Niles Herald-Spectator

Hall’s Rental dishes out party supplies for 50 years

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:13:59 -0500

Stepping into the Hall’s Rental showroom can be a bit overwhelming. Neatly set, well-decorated tables are arranged across the floor. Plates and pots line the walls, and several rows of chairs are neatly stacked by the window.

Radio Shack robbed at gunpoint in Niles

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:48:15 -0500

A Radio Shack electronics store on Touhy Avenue in Niles was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning, police say. The robbery was reported about 11 a.m. at the Radio Shack in the Village Crossing shopping center.

Morton Grove man explores war-torn Syria

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:50:01 -0500

Tyler Smith wanted to see the Syrian conflict with his own eyes. When the Morton Grove native arrived earlier this year, he wasn’t with the Red Cross, Greenpeace or the United States military.

Local farmers market guide

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:52:02 -0500

Local farmers are gearing up for this year’s farmers market season. Add fresh produce, baked goods, cheese, gourmet treats and more to your meals each week with a quick visit to the vendors of your local market.

Checking out the future: Libraries look beyond the shelves

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:28:14 -0500

Jeff Weisensel doesn’t have a job, not for the past 14 months anyway, since Kraft Foods restructured him out the door after 22 years. But he does have a library — the $28 million Glenview Public Library, opened in 2011 — whose inviting lobby is part art gallery, part cafeteria — patrons are welcome to eat and drink there — and part social center.

Nelson principal marks milestones with his school, husband

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:46:45 -0500

This spring marked two important personal and professional anniversaries for Tim Grivois-Shah. A year ago last month, East Maine School District 63 hired 32-year-old Grivois-Shah as Nelson School’s first assistant principal, a post he has held since July.

Skokie natives take local fundraising online with FunderHut

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:14:07 -0500

Though the idea of crowdfunding is hardly a new one, the Internet has spawned a renaissance that has made it possible for ideas like a Nikola Tesla museum and consumer 3-D printing to become a reality.