Niles Herald-Spectator

Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles gets crafty

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:08:01 -0500

Barbara Ricketts of Oak Park made a deal with herself last November. She had one year to get her new hand-beaded jewelry line up and running. If it didn’t take off, she would go back to college.

Iconic Lincolnwood steakhouse Myron & Phil catches fire minutes after founder dies

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:34:14 -0500

Just 30 minutes after Myron & Phil’s 95-year-old founder Myron Freedman passed away early Wednesday morning in his sleep, a fire broke out at the legendary Lincolnwood steakhouse Freedman opened 43 years ago at 3900 W. Devon Ave.

Comic book pro sketches tips at Niles Teen Center

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:06:00 -0500

Every month, Niles Teen Center Director Mark Williams tries to bring in a speaker to teach something useful. The tricky part, he said, was finding someone the kids would be excited about. So when he heard about comic book writer Josh Elder’s comic book-making workshop, Williams decided to see if he would be willing to come.

Niles North High School teacher nabs Golden Apple Award

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:36:32 -0500

John Kretsos had just begun a chemistry lesson Thursday afternoon when a crowd of smiling faces crashed his eighth-period class. “What’s going on?” the bewildered Niles North High School teacher asked.

Floodwaters fill Maine Township homes — again

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:58:36 -0500

It was a familiar scene Thursday as unincorporated Maine Township once again bore the brunt of heavy rains when floodwaters poured into the Robin Drive and Dee Road subdivisions. “No one can leave their house. We’re all trapped in,” said Robin Drive resident Subul Baig Thursday morning.