Deborah Kadin

Chicago teen accused of making threats against Ridgewood High School on Snapchat

September 19, 2019 at 1:51 p.m.

An 18-year-old from Chicago was charged Wednesday with two felonies related to what Norridge police say were threats he made on social media on Tuesday that he intended to shoot...

‘Lock your doors’: Northlake police warn about car break-ins

September 17, 2019 at 3:44 a.m.

Northlake police are urging residents to lock their car doors and to keep valuables out of the view of anyone outside the vehicle after the village experienced a rash of...

The Northlake Police Department climbed to the roof of the Dunkin' Donuts to help raise money for Special Olympics , Friday, May 20, 2016, in Northlake, Illinois. (Jon Langham-for Pioneer Press)

Northlake police to hold community meetings after rash of graffiti, with aim of preventing future incidents

September 16, 2019 at 6:45 p.m.

A rash of graffiti incidents and how to stem the activity may be one of the issues that will be addressed during a Sept. 26 community meeting between Northlake Police...

The Brothers House at the former Holy Cross High School in River Grove will be razed if a plan to build townhomes and condos on the property comes to fruition.

Condos, townhouses planned on former Holy Cross High School land in River Grove

September 12, 2019 at 9:27 p.m.

Eighty-eight high-end condominiums and townhomes could be constructed on about 20 percent of the site of the long-vacant Holy Cross High School in River Grove, according to River Grove officials...

East and West Leyden high schools will start the school year with significant changes, including a major construction project at East.

Leyden High Schools start the school year with big changes

August 13, 2019 at 1:38 p.m.

As students return to East and West Leyden High Schools this week for the 2019-20 school year, they will find many upgraded and renovated areas, a new principal at West...

Man in custody after 5-hour standoff in Norridge involving 70 officers

August 6, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

A 39-year-old man was taken into custody Sunday after a standoff with Norridge police on the 4300 block of Nottingham Avenue due to a domestic situation, Norridge police said. The...

Police: Man accused of resisting arrest, criminal trespass outside state representative’s office

July 19, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

A 70-year-old Northlake man faces charges of resisting and obstructing arrest and criminal trespass in connection with an incident outside State Rep. Kathleen Willis' office in Northlake, said Northlake Police...

With Lt. Keith Eller looking on, retiring River Grove Police Chief Rodger Loni hugs Lt. Steve Shimanksi and shakes the hand of Officer Adrian Murillo during a ceremony on June 6.

Retiring River Grove chief lauded for being a ‘policeman’s policeman’

June 17, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

Rodger Loni started patrolling River Grove, his home town, on June 1, 1974. He rose through the ranks and became chief in 2006. Loni, the department's institutional memory, retired on...

East Leyden High School in Franklin Park.

Leyden officials working to set up a second Chinese sister school relationship

May 20, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Officials from Leyden High School District 212 will attend a conference in China this October to initiate a sister school relationship between East Leyden and a similar institution in Shanghai....

Administrator is leaving ‘family’ at East Leyden to become a principal

May 20, 2019 at 6:45 p.m.

Karen Ritter, an administrator at East Leyden High School, is leaving to become principal of Niles West High School in Skokie. The school board accepted the resignation of East's assistant...

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