Skokie Stories

Our hats off to Skokie resident Lisa Lipin, whose own son Andrews's close call with a dangerous toy motivated her to work hard for a tougher consumer safety bill that became law in August.

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Last year there were 173 foreclosures in Skokie compared to 90 in 2006. Terry Oline, Skokie Property Standards Supervisor, says that's unheard of but would not call it a crisis.

Mary Radmacher, former chief librarian of the Skokie Public LIbrary died June 9, 2008. Her career with the Skokie Public Library lasted 29 years.

Know Your Neighbor Week is a program sponsored by the Village of Skokie and funded by The Chicago Community Trust Immigrant Integration Initiative to encourage residents of Skokie's multicultural community to get to know one another and to celebrate each others similarities and differences.

I have been growing out my hair long, chopping it off and growing it back again for most of my life. This was always a pattern for me.

Duron Shem-Tov of Duron Studio Photography in Skokie

I am moving to a new apartment in mid-June, and am seeking a new home for my cat, Layla. In recent years, I have grown increasingly allergic to cats, and it does not make good sense for me to live with roommates who make it difficult to breathe, no matter how much I love them. So, in order that I may live in better health, I have decided to move to my new apartment sans chat. Are you looking for a fabulous, mature cat? Read on...

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare is among at least 10 suitors for Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, the latest independent suburban hospital looking to sell amid growing financial pressures.

Who knew Oakton Street has so many rich and diverse stories to tell? Photojournalist Joel Lerner, with writer Andy Schneider, is finding out. He has begun exploring and telling stories about Oakton St. for Pioneer papers and his neighbors.

Niles North graduate June Sproat of Skokie has had her first novel published. "Ordinary Me" is about a high school sophomore who foils an escaped convict's gateway while in her driver's ed class. She wants it to be a story to make you feel good about yourself and it targeted to the "young adult" market of 12 year olds and older.

For the 15th consecutive year, the Village of Skokie has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award is the highest form of recognition in government budgeting and represents a significant achievement by the Village of Skokie.

Skokie resident Jim Nasby, 66, is training for the Oakbrook Terrace "Tackle the Tower" event where he will help raise funds for the American Lung Assocation

Happy Birthday Ray Hartstein, founding father of Oakton Community College!

Students share their book discussion with Holocaust survivor Regina Samelson. Regina is seen here at the Skokie Public Library.

Since the end of the war, it was my dream to go back to the land of my birth, I only had one obstacle. I could not go to Treblinka by myself, although this was one of the aims of my trip -- to go where my whole family perished during the war.

Images of Mr Balter's work were taken by his son Shelley and the teen volunteers of Skokie Public Library.

SkokieNet teen volunteers Erica and Aleks interview longtime Skokie resident and Holocaust survivor, Regina Samelson.