Elizabeth Owens-Schiele

Elizabeth Owens-Schiele is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.

Morton Grove trustees approve local 1% grocery tax as state one is repealed

April 29, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.

Morton Grove is now among a growing number of municipalities that will impose a local grocery tax when the state one is repealed effective next year, with the Village Board...

Niles leaders establish Touhy Avenue TIF expecting a $17M haul, jumpstart new development

April 23, 2025 at 6:07 a.m.

Niles village leaders hope a new tax increment financing district on Touhy Avenue will spearhead an estimated $17 million in redevelopment along the corridor. The Niles Village Board voted 6-0...

The Niles Village Board approved a posthumous proclamation at its March 25, 2025 meeting for longtime resident Norbert Johnson, pictured, who died in Feb. 2025. (Courtesy village of Niles)

Niles trustees, mayor remember resident Norbert Johnson as ‘one in a million … epitome of being a volunteer’

April 22, 2025 at 1:16 p.m.

The Niles Village Board offered a posthumous tribute to a revered resident and former county deputy sheriff known for his local volunteerism and community camaraderie. Norbert Johnson died in February...

Morton Grove considering a ban on some THC products easily available at gas stations, vape shops. But there was a call to not include kratom.

April 15, 2025 at 11:50 a.m.

As the village of Morton Grove considers an ordinance that would ban the sale of some THC-related substances, trustees heard from a man who urged removing kratom from the outlaw...

Unofficial vote totals from the April 1, 2025 election indicate Martin "Marty" Maloney got 65% of the vote in his reelection bid. Challenger Sal Raspanti, the current city clerk, picked up 35%. (John Konstantaras/for Pioneer Press).

Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney grateful for winning another term and residents’ ‘faith’ in him

April 8, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

In Park Ridge, Martin “Marty” Maloney appears to have breezed to another term as mayor, holding off a challenge from the current city clerk Sal Raspanti.

Park Ridge city clerk candidate Michael Lupo gets a kiss from his mother, Pattie Lupo, as they wait for results with supporters at Pennyville Station, April 1, 2025 in Park Ridge. (John Konstantaras/for Pioneer Press)

Michael Lupo grateful to ‘everybody for everything’ as he claims city clerk victory in Park Ridge

April 8, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.

Here are the election results for Park Ridge clerk in the race between Marion Joan Mattingly and Michael Lupo.

Safety and other capital improvements are planned for the school buildings in Park Ridge-Niles School District 64, including at Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge, pictured, after voters approved an $89M referendum in the Nov. 5, 2024 election. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Park Ridge-Niles School Dist. 64 looking forward to $89M in major upgrades after referendum passage

November 12, 2024 at 5:34 a.m.

Leaders of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 expect construction to start next summer on more than $89 million in capital improvements to buildings in the elementary school district after unofficial...

A yard ad encouraging support for the Golf School District 67 referendum remains near Hynes Elementary School in Morton Grove Nov. 12, 2024, days after the Nov. 5 election where voters approved the binding referendum. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Voters say ‘yes’ to $26M referendum for Golf District 67 to improve school buildings, security: ‘We can move forward’

November 12, 2024 at 4:55 p.m.

More than half of the voters who live within Golf School District 67 voted Tuesday to approve a $26 million referendum that called for the district to pay for capital...

The Arlington Heights Village Board approved distributions of the Community Development Block Grant funds.

15 Arlington Heights area nonprofit service orgs get slice of $435K in Community Development funds

August 31, 2024 at 9:53 a.m.

Fifteen area nonprofit organizations are the beneficiaries of a total of $435,315 in Community Development Block Grants awarded by the village of Arlington Heights. The Arlington Heights Village Board approved...

The Buffalo Grove fire and police departments were each on hand Aug. 6, 2024 at Willow Stream Park, with information booths and personnel interacting with attendees, for National Night Out. (Elizabeth Owens-Schiele/for Pioneer Press)

National Night Out in Buffalo Grove features food trucks, K-9 Grady and more

August 12, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Caption for any wide angle photo Photos by Elizabeth Owens-Schiele/More than 1,000 area residents attended National Night Out at Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove on Aug. 6 to engage...

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