in the Milwaukee area on April 27 at 6pm for a valuable skills training and networking seminar - a great opportunity to connect with faculty, staff and fellow alumni. RSVP TODAY as space is limited
• Evanston Dewey School's chief reassigned
• Sun-Times, suburban papers to join under one brand
• False robbery report leads to drug arrest
• Do you know a talented young person with a big dream they could fulfill if they had the proper education - but they're unable to afford college? Let them know about the National Louis University Harrison Fellowship. Hurry! The application deadline
• What's the best approach to working with disinterested students? Check out what alumna Gia Orr has to say.
• Congratulations to alumnus Martin Voiles, named the new principal at Seneca High School in Seneca, IL.
• Students from Spanish-speaking homes up 47 percent
• Saturday 2-for-1 a bargain for Evanston teens
• District 219: Hip hop artist shares passion for learning
• District 219 deal saves 10 teachers
• Downtown: Skokie to revamp sign code
• Oakton Community College: Three candidates aim to keep school on course
• Last week, National Louis University hosted six Howard University law students, who taught legal workshops in Chicago Public School classrooms. Check out how the law students react to their experiences in the CPS system.
• Education: District 68 signs off on special ed coop policies
• Education: Redistricting plan approved at District 68
• Election: Five candidates seek three District 73.5 seats
• Niles West: Administration supports concept of student 'walkout,' if not cause
• Hunting before dawn for the elusive iPad 2
• Education: District 68 plans for spike in staff
• Education: District 68 cuts aimed to offset staff increase
• Thunderstorms approaching flash flood warning in effect
• Development: Village panel backs Walgreens plan — again
• Perspectives on Wisconsin What if tax dollars for schools dry up?
• Check out how National Louis University's grant-funded 3C Program is supporting students with disabilities.
• Blaser: Illinois: asylum to legislators, penalties for online business
• Sassone: Mayor Daley lectures us on whining
• The Fixer: Errors make insured party blue, cross
• The Unemployee in ... Mondays with Morrie
• Today's course: Mold 101
• Community Calendar
• District 219 Briefs
• Letters to the editor: These choices right for our districts
• Property Transfers
• Police Blotter
• Niles Township: Tax assessment appeals are due by March 23
• Perspectives on Wisconsin Alumna Michele Hancock, superintendent of Kenosha Unified School District 1 in Wisconsin, discusses her experiences leading the district through Wisconsin's austere fiscal climate and public employee troubles.
• Congrats to alumnus Michael Giamber (B.S. Management '00) on his candidacy for Luzerne (PA) County Council.
• District 202'S four-way contest: Candidates weigh in on detracking debate
• District 65 Election: Challengers hope to tilt Evanston School Board
• Jobless rates rise in January, but seasonal assessment positive
• Jobless rates rise in January, but seasonal assessment positive
• Perspectives on Wisconsin This week on Facebook, we'll present a variety of viewpoints from public media, alumni, and writers on the continuing public employee issues in Wisconsin.
• Principal contracts approved -- without salaries
• Evanston districts may use same bias adviser
• Community: Belle enjoys 101st birthday bash in Skokie
• Two charged in Skokie 'strong-arm' robbery
• Education: District 73.5 signs off on special ed cooperative
• Niles West dancers bring off 'Breaking Through' show
• Skokie Village Board notes Briefs
• District 219: Positive signs, but no agreement on effort to save teachers
• Skokie to use traffic checkpoints around St. Patrick's Day
• Holocaust Museum: Ambitious programming fulfills IHMEC mission
• Minvan rolls in Edens crash
• Alumni hail Evanston's Coach 'Dobbie'
• Job Hunting in ESL/bilingual/dual language? Attend a job fair in Oakbrook TOMORROW March 12, from 8am-12 noon. This event is sponsored by the Illinois Resource Center, a National Louis University sister organization. For more info contact Paula at 224
• Jobless rates rise in January, but seasonal assessment positive
• Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County: Prosecutors: Former waste agency director stole $900K
• Prosecutors: Former waste agency director stole $900K
• Skokie Police: Teinowitz had marijuana on his shirt during DUI
• Textbook buyback will be offered through eCampus next week: Chicago: Monday, March 14-Friday, March 18, 12-6 p.m. North Shore: Tuesday, March 15, 3-7 p.m. Lisle: Tuesday, March 15-Thursday, March 17, 3-7 p.m. Elgin: Monday, March 14, 4-6 p.m. Wheeli
• Check out this rare video footage of National College Education President Edna Dean Baker (1920-1949), prepared by National Louis University archivist Mark Burnette.
• What's the value of a shopping festival? Check out what National Louis University's Costas Spirou has to say.
• Skokie businessman wants more protection from proposed smoking ban
• Blaser: Parents, teachers: Aren't we all in this together?
• Sassone: Worst movies? I've seen several lately
• O'Donovan: Some Oscar relief from the news
• The Fixer: Account fends off DirecTV hit
• Urban farm planners set sights on new Skokie location
• St. Patrick's Day: Food, fun and plenty o' green
• How Illinois Lawmakers voted in Congress
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Letters to the editor: Thanks for aid to food pantries
• Skokie Chamber of Commerce
• Police Blotter
• Dillard backs effort to partially reinstate death penalty
• Property Transfers
• Despite early-year burglary surge, crime down in Skokie during 2010
• District 219, teachers union, to meet Monday to resolve differences
• Property Transfers
• Check out how alumnus Terry Ehiorobo is providing a unique learning environment for Kenosha, Wisconsin's most troubled students.
• Negotiations to save jobs of 10 District 219 teachers hits impasse
• How did a business and marketing undergrad end up running a school in Kenosha, Wisconsin?
• ETHS to hail legendary swim coach Friday
• Niles Special Olympics basketball team seeks 2nd trophy
• District 65: Redesign mulled for Lincoln School
• Niles North actors spell out fun in lively musical
• Village Board Briefs
• Woman, 82, not injured in train vs. car crash
• Ailing Sun-Times Media head 'feeling stronger every day'
• Reports: Steel beam falls, injures worker on Yellow Line
• How can guided reading include one-on-one student-teacher reading? Read more here:
• Community: Urban farm planners set sights on new Skokie venue
• District 73.5 Fun Fair seeks donations
• ESPN personality arrested for DUI in Skokie
• Young actors, students shine in 'Honk! Jr.'
• Evanston relaxes annual school sign-up
• Woman hurt backing out at Old Orchard
• Skokie police: Dynamite found in woman's car during arrest
• Touhy fast food joints plan overhauls
• District 219 to vote on alternate plan for teacher layoffs
• Skokie Families, faculty shocked over preschool closing
• Oakton Briefs
• School Digest
• Northlight Theatre Presents The World Premiere Of 'The Outgoing Tide'
• What was life like as a 1960s black disc jockey in Chicago?
• Suburboddity: Next modeling might be an orange jumpsuit
• Check out how PACE program students are impacting youth trauma victims.
• The Worst ... movie I saw last year
• Meyer School dances for good cause
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Police Blotter
• Letters to the editor: There are many good bus drivers out there
• Property Transfers
• Realty InSites: Home shows offer cabin fever relief
• O'Donovan: Ulysses</em> in 140 characters or less?
• Sassone: What if everyone charged a handling fee?
• Letters to the editor: There are many good bus drivers out there
• Blaser: Teens can perform Magic but not math
• The Fixer: Corporate rate proves not so great
• What makes an empowered teacher?
• TONIGHT ONLY! Join National Louis University’s 2nd Annual Forum on GLBTQA issues at 5:30pm. Hear from the Legacy Project and Illinois Safe Schools Alliance. Attend at the Chicago Campus in the 5th floor lecture room OR watch a special online bro
• Congrats to alumna Jean LeBlanc, named the new principal at Nelson Elementary School in Niles, Ill.
• Backers seek to market Evanston magnet schools
• National Louis University's W. Nikola-Lisa presents his children's books, live at
• Check out how National Louis University is facilitating a one-of-a-kind partnership with District 73.5 in Skokie, Ill. Read more here:
• Special online broadcast tonight! At 6pm watch celebrated NLU faculty member William Nikola-Lisa read from and perform from a selection of children's books, including his own. Let's bring in March with the roar of a lion! Gather your kids ar
• North Shore residents deliver wheelchairs to world
• Hansen pulls out of Evanston school race
• Evanston schools brace for more belt-tightening
• District 69: Budget cuts to result in loss of 30 positions
• Forum tests Evanston candidates' dexterity on issues
• Car leaves scene after hitting Yellow Line train
• Check out the challenges facing alumnus Dr. Nick Wahl as he leads Hinsdale (IL) School District 86 as its superintendent.
• Last Day to Apply! REMINDER ABS STUDENTS! Cheryl Hoyer Memorial Scholarship Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st...
• Shout out to alumni Shelly Fabrizio and Eric Olson, both named principals in Arlington Heights (IL) District 25.
• Hundreds hear mayor at Skokie Voice forum
• Skokie Park District celebrates Filipino history
• 'Air Guitar High' rocks Niles West High
• Development: Village plans property buy in historic downtown
• Skokie Chamber Of Commerce
• Home always close to heart for world-traveling model
• School Digest
• Deadline to apply for the Harrison Fellowship is February 28 - click here for more information:
• Raise Money and Help NLU’s Green Fund! The Green Committee/Green Club is holding a BOOK SORTING event this MONDAY Feb. 28 from 2-6 pm at the Wheeling campus library. ALL are welcome -- help us find a new home for old books while making money for N
• More than 10 percent of Chicago Public School students were suspended in 2009-10. National Louis University's Carlos Azcoitia breaks down the numbers.
• Student Joan Kindle named a finalist for chancellorship at Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend, Ind.
• Development: Plan Commission gets another say on Walgreens
• Evanston plans fitting honor for legendary swim coach
• Health care: two of the most polarizing words today. Alumna Kate Clarke-Pascente is the president of an organization devoted to advocating for health care consumers.
• Congratulations to alumnus Michael Connolly, named the new Superintendent of Keeneyville Elementary District 20 in Illinois!
• Business Briefs: Three stores to open at Old Orchard
• Property Transfers
• Congress votes on Patriot Act, Net neutrality
• UPDATED: Man dies in Evanston car accident
• Kotin's Verdict: Computerized cars have unique liability concerns
• Sassone: Are books doomed to extinction?
• Fixer: At least they didn't spell it 'bamk'
• Blaser: It's elementary, homes: Just ask Watson
• Legal notices just got easier
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Police Blotter
• Letters to the editor: Immigrant outreach already working here
• How is National Louis University's Linell Monson-Laswell like Michael Jordan?
• REMINDER ABS STUDENTS! Cheryl Hoyer Memorial Scholarship Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st...
• Congrats to alumnus Dr. Kevin Skinkis, appointed the new superintendent at Riverside Brookfield High School District 208 in Illinois.
• So you think you can dance? Alumna Lucy Riner spends her days convincing high school kids they want to dance.
• Brillianteen, at 60, keeps to its mission
• Enrollment at Evanston's Haven could eclipse 800 students
• Snow, icy tracks halts Yellow Line
• Alumna Angela Taviani spotlighted in The Beacon-News' "Teacher Feature"
• Congrats to alumna Amy Gluck, named the new assistant principal at Twin Groves Middle School in Buffalo Grove, Ill.
• 2010 Census: Skokie population increases -- but far less than expected
• Top administrator hired at District 68
• Education: District 68 proposes pre-school special ed class
• Niles West: Orchestra performs rock classics with electric violinist
• District 68 redistricting plan could impact two dozen students
• Not everyone on board about District 73.5 fees
• Oakton Briefs
• What's the best way to develop early career urban educators?
• Congratulations to alumnae Kim Edwards Anderson and Ziomara Perez! They are two of only five finalists for the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards, recognizing outstanding early childhood educators in Chicago.
• Fire: Cats rescued in afternoon house fire
• Suburboddity
• Check out how National Louis student Kate Gallinatti used the Harry Potter book series in her sixth-grade classroom.
• 34 years policing the streets of Skokie, IL...alumnus Barry Silverberg reflects on his life of service to his hometown
• Play it safe: Start bully prevention at home
• Realty Insites: Housing finance reform stakes are significant
• How Illinois lawmakers voted in Congress
• School Digest
• Police Blotter
• Letters to the editor: Skokie police went above and beyond
• Campus Notes
• District 73.5 schools stay open on religious holidays
• Tab starts to come in on record storm cost
• Winter storms slow blood donations
• Sassone: Diet soda studies leave me unsweetened
• O'Donovan: A leather jacket's magic -- handed down
• Blaser: Busy work won't produce busy mind
• Fixer: DISH refunds are squeaky clean
• Correction
• Battling bullies one dress at a time
• The Unemployee in ... rolling in the dough
• What does Obama's 2012 budget mean for education spending? National Louis University's Ted Purinton crunches the numbers.
• Shout out to alumnus David Salerno, who takes over as the new principal at Rushe Middle School in Land O' Lakes, Fla.
• Evanston District 65 takes heat in YouTube flap
• Watch Dr. Patrick Roberts present his book "Give 'Em Soul, Richard!" live at 6 p.m. CST...his video, shown during the presentation, can be viewed at
• President Barack Obama's 2012 budget includes a sizable raise in funding for education. What are your thoughts on the President's education plans?
• Congrats to Sharon Porter (M.Ed. '04), named the new principal at Kernersville Middle School in Forsyth County, NC.
• Students take cues from veteran readers
• Evanston mines suspension data for insight
• After tax hike, legislators say budget cutting must happen
• Check out how National Louis University is personalizing mentoring for Chicago-area teachers.
• Capstone Publishing is offering eight scholarships of up to $2,500 for juniors, seniors or graduate students studying Pre-School Education, Elementary/Primary Education, Library Science and English Language Learners. Click on the link above for info, an
• Congrats to Doctor of Education candidate Joanne Panopoulos, named the new assistant superintendent of special services at Community Unit School District 200 in Wheaton, Ill.
• Next week's Skokie Voice forum headlined by mayor
• Village administers nearly $600,000 in federal grants
• Skokie Village Board notes Briefs
• Oakton Briefs
• Check out how National Louis' Linell Monson-Laswell is aiding the reorganization of Harlem School District in Rockford, Ill.
• Evanston forum proves no dearth of school issues
• Community: Internet spreads Baby Sophia's story
• Baby Sophia comes home after heart transplant
• Check out how a National Louis alumna is fighting mental illness with the arts.
• The Fixer: Good-hands folks get a grip on glitch
• Blaser: Storm of 2011: Lots of snow, hype
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Property Transfers
• The worst ... place I ever lived
• How Illinois lawmakers voted in Congress Feb. 4
• Sassone: Fooling yourself? You're not alone
• How can community partnerships aid urban turnaround schools? Find out what National Louis University's Dr. Ignacio Lopez says.
• Congrats to alumna Gayle Mountcastle, named the new executive director of the Park Ridge Park District.
• Located in the Tampa area? It's not too late to RSVP for next week's alumni event. Click here for more information:
• Now accepting scholarship applications for the Student Teaching Assistance Fund: Deadline is February 13th. See if you are eligible,
• Blizzard extends ETHS school year
• Officials issue tax-break alert
• Skokie Voice survey weighs in on old police station
• Evanston police, school probe pot brownies
• The blog of another one of tonight's presenters: www.mentors.net/brianroach
• Questions for Patrick Riley, Richard Lange or Brian Roach during their live online broadcast presentation tonight? Send them to me at kimberly.michaelson@nl.edu.
• The blog of one of tonight's presenters, Patrick Riley
• Supporting student teachers...LIVE tonight at 6 p.m. CST.
• What is the most effective way to integrate technology in the classroom? Check out Dr. Rob Bowe's thoughts.
• Building bridges: Businesses that serve disabled hailed
• District 219: Board: 10 teachers must go at school year's end
• Development: Walgreens eyes second chance at new Dempster Street site
• Windy City Times co-founder Tracy Baim discusses Obama's role in LGBTQ legislation...watch it live at
• National Louis University alumnus Matt McNabb is developing his acting career in a current production of the musical "Cats."
• Holocaust Museum: Exhibit tells little-known story of Jewish and Black history
• Holocaust Museum: Events scheduled to augment new exhibit
• Masks hide faces but reveal drama in production
• Police Blotter
• Obituary: Chief Burke helped shape Skokie Fire Department
• 2011 Blizzard: Aftermath brings calm as Skokie gets back to normal
• Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: LIVE right now at
• National Louis University welcomes Dr. Walter Roettger as the interim Dean of the College of Management and Business
• Check out National Louis University's special 125th Anniversary website.
• 2011 blizzard: Skokie schools closed for second day, streets cleared
• Classes resume Friday at ETHS
• Evanston officials urge caution when schools reopen Friday
• Blaser: Bears were a paradox to the end
• Sassone: No such thing as a Tiger Dad
• The Fixer: Case of the flying hood is resolved
• Guard your home from fire, carbon dioxide emissions
• House approves GOP spending cuts plan
• Property Transfers
• Try these fast and easy Valentines Day crafts
• Community Calendar
• School Digest
• Unemployment rates continue decline in most suburbs
• What's the best way to teach reading to English language learners? Watch Kristin Lems, Leah D. Miller and Tenena M. Soro LIVE Thursday, February 3 from 6-7:30 p.m.
• National Louis University is officially closed for the day--all locations in Chicagoland and Wisconsin.
• UPDATE: Skokie expects all main roadways plowed by late evening
• Check out how National Louis University is leading the field of action research.
• WEATHER UPDATE: All Chicago-area and Wisconsin campuses are officially closed as of 3 p.m. CST today. All campuses are slated to re-open at 12 p.m. CST on Wednesday, February 2.
• National Louis University alumnus Ron Brashear's Youth of Honor foundation works to get at-risk Atlanta-area youth back on track.
• Evanston teens challenged to leave a legacy
• Board seeks to reconcile Evanston test disparities
• VILLAGE: Skokie braced for blizzard
• No school Wednesday in Districts 63, 67, 69, 70 or 807
• Flurry of Skokie closings announced
• Relentless winter storm arrives on schedule
• What's your National Louis University story? Share your experience with us in this quick 5-question alumni survey. Your answers will be included on our 125th anniversary website, launching soon.
• Education: District 68 redistricting plan recommended
• Village: Police Department carries on reaccreditation streak
• 'Pizza Wars' competition raises money for District 219
• Police Blotter
• Holocaust Museum: Exhibit describes refugee Jewish scholars at black colleges
• Coming Together In Skokie: Filipino heritage celebrated at Niles West
• Oakton Briefs
• Alumna Julie Hallums teaches in a bilingual school in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood and recently earned National Teacher Board Certification.
• Recycling program started for alkaline batteries
• Shout out to alumna Kate Clarke-Pascente, elected as president of the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy
• Congratulations to alumnus Dr. Nick Wahl (Ed.D. '00), who received a contract extension as Superintendent of Hinsdale High School (IL) District 86.
• Blaser: Stereotyping women never a good idea
• Sassone: Why can't suburbs vote for Chicago mayor?
• Community Calendar
• The Fixer: Cancellation fee leads directly to anger
• The Unemployee in ... museum explorations
• Glued-in diamonds make you crazy
• School Digest
• Property Transfers
• National Louis University associate dean Bob Benway (CMB) discusses what Obama's State of the Union Address means to the future of the health care debate.
• National Louis University professor Dr. Howard Zacks (CMB) on Obama's economic goals in the State of the Union Address.
• National Louis University assistant professor Ted Purinton (NCE) analyzes President Obama's education initiatives in the State of the Union Address.
• On Wednesday, catch video statements on Facebook from National Louis faculty analyzing the State of the Union Address. Ted Purinton (NCE) on education plans, Howard Zacks (CMB) on economic plans and Bob Benway (CMB) on health care.
• SOTU update: Obama goal-raise America's proportion of college grads to highest in the world by end of the decade.
• SOTU update: Obama to Congress: make the $10,000 tax credit for four years of college permanent.
• SOTU update: over the next 10 years, to replace retiring Baby Boomer teachers, prepare 100,000 teachers in math, science, engineering and math.
• State of the Union update: President Obama proposes using Race for the Top model to phase out No Child Left Behind in favor of a law that is "more flexible and best for kids."
• Dr. Rob Bowe presents on educational technologies, starting at 6 p.m. CST. Watch it live at or follow updates on Twitter @NationalLouis
• What will President Obama's education plans be in tonight's State of the Union Address? Join National College of Education faculty on Facebook tonight after the speech to discuss Obama's education initiatives.
• District 65 dumps 'summer school' brand
• Des Plaines Police: Man's 21st birthday bash leads to underage drinking charges for 31
• District 202: Low inflation spells more budget woes for schools
• Congratulations to alumna Dr. Judy Minor, named the new assistant superintendent at Downers Grove High School (IL) District 99.
• Forum looks at the immigration debate from a Jewish lens
• Solomon Schechter: Families take renovation work into their own hands
• Police Blotter
• Trustees pedal forward on new bike path
• Bears vs. Packers on Sunday...what sort of economic impact will the game have? See what Professor Costas Spirou had to say (3:18 into MP3):
• Check out National Louis alumna and Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Superintendent Michele Hancock's MLK Day address.
• National Louis University professor appeared on Chicago Public Radio's "Morning Edition" today to discuss the economic impact of Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. The story begins just les
• Energy efficiency funds available to Cook County businesses
• Skokie Village Board notes Briefs
• Community: India Republic Day celebration Jan. 29 at Niles West
• Village of Skokie: Nudelman, 90, steps down as Board of Health chair
• Skatium: Park District renovation plan 'skates' through Plan Commission
• Oakton Briefs
• Supporting the Chicago Bears this weekend? Proud to be a Cheesehead? National Louis University professor Costas Spirou will be on NPR's Morning Edition on Friday, January 21 to talk about the economic impact of the NFC Championship game in Chicago
• National Louis University assistant professor Dr. Randy Hanson is leading efforts to increase the use of technology in America's classrooms. His webinar series for the Illinois Computing Educators is a key professional development tool for teachers
• Giveaway
• Blaser: Prognostications for 2011
• Sassone: Researchers with swabs makes us peevish
• O'Donovan: Whodunit: Dogs on the loose
• The Fixer: Sears keeps shirt rebate on its back
• Five books in spotlight
• Realty Insites: Getting the biggest bang for your remodeling buck
• Calling all Moms: It's time for a you-cation
• Recipe: Sirloin Roast
• Community Calendar
• Police Blotter
• Property Transfers
• Letters to the editor: Oakton overpass is a safety hazard
• Armed robbers steal $300 from taxi driver in Skokie
• How local lawmakers voted in Springfield
• Village Of Skokie: Walgreens gets surprise: Relocation plan voted down
• School Digest
• Education: District 73.5 grapples with annual calendar question
• Real moms of the Chicago suburbs speak out!
• Help a fellow alum! National Louis University alumna Jennifer Ayers-Moore is the founder of the Nathanial Ayers Foundation, an organization promoting mental health awareness and using the arts to improve the lives of the mentally ill. A video profile o
• Attention Phoenix area alumni - register today to meet NCE Dean Alison Hilsabeck on 1/31 via #constantcontact
• Attention Tampa alumni - register today for a networking event on Feb. 16! via #constantcontact
• League of Women Voters hosts forum on State's fiscal crisis
• Congratulations to National Louis University alumnus and Skokie (IL) Police Chief Barry Silverberg, who announced he will retire from service in May after 34 years with the department.
• National Louis University alumnus Kevin Lothridge (M.S. Management 1992) leads the National Forensic Science Technology Center in Tampa, Fla. Check out how Kevin is shaping the present and future of forensic science in the U.S. and abroad.
• Apply for the Jane Roiter Scholarship today if you are pursuing one of the following degrees: ◦M.S. Human Services/Community Counseling. ◦M.S. Human Services/School Counseling (Type 73 Endorsement). Deadline: January 23, 2011 For more info,
• Two day of reflection, celebration: Students heed King's message
• Evanston's 5th Ward: School study steeped in history
• Jewish Music Tribute: Hundreds gather in Skokie to honor Debbie Friedman
• NILES NORTH: Improv show a hit for audience and performers
• Holocaust Education Foundation to join Northwestern
• Skokie police chief to retire, deputy chief promoted
• Oakton Briefs
• National Louis University alumnus Robb Janov (M.A. Elementary Education, 1996) is touching the lives of Albuquerque, N.M. students through his Rock and Rhythm Band classes. "A lot of the kids say that Rock and Rhythm Band is the thing that helps me
• COMMUNITY: Second annual event unites around Filipino culture
• UPDATED: 'Moment of silence' returning to Evanston schools
• Second annual Skokie event unites around Filipino culture
• Skokie man charged with summer shooting in Evaston
• Suburboddity: The latest issue
• COMMUNITY: Calendar packed with events around Filipino culture
• Matt Vassil is a graduate of National Louis University's P.A.C.E. program, a program designed to meet the transitional needs of students with multiple learning disabilities. Matt is now the successful manager of a deli in Skokie and is opening door
• Healthbeat: Knowing when a loved one needs home health care
• School Digest
• Community Calendar
• Newsmaker
• Property Transfers
• Roll Call Report
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
• Blaser: What's with this tax hike?
• The Fixer: Car, owner emerge without a scratch
• Police Blotter
• Andrew Clements '72 is the author of "Frindle," a children's novel that has sold millions of copies. Check out the story of his career and why National Louis University played a key role in his growth as an author.
• The Center for Practitioner Research publishes its second edition of i.e.: inquiry in education. Check it out at
• Skokie police go undercover as pizza delivery men
• Biss takes reigns of 17th House after state income tax hike vote
• Coulson leaves after opposing tax-hike, Biss sworn in
• Evanston District 65's bond rating rises
• Don't fear your child's laptop: Psychiatrist maps out strategy for family friendly technology
• Wilkerson quits school race
• Skokie man indicted for forgery, false impersonation as lawyer
• New standards to require increased rigor
• Girls Science Expo successes inspire more
• Value Transmission finds new home in Skokie
• Skokie seeks public input on new bike path
• Skokie hosting 'quit smoking' classes
• Pub aims to have Skokie's first enclosed al fresco dining
• Skokie Village Board notes
• Glenview couple seeks pair who lost money at Old Orchard
• Bears mascot kicks off reading club
• Walgreens landlord fumes over relocation plans
• Public input requested on former police station site
• Man without law degree served as attorney in dozens of cases
• Evanston's caucus successor now defunct
• Sony sued after TV allegedly sparks Skokie apartment fire
• Apply for the Jane Roiter Scholarship today if you are pursuing one of the following degrees: ◦M.S. Human Services/Community Counseling. ◦M.S. Human Services/School Counseling (Type 73 Endorsement). Deadline: January 23, 2011 For more info,
• The Fixer: Resolve to be careful out there
• O'Donovan: Trying not to fumble as ball drops
• The resolution: Go from couch potato to athlete
• Guest Essay: The concept of college readiness
• Top Photos of 2010
• Oakton looks ahead with expansion plan
• Improve your personal fitness at NSSC
• Rescued dogs lead new lives healing humans
• Yellow Line suspended for weekend
• Police Blotter
• Rev up your weight loss challenge
• Patty's Diner serves last meal after 20 years
• Giveaway
• Oakton Briefs
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Property Transfers
• Sassone: New laws affect idiots and monkeys
• Realty InSites: Bush tax cut extension includes property-related conditions
• Congratulations to alumnus Jeff Brierton, who has been named the new superintendent at Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Ill. Jeff is currently a building president at Warren and begins his new position on July 1, 2012.
• Agencies make case for federal grants
• Sense And Sensibility
• Do you fall National Louis on twitter? As we celebrate our 125th anniversary, follow our 125 tweets in 125 days profiling National Louis' rich legacy! www.twitter.com/nationallouis
• Park District levy reflects dire economy
• Student-run assembly highlights reading skills
• Mayor Van Dusen looks ahead to busy 2011
• Program shines spotlight on Filipino culture
• Roll Call Report
• Healthbeat: Treatment options exist to deal with hand, wrist pain
• District 219 Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Sassone: Maybe if we vow just to try next year
• Blaser: The numbers prove it - this will be a great year
• O'Donovan: Words to begin the new year by
• The Fixer: Good Guys & Gals, a second look
• NSSC meeting feature lecture by Olshansky
• Letters to the editor: Walgreens plan creates burden
• 5, 10,25, 100 years ago in the news
• Program provides holiday aid
• Top stories of 2010: A theater is saved, and a new 'Voice' is heard in Skokie
• State-of-the-art Skokie police station opens
• Police Blotter
• Closing time: Patty's Diner serves last meal after 20 years
• North Shore Senior Center: Improve your personal fitness at NSSC
• Skokie Village Board briefs
• New liquor license rules to be fine-tuned
• It's going to be a white Christmas in Chicago area
• Drum roll: We present the best of Suburboddity
• What are you looking for from your alumni community? Help us provide those services to you by completing this very short survey. We appreciate your help!
• Realty InSites: Trust your home, protect your identity
• The Worst: Nominee for this year's worst gift
• The worst ... present I ever received
• Sassone: An ornament from the 'flocked' era
• Blaser: Two student tragedies that should not have happened
• O'Donovan: The season of many happy returns
• The Fixer: Good Guys & Gals are everywhere
• Give the grandparents what they really want
• Moser: O, Pioneers
• The Worst: Nominee for this year's worst gift
• Editorial: Christmas almost here -- enjoy it
• The worst ... present I ever received
• Police Blotter
• Tainted desserts sicken 100, Lincolnwood bakery pulls products
• Options on District 68 redistricting explored
• Most local unemployment rates continue to fall
• Healthbeat: How to know when to call 911 for your child
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Alumnus Dr. Anghesom Atsbaha was named the City of Chicago's Outstanding Education Employee of the Year for his work at Truman College.
• Alumna Linda Grieshaber has been named the new program manager for McHenry County (IL) PADS. Interested in getting involved? Check out their site at
• Doctoral candidate William Griffin is putting his education into practice as the vice chairman of the College of Lake County board of trustees. William was recently named a committee member for the national Association of Community College Trustees. Co
• Education: District 68 revamps website in big way
• Giving: Donors come through on cold day at courthouse
• Two teens charged in robberies on street and at restaurant
• Community: Golf Crawford Auto fixing them right for 25 years
• Junior high kids create robots for practical use
• Man brandishes knife, steals parakeet, cash from Skokie pet store
• Warmer temperatures, snow showers expected early Monday
• Alumna Sue Gomez was recently recognized as the Illinois High School Nurse Administrator of the Year. Check out this profile of Sue's career and accomplishments.
• VILLAGE: Village sponsors diversity program for youth
• National-Louis alumna Suzette Pigman Rhoades a candidate for Highlands County Commission in Florida. Congrats, Suzette!
• The Unemployee in ... Punching in as Santa
• The worst ... thing I ever drove
• Letters to the editor: Fix broken immigration system with DREAM Act
• News Briefs
• Police Blotter
• District 219 approves new levy
• Healthbeat: Laptop use is linked to male infertility
• Community Calendar
• Property Transfers
• The Fixer: Two drops for two telecom firms
• Sassone: Idiots' guide to holiday decorating
• Blaser: The real promise of Christmas
• O'Donovan: The best Christmas present ever
• Congrats to alumna Dr. Jo-Ellen Fairbanks-Schutz, recently selected to be the associate dean for basic education at Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin. An audio interview with Dr. Fairbanks-Schutz coming soon.
• National-Louis University's unique partnership with Skokie District 73.5 is paying dividends for the district.
• Oakton College board OKs $68.5 million renovation
• Park Ridge leans right in November election
• Election: Spring election filings begin
• Evanston drops top-tier high school humanities class
• Vacated Skokie police station appraised
• Five District 73.5 teachers earn national seal
• Science show Friday promises to be a scene-stealer
• Skokie Library: Librarian works for technology access for all
• Niles Township: Wrapping party a gift to food pantry
• Development: Walgreens plans major relocation on Dempster
• Years-old invite ends with 100th birthday party
• Edens Spur rehab project complete
• The Fixer: Shopping is such sweet sorrow ...
• How local lawmakers voted in Springfield
• Sassone: Be generous to red kettle
• Create crafts for a cause this holiday season
• No time to cook? Stores let you grab meals to go
• Praise, criticism for pension reforms
• Police Blotter
• The Fixer: Gift card might not be a bargain
• Deferred costs helping to improve financial outlook
• Healthbeat: It's more than a bad mood
• Oakton Briefs
• School Digest
• Community Calendar
• Property Transfers
• Roll Call Report
• Votes by state legislators
• O'Donovan: A mix of oldies, goodies and newbies
• Blaser: Santo a real Hall of Famer
• Realty InSites: Gifts for homeowners
• On Tuesday, former White House chief of staff and current Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel visited National-Louis University to outline his plans for improving Chicago Public Schools. Read the story here: the press conference here: out photos
• Arrest made in Skokie home invasion
• A Civil War Christmas - An American Musical Celebration
• Courthouse drive set for 16th year
• Opportunities abound for holiday charity
• Niles North troupe premieres show of children's tales
• Gourmet food court, market planned for 2011
• Suburboddity
• Santo made time for North Shore neighbors
• Bears safety to visit Evanston school next week
• Alumnus Frank Roder has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for his work with Pasco County (FL) schools. Listen to an interview with Frank at the link below.
• Congrats to alumnus Matt McNabb, currently performing in "Cats" at Theo Ubique in Chicago's far North side.
• Men jump driver, crash vehicle
• Sassone: I got a name to sell. Any buyers?
• O'Donovan: Amending 'Boys Leave, Girls Stay'
• Moser: The permanent staycation
• Blaser: Expect more, you get more
• Fixer: It's good to be a Good Guy or Gal
• The Unemployee in ... Problem is in your pipes
• Most suburbs see unemployment rates continue to fall
• School Digest
• Community Calendar
• In Service
• Property Transfers
• Police Blotter
• Evanston Christmas concert set for Sunday
• What's the best way to teach young students new vocabulary words? National-Louis professor Camille Blachowicz, assistant professor Ann Bates and adjunct faculty Char Cieply are leading the way.
• Niles Township: Food pantry faces unprecedented demand
• Store offers unique mix for holiday shopping
• Community: Rosenblum's opens for first Hanukkah in Skokie
• What you can do: Volunteering, money donations most needed
• Santa Celebrations
• Family Breakfast With Santa
• Oakton Briefs
• Editorial: Thanksgiving: Who is thankful for us?
• Realty InSites: Primer on distress sales
• Sassone: Time to watch holiday movies
• Blaser: Giving thanks for ancestors
• The Fixer: Departed debited by DirecTV
• O'Donovan: Holiday research: Tall turkey tales
• The worst ... thing I ever ate on Thanksgiving
• Happy Thanksgiving: Low-tech turkey day fun
• Blaser: Giving thanks for ancestors
• Letters to the editor: Still waiting for an answer on weapons code question
• The Fixer: Finally off the hook for bill of 50 Gs
• Most property owners see higher tabs: Assessors: Tax bills causing confusion, outrage
• Healthbeat: Beating the winter blues
• Police Blotter
• School Digest
• Skokie Library hosts meeting to explain Medicare Part D
• Campus Notes
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Property Transfers
• District 65: Tax delays put schools in bind
• Central United Methodist Church: Log cabin renovation completes first phase
• Congrats to National-Louis alumna Dawn Block, MBA '03. After seven years with Hayneedle, Inc., an online retailer of home furnishings and lifestyle products, Dawn has been promoted to Vice President of Merchandising. Read the story right now, and
• Public Works Department earns seal of approval
• Tax bills reflect frozen village levy
• District 68 draft levy reflects sour economy
• Police investigating heated argument arrest juvenile for unrelated action
• Middleton book drive helps African children
• District 68 'angels' help students in need
• Skokie resident fulfills lifelong dream as extra in big movie
• Business Briefs
• Lock Box program provides emergency access to homes
• Fletcher DuBois' "Rituals in Learning Communities" on the air right now
• Eating lunch in the office today? Join us from 12-1:30 p.m. CST for a live broadcast of National-Louis faculty Fletcher DuBois' "Rituals in Learning Communities." www.ustream.tv/channels/library-live-events
• Property Transfers
• In Service
• Sassone: Thankful for green bean casserole
• The Fixer: Sears in hot water over heater
• Moser: My shiny and deadly farmin' toys
• Fund-raising dinner attended by nearly 700
• Editorial: Communities need pension relief too
• Skokie Village Board notes
• Police Blotter
• Healthbeat: There may be wholistic help for a hurting head
• Oakton Briefs
• School Digest
• Guest essay: Vitamin D key to good health
• Community Calendar
• O'Donovan: 'Heartbeat at her feet' goes out
• National-Louis faculty Fletcher DuBois presents "Rituals in Learning Communities," a discussion about academic traditions, on Thursday, November 18 from 12-1:30 p.m. in the Public Forum Room at the North Shore Campus. Can't make it? Watc
• Congrats to National-Louis alumnus Russ Riendeau, featured as an expert in this Wall Street Journal story.
• District 219 Briefs
• New TIF created in West Dempster Street
• The Global Education Conference begins today. Sessions are free for all to attend online. Take advantage at
• Health Department proposes ban on smoking shops
• Museum president, survivor reflects on Kristallnacht anniversary
• Skokie avoids virus outbreak -- so far
• Subburboddity
• Not too late to claim tax breaks, assessor says
• Niles North 10-minute plays boost budding playwrights
• Sour economy leads municipalities to combine service contracts
• Textbook buy-back times are available for the following campus locations: Chicago, Nov. 15-18, 12-6 p.m. North Shore, Nov. 15-16, 3-7 p.m. Lisle, Nov. 16-18, 3-7 p.m. Elgin, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wheeling, Nov. 18, 3-7 p.m.
• Sour economy leading towns to partner for services
• 'No child' law snares 4 Evanston schools
• District puts ISAT results in a less-flattering light
• No surprises in elementary district report cards
• Kenilworth attorney crushed to death by golf cart
• School Digest
• Costly lesson
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Property Transfers
• Sassone: I vote: Get rid of the Box
• Blaser: What voters are telling politicians
• Realty InSites: Time running out for home tax credits
• The Fixer: Lawn touched with a 40-foot pole
• Honoring vets
• O'Donovan: Miserable in damp sweatpants
• Veterans Day: Honoring the service of others
• Honoring vets
• Ramsey Lewis visits North Shore
• Proliferation of worship places hurts business, Rainey says
• Police Blotter
• Win 2 tickets to see the Cake Boss
• Healthbeat: Most people don't realize they from suffer hearing loss
• Donations sought for annual giving program
• New Cook property tax bills sure to confound
• ETHS may scrub honors-only humanities, biology
• State funds released for local work
• Program recalls horrors of 1938's Kristallnacht
• Skokie institution Schaefer's celebrates 75 years
• Skokie Village Board notes
• Sculpture finds new home at Skokie Library
• Former USGA president Buzz Taylor passes away at 79
• Moser: A constructive year
• The Unemployee in ... Stop! In the name of Irv
• Editorial: Can't we all just get along?
• Area school districts show mixed test results
• Police Blotter
• Assyrian Council special use permit amended
• New Thanksgiving Day 5k to be held at Erickson Woods
• Healthbeat: It's important to have a healthy respect for the flu
• School Digest
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Sassone: Moving on after hideous campaigns
• Blaser: Are schools really preparing students?
• O'Donovan: Always something that doesn't work
• The Fixer: Calling Luna on the carpet
• Suffredin re-elected
• Tax break spurs new use for vacant building
• EDUCATION: No surprises in elementary district report cards
• Preckwinkle wins board president
• Biss wins in Illinois 17th House
• Schakowsky wins 9th handily
• Tests show differing trends in state report card
• No surprises in elementary district report cards
• 2010 Election Updates
• Family festival celebrates Halloween and fall season
• Skokie Village Board notes
• Grant makes Stenson School garden a reality
• German students enjoy 'electrifying' visit to schools, Chicago
• Bill Kurtis headlines Oakton 40th birthday Saturday
• AMC to provide 'sensory friendly' screenings
• Skokie Voice schedules open house
• Key races to be decided Tuesday
• Young authors submit spooktacular stories
• Hot to vote for ELL grant
• Moser: Hi-Ho, the Derry-o
• Suburban unemployment rate down 2nd straight month
• Young authors submit spooktacular stories
• ELL Center seeks help to secure $50,000 grant
• Sassone: Making memories at Trailside Museum
• Police Blotter
• Halloween and Fall Festivals Calendar
• SWANCC chief on leave over irregularities
• O'Donovan: Never call G.I. Joe a D-O-L-L
• Trick-or-treat hours set
• Sassone: Yield to deer crossing on our busy streets
• 13th Cook County Board: Incumbent, challenger vie in a low-key contest
• Team Fixer hits the $1 million mark
• Storm results in unexpected school evacuations
• O'Donovan: Politics full of everything but civility
• Waste agency chief quits after 'irregularities' found
• Blaser: Decisions, decisions, decisions
• Sale breathes new life into entertainment venue
• Realty InSites: Reverse mortgages bear study, scrutiny
• Suburbs urge residents to prepare for high winds
• The Unemployee in ... Stable employment
• District 68 mulls altering attendance boundaries
• Blaser: The joy of Halloween on Sunday
• 'Animal House's' Bluto comes to Skokie
• Halloween tricks, treats and 'gross-out sweets'
• Reporter sinks teeth into charity burger bash
• School Report Cards
• Scary Stories Contest Winners
• Letters to the editor: Schakowsky for 9th
• Newsmakers: Skokie resident in Israel for cancer cure walk
• District puts ISAT results in a less-flattering light
• Suburboddity
• The Fixer: Loan remodification takes 10 months to stop foreclosure
• Foreclosure filings not likely to slow soon: report
• In Service
• Hurdle cleared for new cancer treatment clinic
• Community alert: Suspect sought in attempted abduction of Maine East student
• The Unemployee in ... Blood, tears and terror
• Foreclosure filings not likely to slow soon: report
• People & promotions
• Niles North instructor to head state teachers union
• Letters to the editor: Elect Kirk to restore integrity
• Updated: Storm brings flight cancellations, power outages
• Letters to the editor: Biss my choice in District 17
• Campus Notes
• Pioneer Press endorsements
• The Fixer: Your cash is safe in the tropics
• Guest Essay: Peace and Unity Month focuses on changing oneself from within
• School Digest
• Summer school tuition hiked 4 percent in 2011
• Healthbeat: Expand 'the birds and the bees' and give comprehensive talks
• Editorial: Schakowsky in 9th
• School Digest
• Shabbat celebration welcomes friends
• Community Calendar
• Board president urges neighbors to stay with special ed cooperative
• School Digest
• Niles West students celebrate homecoming
• Roll Call Report: How your Congressman voted on top issues
• Police Blotter
• Community Calendar
• Follow this Tuesday's election results with us
• Scary Stories: Fifth Grade, West Group
• 'Twelfth Night' brings Shakespeare to Niles North
• Letters to the editor: On Constitutional amendment, vote 'no'
• District 65 eyes 2012 vote on 5th Ward school
• 'No child' law snares 4 Evanston schools
• Teacher charged with DUI resigns
• Skokie launches new website for downtown
• New Skokie police station opens for business
• Downtown Dine-Around serves up buffet of restaurants
• Obituary: Festival of Cultures volunteer remembered for dedication
• District 73.5 intern program puts National-Louis students to work
• Niles Township starts drug prescription program
• Accused Skokie drug dealer held on $250,000 bond
• Q&A: Hamilton Chang, 17th House candidate
• Q&A: Daniel K. Biss, 17th House candidate
• Letters to the editor: Daniel Biss my choice for state 17th House District
• Budget crisis crushing state economy
• Endorsement: Re-elect Suffredin to County
• Evanston High School names new safety chief
• Endorsement: Biss in 17th House
• School Digest
• Recession may be over but jobs still scarce
• Community Calendar
• Police Blotter
• Property Transfers
• Plaintiff protest latest round in Skokie legal fight
• Halloween and Fall Festivals Calendar
• District 219 Homecomings highlight October events
• Realty InSites: Saving for a rainy day? Flood insurance can help
• Sassone: How does one increase his Gs?
• Blaser: Football too dangerous for kids?
• O'Donovan: Battle of sexes: data processing
• The Fixer: Taxing to be 'taxed' before taxiing
• The Unemployee in ... On the road crew again
• Q&A: Jan Schakowsky, 9th Congress candidate
• Teacher takes the scare out of math
• Taxman faced another foreclosure
• Mayor, student meet over crime concerns
• Eatery seeks outdoor dining OK
• Committee endorses District 68 candidates
• Driver charged in girl-left-on-bus incident
• Blood donations reach 10-year low
• Students meet playwright before staging his story
• Yard waste program to start Monday
• Haunted house kicks off Halloween season in Skokie
• Village Board Briefs
• Man sentenced in connection with Skokie child pornography sting
• O'Donovan: Waste not, want a mutiny
• The Unemployee in ... He is ironing man
• Group gardens build community, synergy
• Editorial: Quinn for governor, Kirk for U.S. Senate
• News Briefs: Petitions available for District 69
• Police Blotter
• Healthbeat: Herpes -- here's what you need to know and how to protect your lips
• District 219 Briefs
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Property Transfers
• Halloween and Fall Festivals Calendar
• Sassone: Teen driving test - Read 'Finnegan's Wake'
• The Fixer: Spirit lacking in this sky venture
• Election 2010: State of education mixed
• Blaser: Internet aids family history sleuthing
• District 65 isn't waiting to implement core standards
• Eths Prairie State Testing: Results leave little to cheer about
• District 65 trustees leery of rushing Evanston school vote
• Ace Hardware plans facelift
• LWV to host forum for 9th Congressional District candidates
• Village Inn celebrates 20 years Friday
• Print, broadcast staff join forces for online publication
• Synagogue's art show adds new features
• Skokie schools make certain community stays informed
• All the bells, whistles for Olsen, Clark, Idonije
• Rep. Lang to debate 'Jefferson' for fundraiser
• Fairview students make mural for ELL Parent Center
• I-PASS doesn't mean free pass
• Congregation celebrates bountiful blessings
• Fund 69: Annual walk slated Saturday
• Fourth child abduction attempt in Skokie
• District 69 hearing on waivers for holidays
• Metra cancels construction, original schedule reverts reinstated
• Police Blotter
• Community Calendar
• Police Blotter
• Lawmakers and financial votes: A scorecard
• National immigration issue resonates locally
• Halloween and Fall Festivals Calendar
• Realty InSites: Health care bill taxes some real estate
• The Fixer: I-PASS doesn't mean free pass
• O'Donovan: Stress linked to living room battles
• Blaser: Are we really what we eat?
• Sassone: Squirrels can teach us a few things
• Holiday bazaar coming up? Tell us!
• The Unemployee in ... Grease is the word
• Hester, Harris battle for Bears' car supremacy
• Letters to the editor: Biss getting my vote
• Niles West teacher charged with DUI, drug possession
• Class of 2010 repeats school's ACT record
• Panel to gauge interest in a 5th Ward school
• Schakowsky, Pollak differ on extending tax cuts for wealthy
• Changes to outdoor dining rules approved
• Grant moves forward for new downtown Skokie CTA station
• Stathi's family warmed by fund-raiser turnout
• Nordstrom employee charged with overnight shoplifting
• Skokie Voice becomes residents association
• Plans to relieve Willard, Dewey space crunch
• Guest Essay: Community learned from tragedy
• Village Board Briefs
• Skokie Voice becomes residents association
• Skokie Voice defines its future
• Niles West theater alternating two small-cast plays to open season
• Sunday open house: Police Department prepares for monumental move
• Skokie police station: Key facts
• Subburboddity
• Five new officers sworn in for Skokie
• Lawmakers and financial votes: A scorecard
• Village of Skokie: Changes to outdoor dining rules approved
• Grant moves forward for new downtown Skokie CTA station
• Oakton Briefs
• Mario Tricoci accused of spitting on cabdriver
• Lawsuit: Dog bit Skokie woman
• Wanted: Really scary stories
• Third child abduction attempt reported in Skokie
• The season turns: It's time to plan and plant
• Suburban unemployment rate drops in August
• Letters to the editor: District 65 buses need monitors
• Possible attempted child abduction reported in Winnetka
• Pressing school issues sure to test legislators
• Possible attempted child abduction reported in Winnetka
• Police Blotter
• Third child abduction attempt reported in Skokie
• Simple cucumber salad
• Healthbeat: Treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes
• School Digest
• The Fixer: Yond car has a lien and unsold look
• Consumer advocate lauded
• Community Calendar
• Blaser: Voters fed up with politicians
• Sassone: Project Runway, cabbie edition
• O'Donovan: Doggy makeover: Do I look for the cone nose or handlebar 'stache?
• The Fixer: Trip to Mexico lost, but $400 found
• Schakowsky pleased housing for seniors moving ahead
• Taxman building in Oak Park faces foreclosure
• Bus-aide drop sparks complaints
• School additions may not be paid off 'til 2029
• Colleton to seek sixth term
• Holocaust Museum hosts speaker who overcame adversity
• Hookah-smoking suspects charged
• Long-standing dispute ends -- auto shop must move out in 5 months
• Niles West students turn hate event around
• Cremation services recommended for funeral home
• Events commemorate Gandhi birthday
• Sunday fund-raiser helps 1-year-old fight cancer
• Senior hosts cancer research benefit at Niles North
• New National-Louis president brings rich history to job
• Suburboddity
• Trustees set for vote on years-old eminent domain case
• Man charged in disorderly case
• 9th District Congress: Pollak to host town hall tonight
• O'Donovan: Knowing what cads you hold
• The Fixer: FORE! Five lessons land in rough
• Holiday bazaar? Let us know
• The Unemployee in ... Old saw vs. heavy metal
• The Unemployee in ... Getting to know the drill
• 2010 election: Complex challenges emerge in today's world
• Police Blotter
• Pioneer Press Scary Story contest rules
• Police Blotter
• Second child abduction attempt in Skokie in a week
• Healthbeat: Recess: It's more than just a break from classes
• School Digest
• Community Calendar
• Property Transfers
• Property Transfers
• Realty Insites: Keep home in ready-to-sell condition
• Sassone: Literary ambition falls short
• Blaser: Vanity sizing hits men's wear
• Second child abduction attempt in Skokie in a week
• Evanston school plans may go before voters
• Nichols kids get free access to Evanston YMCA
• Trustees make new police contract official
• Upcoming events honor Filipino community
• Special use request would allow truck rentals
• Futuro Latino group speaking with one voice
• District 68 hopes Fall Fest brings crowds Thursday
• Crime: Cole Taylor Bank in Skokie robbed
• Oakton Briefs
• Skokie Village Board notes Briefs
• Raises remain reduced for top village employees
• District 73.5: Incident prompts safety reminder for students
• VILLAGE: Driving school OK'd, but not to applicant's satisfaction
• Police: No major incident after hate group protests in Skokie, Evanston
• Northlight Theatre Presents Paula Vogel’s 'A Civil War Christmas'
• Chicago man charged in ‘polite' Skokie burglary
• Cole Taylor Bank in Skokie robbed
• Sassone: If recession's over where are jobs?
• Not a crafter? Try these easy-to-make projects
• The Unemployee in ... the Time Warp on stage
• Blaser: What's on your suburban bucket list?
• Fixer: Waterproofing proves leaky affair
• Kotin's Verdict: Blagojevich trial showed judicial system works
• Schakowsky, Pollak pose stark contrasts
• Property Transfers
• Editorial: Cut through the rhetoric before you vote this fall
• Police Blotter
• Glenview motorist clocked at 108 mph on Edens
• Get Crafty
• Healthbeat: The prostate exam: Not just for cancer screening
• School Digest
• Campus Notes
• Community Calendar
• O'Donovan: 'Scientific' school supply search
• Evanston math program gains U.S. recognition
• 10th Congressional District Briefs
• Speaker Pelosi to attend Indo-American dinner
• Middleton School takes home reading trophy
• Skokie Voice meeting to define group's future
• Skokie burglar apologies while robbing woman
• Skimming scam suspected in thefts from ATM users
• Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra: Simmons and company celebrate 2 decades of music-making
• Niles Township: Never too late to learn computer skills
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Realty InSites: Spikes in property taxes may be worth filing an appeal
• Benefit coming up for the House of Welcome
• O'Donovan: Networking for the unsocial
• Sassone: Labor Day celebrates work's impact
• Blaser: First week of school: all potential
• The Fixer: Bad customers, the sequel
• The Unemployee in ... The forklift in the road
• Editorial: Lean back and enjoy Labor Day
• Back to the Backlot for end of summer fun
• Police Blotter
• Community mourns Don Heyrman, 90
• District 65: Five schools open with new principals
• Schakowsky tours site of Evanston housing project
• Monthi Fest celebrates Christian traditions with Indian flair
• Emergency drill shows state well prepared for crises
• News Briefs: Niles North to host ovarian cancer awareness benefit
• Popular blues artist to perform for theater
• Plans for Park District ball fields resurrected
• Public Works Department earns high mark
• O'Donovan: Through the eyeglasses of rascals
• The Fixer: These customers aren't right
• The Unemployee in ... Press 'd'oh' for Spanish
• Letters to the editor: Pollak impresses at O'Hare meeting
• Letters to the editor: Skokie not exercising power wisely in case for eminent domain
• Business briefs: Lincolnwood Town Center welcomes new retailers
• Police Blotter
• Police commander leaves Skokie for top job
• Suburban unemployment rate changes varied in July
• Arbitrator sides with village over key economic issues
• Healthbeat: Learn to be an advocate for your own health care
• Oakton Briefs
• School Digest
• Community Calendar
• Sassone: Some things just don't change
• Blaser: African-American passion in baseball
• Evanston boot camps show AP's not for sissies
• Pantry hopes House bill will help fund expansion
• 10th Congressional District Briefs: Stem cell ruling decried
• District 219 holds first-ever softball camp
• Fest promises non-stop musical charge
• Skokie business aimed at closing 'gender gap' in contractor trust
• District 73.5 embraces healthier food choices
• To do list: Better bike routes from east to west
• Panel backs pizzeria despite resident concerns
• Suburboddity: Look for the Sox flag and pole in Minnesota
• 9th Congressional briefs: Summit sparks war of words between Schakowsky, Pollak
• Police map out plan to address vacancies
• Candidates sought for District 68 Board election
• Thousands expected at fourth Backlot Bash
• The Fixer: Where's Shatner when you need him?
• Blaser: Technology isn't really our teachers' best friend
• Backyard bounty: Time to harvest your crops
• Police Blotter
• 17th House candidates react to Blagojevich verdict
• Five hospitalized after brawl outside Zhivago Restaurant in Skokie
• Pizza Garden Pizza Tart
• Ask the gardener
• To Your Good Health: People caring for aging parents are not alone
• Healthbeat: Does it make sense to take vitamin supplements?
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Sassone: Defining 'big' -- just say 'fat'
• O'Donovan: Among shallows, we find Snooki -- who?
• Skokie Village Board notes
• District 65 backs truancy measures
• Holocaust Museum ready to embrace 'rehabilitation' role
• Skokie seeks grants for two projects
• Next To Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center: Evanston explores 5th Ward school vote
• Freshmen get new required school supply: laptops
• Health fair kicks off parent center's third year
• Farmers Market becomes summer staple in Skokie
• New Skokie police station set for October opening
• Skokie Village Board notes Briefs
• NILES TOWNSHIP: Economy pressures putting food pantry in crisis
• District 68 projects first deficit in several years
• 'Rocky Horror' kicks off fundraisers for downtown venue
• Illinois helps preserve sacred Nazi death camp
• Mosquito population up 800 percent in two weeks
• Evanston Social Security bash has an agenda
• The Fixer: Dialing back to Plan A with AT&T
• August 2, 2010: The day of eating dangerously
• Latino Medical Center to sell entertainment books
• Police Blotter
• Niles Township assessment appeal seminar set for Friday
• The Fixer: Dialing back to Plan A with AT&T
• Healthbeat: Running marathons can leave athletes running on empty
• Oakton Briefs
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Property Transfers
• Newsmakers: Suburbanites help plan dinner supporting Israeli troops
• Letters to the editor: Giannoulias is defender of people, not Wall St.
• Blaser: Autumn is invading my summer
• Sassone: Give credit where it's really due
• O'Donovan: Lost in transmission at Dells
• 9th congressional briefs: Schakowsky takes note of foe
• Skokie Development: Driving school, car wash backed by panel
• Anti-discrimination activist wins Spirit of Anne Frank Award
• Police program helps seniors combat crime
• Father, son charged with growing marijuana
• District 73.5 deficit budget reflects tough times
• New picture book tells Skokie's history
• The Fixer: Dialing back to Plan A with AT&T
• Campus Notes
• The Fixer: Obnoxious customers feature
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Pet Of The Week
• O'Donovan: A history of similar shades
• The Fixer: $40 refund scores GOOOOOAL!
• Sassone: Big Ed spies on energy hogs like me
• Here's how to host a 21st century block party
• The Unemployee in ... Swim with the big dogs
• Police Blotter
• Trip abroad triggers new investigation
• Pet rocks
• Melt in your Mouth Cookies
• Healthbeat: Bringing communities together to create safe routes to school
• Editorial: Open meetings should include public comment
• Northshore Sculpture Park becomes classroom for kids
• Contract extended for management of North Shore Center
• Wilmette police: Turn in fake licenses
• Agreement close in thorny Skokie eminent domain case
• Family set to clean hoarder home
• Skokie Park District: Urban farm on Water District land a step closer
• Skokie emergency phone alert set for test run Tuesday
• Evanston-based hospital system touts 'most-wired' status
• Suburboddity
• Property Transfers
• Realty InSites: Tax exemptions help some homeowners
• O'Donovan: Under Hamburglar's dark curse
• Blaser: Maybe the Cubs really are cursed
• The Fixer: Wedding gift charge leaves progeny
• Sassone: Who's buying Christmas in July?
• Basketball players raise thousands for education
• Asked and Answered debuts
• The Unemployee in ... Dropping the other shoe
• Asked and answered: Sleuthing for a shoehorn
• Letters to the editor: Time to revive Skokie's better past
• Niles North principal retires, assistant promoted
• Volunteers help make tournament a success
• To Your Good Health: National Night Out a reminder that health, safety go hand in hand
• Foreclosure activity high, but glimmer of hope
• Healthbeat: Heavy backpacks are weighing children down
• Oakton Street overhaul considered again
• Oakton Community College Briefs
• Police Blotter
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Storm coverage: Floods' aftermath
• Pet of the Week
• Skokie cemetery, parent reach accord on son's gravesite flagpoles
• Blaser: Test drives writer to frustration
• Skokie man charged in bomb threat at Niles police station
• July's garden checklist: Care, feeding for crops
• Biss widens financial lead through June
• Police Blotter
• Lawsuit targets school taxpayer inequities
• Village honors top student achievers
• Evanston Township High School finance chief sees more cuts ahead
• O'Donovan: Another wing at the Pretense Museum
• Get crime alerts through new Skokie Police link
• Bids for bachelor, 10 years later gets bridegroom
• Old Orchard hosts North Shore art fest this weekend
• Jewish Orthodox community mourns Moshe Menora
• Man charged in burglaries to Evanston autos
• Sculpture park adds first two works of 2010
• Clarification
• The Unemployee in ... A slice of life (with olives)
• Parade, fireworks mark Skokie Fourth of July
• Dry cleaner owner to robbers: 'I stay here and fight'
• Woman found dead in trash-filled Skokie home
• Grants awarded to promote foreclosure mediation program
• Merchants cut some slack on sign code
• Police Blotter
• Oakton Briefs
• Schakowsky receives safety award
• Officials heartened by report
• Suburban jobless rate up in June, bucking state trend
• Oakton Community College briefs
• Skokie man faces charges in tax-fraud probe
• Skokie man, three grandchildren killed in Michigan plane crash
• CTA station, bike path projects move forward
• Community Calendar
• Taking the kid out of Kiddieland as sign goes
• ComEd asks for 7 percent rate increase
• Police Blotter
• School Notes
• Holocaust Museum: New genocide commission becomes law
• The Fixer: Get concrete terms for work
• Community Calendar
• Roll Call Report
• Suburboddity
• District 219 Briefs
• Survivors bear witness to Nazi eugenics
• Campus Notes
• Business owner to robbers: 'I stay and fight'
• Healthbeat: Allergies make insect bites into more than a nuisance
• Award-winning Pioneer Press photographers to exhibit work
• Property Transfers
• Schedule slated for Fourth week
• The Fixer: Take great care with tots in pool
• Exhibition schedule of events set
• Healthbeat: See your doctor for the green light to exercise
• More on ORT Institute
• Property Transfers
• Week of activities begins Glenview kids museum's 25th anniversary
• Pet of the week
• Skokie woman charged in June 10 Northbrook crash
• Healthbeat: Why is there racial disparity in cancer survival rates?
• Skokie Village Board notes
• The Fixer: Always keep your eye on the bill
• Letters to the editor: Suggestions on town meeting
• 'Taxi Driver' author a mall-to-mall salesman
• Skokie Village briefs
• Sassone: More handguns, less humanity
• Police Blotter
• Honor Roll
• New exhibition exposes Nazi eugenics program
• Community Calendar
• Animation film festival set in Evanston
• Realty InSites: Lead paint law adds layer to renovation
• Two sought in Skokie bank robbery
• Blaser: Savor summer moments
• Non-union raises tempered by sour economy
• Oakton Briefs
• Skokie gets OK to inspect debris-filled home
• Roll Call Report
• New Holocaust Museum exhibition examines 'deadly medicine'
• Sassone: What's on your reading list?
• Student tab tops $20,000 in some high schools
• The Fixer: Dishin' on DISH problems
• More districts plan to leave cooperative
• Fireworks displays and parades
• Heavy rains close area roads, Eisenhower Expressway
• Property Transfers
• Former church official pleads guilty to sex offense
• Blaser: Scum, like cream, rises
• New District 69 leader sees a busy first year
• Kotin's Verdict: BP's move smart one, legally speaking
• Specialty school proposed for Skokie's east side
• Community Calendar
• District 73 School Briefs
• Pet Of The Week
• ORT Institute prepares students for jobs
• O'Donovan: A veggie amidst carnivores
• Large new yoga facility opens at Old Orchard
• The Unemployee in ... Digital age, printed page
• Haben seeks addition to display antique hearse
• Kirk apologizes for military misstatements
• Major upgrade eyed for Skatium, could close much of 2011
• Sassone: Nightmare debates getting ridiculous
• Campaign cash flows for Schakowsky, Pollak
• The Fixer: Hung out to dry on rebates
• Food drive, reception Saturday to help pantry
• DJ keeps energy level high at Relay
• Habitual truants could face fines
• Alden Estates honors employee
• District 73.5 PTA aims to provide key support
• O'Donovan: Marmalade, She Wrote
• Don't miss the junior disability champions
• The Unemployee in ... Have mop, will travel
• Skokie remains home to pageant producers
• Try these for Indiana Jones-like adventures
• The Fixer: Please send cash! It's me, honest!
• Three mosquito pools in Skokie test positive for West Nile
• Fond memories send graduates back to junior high
• Blaser: How do we determine teacher pay?
• Deal reached to end construction strike
• Editorial: Laws push safety for biker, driver
• Skokie takes action to make parks safer
• Regional office of education still owes teachers, state police
• Strike halts summer construction projects
• Sassone: Mr. Fix It's got nothing on me
• Guest Essay: Use modern communication tools, freedom of expression to spread peace
• Fundraiser kicks off to save downtown Skokie venue
• The Fixer: Disconnect on fee for canceling
• Pantry seeks supplies for students
• Walk Across Illinois takes students around the world
• Suburboddity
• Police seek input for accreditation
• Skokie Theatre fighting possible foreclosure
• Northlight Theatre Presents 'Daddy Long Legs'
• Skokie Agent Among Elite RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Pros Honored for Career Achievement
• A Life with John Mahoney at Northlight
• Northlight Theatre Presents Clifford Odets’ Tony Award-Winning Awake and Sing!
• Chinese Language School Beginner Adult Class
• Barbara Creations Launches First Popular-Priced Eyewear With Bamboo Temples
• Northlight's Souvenir
• 16th Annual Skokie Festival of Cultures Committee Meeting
• Things That Go Bump in the Night
• Things That Go Bump in the Night
• Bad Dates
• Inherit the Wind

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