Pam DeFiglio

A 115-year-old Italian festival took place in Niles for the first time on Labor Day weekend, attracting large and enthusiastic crowds and garnering praise. The Maria Santissima Lauretana festival, …

It’s a gloriously sunny day in November, but the stone angel’s face remains in shadow. She holds a hand to her face, perhaps trying to hide her feelings. A sculptor created her probably…

Police have arrested a suspect for making numerous bomb threats to public libraries, businesses, suburban governments and at least one police station during approximately the past seven weeks, according to information from the Niles, Morton Grove and Skokie police departments. Jacob N. Spiro, 23, of the 4600 block of Davis Street, Skokie, was arrested Monday in Niles by Niles police with the assistance of Morton Grove police and the FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force, police said in statements. Spir…

Police have arrested a suspect for making numerous bomb threats to public libraries, businesses, suburban governments and at least one police station during approximately the past seven weeks, acco…

The 2024 calendar may go down in history as the enemy of romance. It lists Mardi Gras, better known in Chicago as Paczki Day, on Feb. 13 and Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, Feb. 14. That presen…

More than 60 police from many departments stood by with rifles and K-9s as a few dozen protesters held signs and chanted outside the Niles offices of Woodward, Inc., which manufactures guidance sys…

The investigation of this incident by Niles detectives and investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force (NORTAF) revealed the victim met the suspect at a pre- determined location t…

Lincolnwood Public Library cardholders can enjoy a soiree featuring wine and books Friday evening at at “Literature & Libations: A Book & Wine Tasting” from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Car…

Artist’s fluid paintings at Oakton College emanated from near-death experience, she says

After two people developed Legionnaire’s Disease following a visit to the Evanston YWCA, the organization is temporarily closing its 1215 Church Street building in Evanston “out of an a…