| Loved ones can be laid to rest in style at Memorial Park Cemetery |
2014-07-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 3, 2014 , p. 27 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Cemeteries |
| Cemetery, parent reach accord on son's gravesite |
2010-08-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 5, 2010 , p. 10 |
Bitton, Silvia,
Bitton, Elie,
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Cemeteries,
Bitton, Albert,
Dignity Memorial |
| County seeks leads in cemetery burglaries |
2009-05-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 7, 2009, p. 5 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Cemeteries,
Cook County Sheriff,
Crime and criminals - Burglaries |
| Amendment allows for crematories |
2003-11-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 6, 2003, p. 3 |
Business - Funeral homes,
Cemeteries,
Ordinances,
Haben Funeral Home,
Death |
| Crematories deemed acceptable land use with special permit |
2003-11-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 6, 2003, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Zoning,
Business - Funeral homes,
Cemeteries,
Ordinances,
Haben Funeral Home,
Death |
| Don't amend zoning for funeral homes |
2003-10-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 23, 2003, p. 18 |
Business - Funeral homes,
Zoning,
Cemeteries,
Editorial |
| Zone change on crematories goes to Village Board |
2003-10-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 16, 2003, p. 9 |
Business - Funeral homes,
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Cemeteries,
Haben Funeral Home |
| Planners OK cremation use |
2003-10-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 9, 2003, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Funeral homes,
Zoning,
Cemeteries,
Haben Funeral Home |
| If at all possible, Jewish cemeteries should be saved |
2002-02-14 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 14, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Cemeteries,
Jewish Graceland,
Partin, Alex,
Editorial |
| Planners reject cemetery plan |
1999-04-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 22, 1999, p. 10 |
ORIX TMK Old Orchard Venture,
Cemeteries,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Construction |
| Funeral home plan put into suspended animation |
1998-11-05 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 5, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Business - Funeral homes,
Cemeteries,
SCI Illinois Services Inc.,
Business - Shopping centers |
| Cemeteries offer history engraved in stone |
1998-10-29 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 29, 1998, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Cemeteries,
Sclair, Helen |
| Cemetery cases on hold |
1998-10-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 22, 1998, p. 4 |
Centrum Properties,
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Business - Funeral homes,
Cemeteries,
SCI Illinois Services Inc.,
Business - Shopping centers |
| Commission turns down cemetery shopping plan |
1998-10-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 8, 1998, p. 3 |
Centrum Properties,
Koberstein, Mary,
Cemeteries,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Business - Shopping centers |
| Panel nixes cemetery funeral home |
1998-09-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 24, 1998, p. 3 |
Business - Funeral homes,
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Cemeteries,
Skokie Plan Commission,
SCI Illinois Services Inc. |
| Funeral home plan at cemetery denied |
1998-09-24 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 24, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 4 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Business - Funeral homes,
Cemeteries,
SCI Illinois Services Inc. |
| On the paths of pioneers : Cemetery walks show's Skokie's first settlers were nobody's ghoul |
1996-10-10 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 10, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Cemeteries,
Cemetery Walk,
Nees, Michael,
St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Skokie Historical Society,
Mytnick, Doug,
O'Toole, Elizabeth |
| Ghosts from Skokie's past haunt cemetery walk |
1995-07-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 13, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Cemeteries,
Cheetham, Elizabeth,
Cemetery Walk,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery,
Skokie Historical Society,
Haben, John |
| Character's to relive history on tour of Skokie graveyard |
1993-07-15 |
Walks through St. Peter's Cemetery are set to begin. The walks will be led by guides in period costumes. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 15, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Cemeteries,
St. Peter's Catholic Church |
| Strike hits local cemeteries |
1991-12-26 |
A strike and lockout by members of the Service Employees International Union has affected 24 cemeteries in the area, including Memorial Cemetery in Skokie. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 26, 1991, p. 3 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Unions - Service Employees International Union (SEIU),
Cemeteries,
Strikes |
| Cemetery strike end brings relief |
1985-12-19 |
Skokie's Memorial Park Cemetery was one of 28 metropolitan cemeteries reopened after a strike by cemetery workers. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 19, 1985, p. 5 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Cemeteries,
Strikes |
| Cemetery strike leaves many dead unburied |
1985-12-05 |
A strike by workers at 29 Chicago-area cemeteries has closed Skokie's Memorial Park Cemetery. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 5, 1985, p. 3 |
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Cemeteries,
Strikes |
| Skokie past comes alive at cemetery |
1963-07-03 |
History of Skokie cemetery where many pioneer family members are buried. |
The News, Wednesday, July 3, 1963, p. 25 |
Cemeteries,
Skokie Cemetery |
