Niles police, Golf Mill partner for child safety

At 2 years old, Julia naturally wants to be just like big brother, John, 5. She follows him on the playground like a shadow. She looks for him when he’s away. None of this is a problem except for when she wanders from the watchful …

EDUCATION IN FOCUS Walking for water

Emerson students put studies to action to get African children clean water

Fun-seekers pool resources in Niles when economy dips

You don’t have to go very far to feel like you’re on a vacation. It can literally happen in your own back yard. Norbert Pools is a family owned and operated business that has called Niles home since 1953. It originally opened as a nursery …

New trustee appointed to Niles Library Board

Karen J. Dimond has been selected to fill a vacancy on the Niles Public Library Board of Trustees following the resignation of member Sam Puleo earlier this month.

Dimond was selected to serve the remainder of Puleo’s term during the May 24 meeting of the …

Niles library officials get peek at upgrade designs

Architects from Product Architecture presented some 3D images of what various areas of Niles Public Library will look like once a major upcoming renovation is completed.

Photos of the new children’s area and teen center were shown and discussed this month by the library board, …

Mayor, trustees wrestle over Niles village manager appointment

George Van Geem is now the “acting” village manager after trustees rejected Mayor Robert Callero’s reappointment of Van Geem as village manager at this month’s village-board meeting. The vote to not reappoint Van Geem was 4-2, with Trustee Joe LoVerde and Andrew Przybylo voting in …

Niles looks to put new face on biz community

Business owner and Niles resident Joe Walsh thinks the village’s business community could use a facelift.

And while he indicated image upgrades are needed in general, any effort should start with the anchor of Niles’ business community, Golf Mill Shopping Center.

Walsh sees Niles as …

Morton Grove martial arts school wins fight to stay open

As Duck-Keun Yoon leads his class of small children running around his martial arts school, each child jumps over a large equipment bag on the padded floor.

When one of the smallest girls can’t quite make it over, he pulls her back so she can …

1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend

About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.

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Niles Community Calendar for the week of May 31, 2012

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Center of Concern

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POLL: What is your most anticipated summer adventure movie?

With summer almost here, Hollywood is rolling out a host of action and adventure films guaranteed to heat up the season.

Will you be standing in line at midnight, July 20 for the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises”? Is a retooled version of the …

Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better

Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.

From Maine South kid to Jersey Boy

Nick Cosgrove’s entry into the world of musical theater began on stage — and in the classroom — at Maine South High School. Six years after graduation the Park Ridge native is putting the skills he learned as a teenager into his career as a …