The Latest Breaking News from NILES

Tiny microphones are not the Chicago way

A Shure audio intercession with TikTok historian Sherman Dilla Thomas touches on both Chicago’s rich technological past and his bright media future.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 11, 2024

Iowa man facing felony charges after threats to Niles officials, police and school

Adam Provost, a 31-year-old Council Bluffs, Iowa man, was arrested by Council Bluffs police Oct. 16 and faces five felony charges.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2023

Skokie man accused of making bomb threats in northern suburbs

Jacob Spiro, 23, is accused of making bomb and violent threats in Glenview, Morton Grove, Niles and Skokie.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2023

Man found shot to death in Niles nightclub parking lot

Police responded to a call about 1 a.m. Sunday and found a man face down in the Miraj nightclub parking lot. A Northbrook man is in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 23, 2023

Weed workers walk: Rise marijuana dispensary employees in Niles, Joliet go on strike

Union representatives said the strike is over unfair labor practices. They have been in negotiations with the company on a new contract since June.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2023

Infighting at suburban library is example of growing governmental dysfunction

The brouhaha in Niles-Maine feels like a piece of a larger story in which many of those elected to public positions have little interest in making government work.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 17, 2022

Feds had corrupt suburban mayor in their sights for decades before charging him, records show

Newly obtained records show the FBI was investigating longtime Niles Mayor Nicholas Blase in 1979 and again in 1996 before embarking on the corruption probe in the early 2000s that led to a conviction and a prison stint.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 2, 2022

Bird in Niles mural is helping flowers ‘break free,’ artist says

Chicago artist Joseph Renda Jr. and Dutch artist Collin van der Sluijs created the mural this summer at the Une Année Hubbard’s Cave craft brewery in the north suburb.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2022

Calvin Johnson & Rob Sims, Former NFL Stars, Open Flagship Cannabis Dispensary In Niles Michigan

Primitiv, a Michigan-based cannabis company founded by former NFL stars Rob Sims and 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Calvin Johnson Jr., are opening the group’s flagship dispensary in Niles, Michigan. 

Benzinga · May 3, 2022

Man facing child pornography charges suspected of recording more than 100 minors at YMCAs in Chicago and Niles

Michael Porter, 55, is accused of making the recordings between 2006 and 2020 in locker rooms and bathroom and shower stalls.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022