The Latest Breaking News from Skokie

The Yellow Line, which connects north suburban Skokie to the city via the CTA, reopened to commuters Friday after a train collided with a snowplow on the tracks in November.

Judge Lauren Edidin marked her retirement at a ceremony for graduates from Skokie Mental Health Court. And four more people were celebrated for exiting the criminal justice system.

Zevulen Ebert, 33, was charged after he allegedly sprayed mace into a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters Sunday in Skokie.

Prosecutors said the 39-year-old man, who they declined to name, had no criminal history and acted in self-defense.

The melee unfolded when protesters demonstrated outside an event called to show solidarity with Israel at a banquet hall in Skokie near the border with Lincolnwood Sunday evening. In addition to protestors, a Chicago police officer and a Sun-Times reporter were hit by pepper spray.

Two Niles North students talking online sparked a police investigation that was unfounded, police said.

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

Home furnishings store Arhaus and fashion brand Zara are expected to open in the former Lord & Taylor spot at the Skokie mall in 2024.

The case against Shane Woods, of downstate Auburn, began as one of the more serious cases against an Illinois resident stemming from the Capitol attack.