Skokie
A village in Cook County, Illinois — population 62,404 as of 2020.
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District 65 approves budget with $5.1 million deficit
At a marathon meeting Monday night, the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board unanimously approved a budget for the 2027 fiscal year (school year 2026-2027) with a $5.1 million operating deficit. The approved budget is the exact same as the preliminary budget presented to the…
Education
‘It’s a sacred service’: Volunteer Jewish group offers end-of-life ritual support
A human body lay motionless on a raised platform, surrounded by about 20 volunteers. All were gathered in a specially equipped downstairs room at Chicago Jewish Funerals, in Skokie, to learn about taharah: the practice of preparing a body for burial. The training was sponsored by…
Community Groups & Organizations
Biss, Elleson make their national scripts local in first congressional forum
With 40 days to go until Election Day, congressional nominees Daniel Biss (above left) and John Elleson shared the stage at the Skokie Public Library on Thursday for their first shared forum, with both finding ways to bring national issues back to their localities in the 9th…
Government & Civic
Haven, Nichols District 65 feedback meetings focus on walkable schools, questions about cost savings
More than 120 community members gathered at meetings Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 preliminary proposal to cut $20 million from its budget and close two more schools. An official plan outlining this proposition will be presented by…
Education
After pleading guilty, man sentenced to 7 years for painting hate symbols at Northwestern University earlier this year
A Niles man was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to painting hate symbols on the Northwestern University campus earlier this year. Shahid Hussain, 43, of Niles, pleaded guilty Thursday in court in Skokie to two counts of hate and one count of…
Public Safety
Mya Wilkins will not seek reelection to District 65 board
Evanston/Skokie District 65 board member Mya Wilkins will not run for reelection, she confirmed to the RoundTable Thursday. “I feel that I’ve done my duty and it is time to give someone else a chance to serve,” Wilkins wrote in an email to the RoundTable. Wilkins, who’s the…
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Skokie by the numbers
- Area
- 10.06 sq mi (26.07 km²)
- Median age
- 43.2
- Households
- 24,382
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $95,337
- Median house value
- $387,200
- Office
- ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Address
- 5127 OAKTON ST, SKOKIE, IL 60077