Woman, 84, seriously injured in Skokie apartment fire

ABC Chicago 12/9 10:50A WLS

An 84-year-old woman was seriously injured in a fire in north suburban Skokie Monday night, the Skokie Fire Department said.

Woman, 84, injured in fire in condo building in Skokie, Illinois

CBS Chicago (News) 12/9 3:32A Adam Harrington

An 84-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital from a fire in a condo building in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie. At 10:08 p.m. Monday, the Skokie Fire Department was called for a fire in the building at 9529 Bronx Ave. The building is part...

Apartment fire sends families into the cold in Skokie, Illinois

CBS Chicago (News) 12/8 11:37P CBS Chicago

An apartment fire in Skokie, Illinois, sent families into the bitter cold overnight.

Prince Street Pizza in Chicago to offer "Home Alone"-inspired Little Nero's pop-up

CBS Chicago (News) 12/8 12:56A Adam Harrington

Thirty-five years after throngs headed to a theater near them to see "Home Alone," you can have a lovely cheese pizza, just for you, like Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister character did. Disney+ is teaming up with Prince Street Pizza to create...

Evanston-Skokie District 65 board deadlocks again on which schools to shutter to close funding gap

ABC Chicago 12/2 2:02A Ravi Baichwal

Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies is likely the only school in the district that will shutter next spring.

Crowds flock to State Street for Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

CBS Chicago (News) 11/27 5:33A Darius Johnson

The Chicago Thanksgiving Parade , now in its 91st year, stepped off on State Street downtown Thursday morning. CBS Chicago aired the parade live on television and on the CBS News Chicago streaming channel , with hosts Maria Palmer and Marris of...

Original owner of 'Home Alone' house writes memoir about iconic movie

ABC Chicago 11/17 1:50P WLS

The original owner of the Winnetka home featured in the "Home Alone" movie is sharing all his stories in a new memoir.

Local nonprofit continues work to plant fruit trees in Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa

CBS Chicago (News) 11/6 4:09A CBS Chicago

A week after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, the Winnetka-based Trees That Feed Foundation is continuing its work to plant fruit trees — providing a source for food, jobs, and economic development.

Evanston, Cook County officials speak out on federal immigration agents in area on Halloween

ABC Chicago 10/31 3:03P WLS

North suburban officials spoke out Friday about federal immigration agents causing "chaos" and disrupting Evanston, Skokie and surrounding areas on Halloween.

In Chicago and beyond, Halloween was once associated with pranks, hooliganism and destruction

CBS Chicago (News) 10/31 4:49A Adam Harrington

"Give us candy, give us cake, give us something sweet to take. Give us cookies, fruit and gum, hurry up and give us some. You had better do it quick or we'll surely play a trick." That quote is from Jack Perlutsky's classic 1977 children's book,...

Police classify teen's shooting of 'gel blaster' at Skokie park as antisemitic hate crime

ABC Chicago 10/25 9:22A WLS

Investigators classified a teen's shooting of a "gel blaster" toy gun at a north suburban park earlier this month as a hate crime, police said in a statement on Friday.

Evanston-Skokie District 65 presents proposed school closure scenarios to address budget deficit

ABC Chicago 10/14 11:37P Evelyn Holmes

The Evanston-Skokie District 65 School Board talked about school closure scenarios to address a combination of money problems and declining enrollment.

Former Evanston-Skokie School District 65 superintendent indicted for alleged kickback scheme

ABC Chicago 10/10 4:38A AP

The former superintendent of Evanston-Skokie School District 65 has been indicted in federal court and is accused of misusing funds while working for the district.

In Skokie, Illinois, Jewish groups mark Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel two years later

CBS Chicago (News) 10/5 7:57A Edie Kasten

Jewish groups gathered in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie on Sunday to mark the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks in Israel. The vigil was organized by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, StandWithUs, and Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest. It...

DHS requests drone restrictions over Chicago as ICE raids escalate further

CBS Chicago (News) 10/2 11:41P Sara Tenenbaum

A large part of the Chicago area is restricted from using private drones as the Department of Homeland Security requested the FAA put up restrictions as ICE escalates immigration arrests. The restricted flying zone covers a radius of 15 nautical...