Skokie GFM

11/10/2023

Officials at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie have revealed what will take over the mall’s massive, vacant space formerly occupied by the now-shuttered department store Lord & Taylor.

17/08/2021

Heading into Chicago? You'll need your mask.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Chicago is consistently reporting 400 new novel coronavirus cases and is classified as "high risk."

18/05/2020

Due to intense rainstorms, MWRD has had to reverse the flow of the river into Lake Michigan. When possible, please reduce water usage including laundry, dishes and showers until storms subside.

19/04/2020

How your mask helps.

19/03/2020

How much bigger did Skokie get? Does it mean it deserves more resources when government spends money on communities? The U.S. Census guide those decisions. Take it online!

Learn about the 2020 Census - how to respond, and why it matters. Shape your future. START HERE.

15/03/2020

ALL ILLINOIS BARS AND RESTAURANTS WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH—after governor’s pleading fell on deaf ears and bars and restaurants were PACKED for St. Patrick’s weekend.

The closures will begin Monday and last at least through March 30. Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois increased by 27 Sunday to 93.

28/12/2019

14/07/2016

New Target next to the Skokie Swift station.

Once a dilapidated shopping center and more recently vacant property owned by Skokie , space east of the Skokie Swift train station on Dempster Street will become home to a new Target store, the retail chain announced last week.

06/07/2016

This year's Fourth of July parade brought largest crowd ever to downtown Skokie.

Not too hot, not too cold, all dry and a bunch of families with smiling children — the recipe for a successful Fourth of July parade if there ever was one.

30/06/2016

History of the Skokie Ditch, the Skokie Marsh, and the guy for whom the Edens Expressway is named.

Was a Chicago suburb founded by a charismatic faith healer? Geoffrey Baer answers that and other viewer questions about Chicago's North suburban neighbors in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

29/06/2016

New luxury movie theaters are coming to Old Orchard.

Silver screens will return to Westfield Old Orchard in fall, 2017 with new theaters boasting distinct luxury features, the shopping center announced in a press release.

05/02/2014

NO MORE SMOKES: CVS announced that it will stop selling to***co products—including ci******es, ci**rs and chewing to***co—starting Oct. 1, 2014.

Chicago-based American Medical Association praised the decision to sacrifice $2 billion in sales for public health.

24/01/2014

REPUBLICANS WANT ATANUS OUT: Illinois Republican Party leaders called on Susanne Atanus to withdraw her campaign for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky's seat after saying dementia and autism are punishment for gay rights.

Read more: http://lgbt.ly/1g5t1VS.

23/01/2014

GOD'S PUNISHMENT: Susanne Atanus, a Republican running for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky's 9th congressional district seat, says dementia and autism is punishment for gay rights.

Read more: http://lgbt.ly/1cZs3m4.

13/10/2013

CONGRATULATIONS: We're rooting for our friends, family, and neighbors running in the Chicago Marathon. See you at the finish line!

09/10/2013

The Grassroots Collaborative has come out with a report that suggests levying a tax on suburbanites commuting downtown amongst other strategies to get people in Chicago neighborhoods working.

09/10/2013

Niles drivers should expect delays and detours later month when both of the village’s Metra railroad crossings close for repairs.