| North Shore towns risk identity crisis |
2005-07-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 21, 2005, p. 76 |
Names, titles, etc.,
Skokie Historical Society,
Skokie,
Witry, Richard (Dick) J. |
| Year in Review : Wolves in at Niles West |
2001-12-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 27, 2001, p. 13 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Niles West gets New Wolves logo |
2001-08-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 23, 2001, p. 3 |
Illinois Native American Bar Association,
Weiss, Steven,
Nolan, Brian,
Niles West High School,
Spreitzer, Kathy,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Beaudet, Matthew W. |
| District 219, West, community lauded for mascot decision |
2001-08-23 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 23, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Illinois Native American Bar Association,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Awards, prizes, etc.,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Buildings,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Beaudet, Matthew W. |
| Rowing center named - officially |
2001-07-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 19, 2001, p. 4 |
Dammrich, Thomas,
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks |
| No official vote yet on rowing center's name |
2001-07-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 5, 2001, p. 3 |
Alexander, Deborah,
Gould, Lou,
Dammrich, Thomas,
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Au Sports Memorabilia,
Parks,
Gold, Audre,
Gulley, Napoleon 'Nap',
Gulley, Sandra |
| Parks reject Negro Leaguer naming bid |
2001-05-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 3, 2001, p. 3 |
Alexander, Deborah,
Gould, Lou,
Dammrich, Thomas,
Gulley, Napoleon 'Nap',
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Negro League,
Hartman, Steve,
Gold, Audre |
| Wolves is official, Indians name retired |
2001-04-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 26, 2001, p. 5 |
Uhle, Dan,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Stein, Roger,
Names, titles, etc.,
Silverman, Robert,
Maher, Jeff,
Finkel, Leon,
Patel, Kaushal,
Nolan, Brian,
Niles West High School,
Greenberg, Lewis |
| District 219 board approves Wolves as West's team mascot : Supt. Powell announces retirement at same meeting |
2001-04-26 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 26, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Powell, Griff E.,
Uhle, Dan,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Maher, Jeff,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel,
Retirement,
Patel, Kaushal,
Nolan, Brian,
Niles West High School |
| Team name pick delayed to end of month |
2001-04-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 12, 2001, p. 5 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Wolves win name tally |
2001-03-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 22, 2001, p. 5 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Wolves,
Fogel, Larry,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Niles West team names down to final four |
2001-03-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 15, 2001, p. 3 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Wolves lead pack of sports team names |
2001-02-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 1, 2001, p. 14 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Wolves' tops nominee list for new Niles West mascot |
2001-01-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 18, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 202 - Policies,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Year in review : D219 drops teams' name |
2000-12-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 28, 2000, p. 11 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Despotic decision divisive |
2000-11-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 2, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Silverman, Robert,
Feder, Jordan,
Dane, Howard,
Editorial |
| Board 6-1 to remove Indians team name |
2000-10-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 19, 2000, p. 3 |
Uhle, Dan,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Deon, Ansel,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Weiss, Joe,
Smith, Sandy,
Patel, Kaushal,
Malatare, Leonard,
Cosmos, Nick,
Niles West High School,
Smith, Robert |
| District 219 board axes West's Indian name |
2000-10-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 19, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Swenson, Roy,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Silverman, Robert,
Finkel, Leon,
Dane, Howard,
Solal, Raymond,
Niles West High School,
Greenspan, Jeffrey,
Stern, Rebecca,
Borek, Sam |
| Dist. 219 board in dark |
2000-10-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 12, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 6 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board,
Editorial |
| Change could run $235,000 |
2000-09-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 28, 2000, p. 5 |
Niles West High School,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) |
| Board poised to drop name of West teams |
2000-09-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 28, 2000, p. 5 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Swenson, Roy,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Finkel, Leon,
Feder, Jordan,
Sargon, Linda,
Solal, Raymond,
Deemar, Sharon,
Niles West High School,
Budget and expenditures,
Borek, Sam,
Silverman, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) |
| Compromising positions |
2000-09-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 28, 2000, p. 18 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Editorial |
| District 219 board eyes changing West mascot at a cost of $230,000 |
2000-09-28 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 28, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Silverman, Robert,
Feder, Jordan,
Finkel, Leon,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Niles West High School,
Budget and expenditures,
Heuerman, Steve,
Stein, Roger,
Borek, Sam |
| Vikings name change support weak |
2000-07-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 20, 2000, p. 5 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Niles North High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Team names change due |
2000-07-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 13, 2000, p. 14 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Editorial |
| D219 schools could change team names |
2000-07-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 6, 2000, p. 3 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Romero, Vincent Sice,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Niles North High School,
Heidenreich, Nick |
| District 219 mascot issue brought to the forefront |
2000-07-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 6, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Indo-Pak Club,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Heidenreich, Nick |
| Auditorium named for Johnson |
2000-06-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 15, 2000, p. 4 |
Johnson, Robert,
Niles West High School,
Buildings,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Robert Johnson Auditorium |
| No debate on sponsor policy |
1999-12-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 16, 1999, p. 9 |
Advertising, signs and sign boards,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Skokie Park District - Budget and expenditures |
| Canoe launch has a name |
1999-12-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 16, 1999, p. 4 |
Skokie Rowing Center,
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks |
| Hearing set on rules to rename parks |
1999-12-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 2, 1999, p. 9 |
Advertising, signs and sign boards,
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks |
| What's in a name? Greed |
1999-07-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 15, 1999, p. 14 |
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Editorial |
| Skokie Park District hangs 'for sale' sign |
1999-06-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 24, 1999, p. 3 |
Advertising, signs and sign boards,
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Skokie Sports Park,
Skatium,
Parks |
| School named to honor area pioneers |
1999-06-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 3, 1999, p. 5 |
Elizabeth Meyer School,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Buildings,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Tapping into history |
1999-06-03 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 3, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Elizabeth Meyer School,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Buildings,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Tripp renamed after local pioneer woman |
1999-02-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 18, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 4 |
Elizabeth Meyer School,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Buildings,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Tripp school name to wait |
1997-06-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 26, 1997, p. 4 |
Public School District 73 1/2 - Buildings,
Tripp Primary Learning Center,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Board OKs street name |
1997-05-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 8, 1997, p. 4 |
Development Resources Inc.,
Long Avenue,
Names, titles, etc.,
Streets,
Woods Drive |
| A name's not just a name |
1997-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 1997, p. 18 |
Animals,
Names, titles, etc.,
Editorial |
| School names honor people and places |
1996-11-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 28, 1996, p. 21 |
Names, titles, etc.,
Schools |
| Youngsters learn ancient rite |
1995-11-23 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 23, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 5 |
Solomon Schechter Day School - Student activities,
Bobrick, Nathaniel,
Cohen, Suzanne,
Names, titles, etc.,
Religion - Judaism,
Koenig, Maya,
Glass, Charlotte |
| What's in a name? |
1995-02-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 2, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Schiff, Michael M.,
Names, titles, etc.,
Schiff, Michael N. |
| Peccia Park name stays put; board |
1993-08-19 |
Despite objections, Frontage Park will keep its new name, Martin F. Peccia Park. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 19, 1993, p. 3 |
Frontage Park,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Martin F. Peccia Park |
| Neighbors lose in park name game |
1993-08-19 |
Despite objections, Frontage Park will keep its new name, Martin F. Peccia Park. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 19, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Frontage Park,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Martin F. Peccia Park |
| Peccia Park debate aired |
1993-08-12 |
Neighbors oppose the renaming of Frontage Park to Peccia Park. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 12, 1993, p. 14 |
Frontage Park,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Martin F. Peccia Park |
| Park board considers Custer park memorial |
1993-01-14 |
Almost 900 Skokie residents have signed a petition to rename Emerson Park in honor of recently murdered teacher Howard Custer. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 14, 1993, p. 10 |
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Emerson Park,
Custer, Howard |
| No Title |
1989-09-07 |
Kostner Park will be named after the late Donald Lyon who was instrumental in preserving the land that later became Kostner Park. The park is located at Kostner Avenue and Howard Street. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 7, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Lyon, Donald W.,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Kostner Park |
| News digest |
1989-06-22 |
Kostner Park will be renamed Donald W. Lyon Park. Lyon, a life-long Skokie resident, was instrumental in obtaining the property for the park district. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 22, 1989, p. 14 |
Lyon, Donald W.,
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Donald W. Lyon Park,
Kostner Park,
Parks |
| School keeps Indian mascot |
1989-04-13 |
Niles West High School will continue to use an Indian as its mascot. The District 219 Board voted 4-3 to keep the emblem. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 13, 1989, p. 3 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Native Americans protest nickname |
1989-02-16 |
A group of Native Americans pleaded with school officials February 16 to stop using the school's Indian Mascot. Board members are waiting for recommendations on the mascot's fate, which they hope to get by March 13. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 16, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Indians nickname defended as 'tradition |
1989-01-19 |
Determined to keep Niles West High School's "Indians" nickname, students are passing petitions in the community urging the District 219 School Board to block any name change. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 19, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Is Niles West's mascot an affront to Indians? |
1989-01-12 |
Robert Honig, a former Niles Township High School student, told the school board that the Niles West High School Indian mascot was a thing of shame and racially demeaning. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 12, 1989, p. 3 |
Niles West High School,
Hornig, Robert,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Indians' name is racist, says Nilehi alumnus |
1989-01-12 |
Niles West High School has established a committee to investigate whether its use of "Indians" as the school's nickname is demeaning to Native Americans. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 12, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Athletics,
Names, titles, etc.,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies |
| Skokie Trust has new name |
1987-04-02 |
Skokie Trust and Savings Bank has changed its name to Cole Taylor Bank/Skokie. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 2, 1987, p. 78 |
Cole Taylor Bank,
Names, titles, etc.,
Business - Banks and banking,
Skokie Trust and Savings Bank |
| Junior high to bear name of ex-super |
1987-03-26 |
Oakview Junior High School will become McCracken Junior High School in honor of Oliver McCracken, the district's former superintendent who came to the district in 1958 when Oakview was still in the planning stages. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 26, 1987, p. 3 |
Oliver McCracken Middle School,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Buildings,
Oakview Junior High School,
Names, titles, etc. |
| OCC/Skokie may soon get new name |
1985-12-15 |
Oakton Community College's Skokie campus may soon be known as OCC/East. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, December 15, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Oakton Community College,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Advisory committee plugs OCC-East |
1985-11-17 |
The Oakton Community College Citizen Advisory Committee is working on changing the Skokie campus name to Oakton Community College East. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, November 17, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Oakton Community College,
Names, titles, etc. |
| Dedicating a new drive |
1982-09-02 |
On September 12 a dedication ceremony will be held for Raoul Wallenberg Drive at the new Cook County Courthouse. |
The News, Thursday, September 2, 1982, p. 3 |
Raoul Wallenberg Drive,
Names, titles, etc.,
Streets |
| Village loses friend |
1982-06-24 |
Allan Weissburg, 73, active in Skokie civic affairs for over 40 years, died of a massive coronary on June 20 after ceremonies dedicating a park in his honor. |
The News, Thursday, June 24, 1982, p. 3 |
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Weissburg, Allan,
Death |
| Area leader Weissburg dies |
1982-06-24 |
Allan A. Weissburg, best known for his long and dedicated service to the Skokie Park District died on June 20, following a park dedication ceremony in his honor. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 24, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Weissburg, Allan,
Death |
| Park is renamed |
1982-03-25 |
The Park Board voted March 18 to name the park at Gross Point and Grant for Allan Weissburg, a former park commissioner who has been active in the community for 20 years. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 25, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Park District,
Names, titles, etc.,
Parks,
Weissburg, Allan |
| Township to rename building for Warman |
1981-01-15 |
The Niles Township Board of Trustees voted to rename the township administration building the Edward A Warman Administration Center in memory of Warman, a former township supervisor who died recently. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 15, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Niles Township Board of Trustees,
Buildings,
Names, titles, etc.,
Warman, Edward |
| Mayor decides: Crawford 'saved' by one vote |
1977-08-11 |
Village votes to retain the name Crawford Avenue. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 11, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Names, titles, etc.,
Crawford Avenue,
Streets |
| Crawford residents reject 'Pulaski |
1977-08-04 |
Article on request to change name of Crawford Avenue to Pulaski. |
The News, Thursday, August 4, 1977, p. 3 |
Names, titles, etc.,
Crawford Avenue,
Streets |
| Name game: Crawford families won't play |
1977-08-04 |
Skokie residents oppose a proposed name change of Crawford Avenue to Pulaski. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 4, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Names, titles, etc.,
Crawford Avenue,
Streets |
