Three police departments worked to identify a man who committed an armed robbery at a convenience store at Oakton Street and Crawford Avenue just after midnight on May 14, per a news release from Skokie police. They arrested Saul Esquivel, 18, of the 7400 block of North Damen Avenue, Chicago, later that day, and the […]
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Skokie Trustee uses Public Comment to spotlight alleged corruption in village’s legal department, Mayor cautions trustee ‘to be very careful’
After Skokie Trustee James Johnson walked off the dais at a village board meeting Jan. 16 to make a public comment accusing the Village Board of political hiring or patronage in the village’s legal department, Mayor George Van Dusen cautioned him. Johnson previously walked out of the Village Board meeting on Jan. 2 when the […]
Collision sends school bus crashing into Skokie home, one driver injured
A school bus collided with a car before striking a home and two other cars in Skokie Thursday afternoon, leaving one person with minor injuries, officials and neighbors said. The accident took place around 4:30 p.m. on the 8600 block of Crawford Avenue, Skokie police said in a news release. The school bus did not […]