Alan Kozeluh

Alan Kozeluh is a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.

The Morton Grove Village Board approved zero-interest loans for some senior citizen residents to make needed home repairs. (Pioneer Press file)

Morton Grove trustees approve 0-interest loans to help senior residents pay for needed home repairs. They must live in the house at least 10 years.

February 20, 2026 at 12:24 p.m.

Morton Grove village trustees approved a plan that will lend financial assistance to some senior citizen residents who need to make home repairs but can't afford to.

Morton Grove Village President Janine Witko

Morton Grove makes hand-shake plan to address federal immigration enforcement efforts in town

January 6, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

Mayor Janine Witko laid out a plan at a recent Village Board meeting to address the impact of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration activities on the village. The plan...

The Maine Township High School District 207 board adopted a resolution Dec. 1, 2025 that seeks to allay families' fears about federal immigration enforcement in the district.

Maine Township Dist. 207 officials say students missed class, critical social services amid immigration enforcement. Board OKs resolution hoping to quell fears.

December 16, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

Maine Township High School District 207 committed itself to ensuring what it has deemed a safe educational environment for its ethnically and racially diverse student body and staff. School board...

Newly approved Morton Grove holds registered vehicle owners accountable in some fleeing, evading police cases

December 16, 2025 at 8:25 a.m.

A new ordinance allows the Morton Grove Police Department to use vehicle registration data to track down vehicles used to evade police and hold the owners accountable. The Morton Grove...

Niles mayor Alpogianis publicly addresses residents’ concerns about ICE, border patrol ‘fiasco’ in the north suburb

November 13, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

When it was time for George Alpogianis to give his mayoral report to the Village Board at the Oct. 28 meeting, he spent the bulk of his time addressing concerns...

Pam Lefkowitz approaches the podium to speak during the public comments portion of the Oct. 9, 2025 Lincolnwood Village Board meeting in Lincolnwood. (Nate Swanson/for Pioneer Press)

Lincolnwood village trustees listen, don’t act on call for publicly posting signs about immigration resources

November 2, 2025 at 8:45 a.m.

The Lincolnwood Village Board was met with calls at its Oct. 9 meeting to have signage put up around town that provides contact information for organizations that offer support and...

Morton Grove now allows e-bikes in town, but only with a driver’s license and not on sidewalks and roadways: ‘We’ve made the streets … safer’

August 20, 2025 at 3:54 p.m.

The Morton Grove Village Board approved new regulations for electric bicycle – commonly known as an e-bike – and electric scooter use in town, joining a growing number of area...

Global woman-owned manufacturing firm in Niles asks village for special tax incentives to help expand

August 20, 2025 at 3:49 p.m.

The Niles Village Board approved new heads for the Fire and Police Boards and Commissions, and made a move to help a major manufacturer expand in a new facility within...

Morton Grove latest in the area to consider e-bike use and rules, while not ‘trying to make enemies’ with town’s children

August 12, 2025 at 2:59 p.m.

Morton Grove’s consideration of new rules on the use of electronic bicycles, joins a growing number of Chicagoland municipalities looking at putting the brakes – or at least some regulations...

Morton Grove Village President Janine Witko said at the June 10, 2025 Village Board the village will seek to partner with state representatives to come up with regulations on "cannabis-like" products like THC. (Pioneer Press file)

Morton Grove wants to ban THC, kratom products in the village. But leaders say statewide ‘uniform regulation’ is more effective.

June 26, 2025 at 2:08 p.m.

The Morton Grove Village Board voted to table consideration of a proposed ordinance change that would restrict the sale of THC and kratom products in the village, conceding that a...

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