Niles 08-22-13

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Vol. 57 No. 46

A Better Path

Residents say biking around Niles is a ‘pain in the butt’ By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

As part of its ongoing bicycle plan, Niles hosted a Milwaukee Avenue Design workshop to gather more neighborhood input to continue to flesh out the longterm bicycle plan. The open house-style meeting was held Aug. 7 at the Niles Public Library and featured interactive activities that allowed Niles residents to tell members of Niles

Multi-Modal Plan Steering Committee and Sam Schwartz Engineering how they felt about the proposed changes to Milwaukee Avenue. “Getting around Oakton and Harlem is a pain in the butt,” said Eric Weickart-Smith, 27. She and her husband moved to Niles to raise their two children, ages 7 and 5, because Niles is touted as a great place to raise a family.

PHOTO COURTESY AMLINGS CYCLE

Amling’s 4th July Parade in Niles from 2011.

See BIKING, page 3

Skokie police investigate shooting near Niles West High School By Alex V. Hernandez Staff Reporter

Authorities in the Skokie area are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for firing multiple rounds at a passing vehicle Aug. 13. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of Skokie Boulevard near Niles

Center Road, mere minutes away from Niles West High School. Police said no one was hurt. The incident prompted Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen to issue a statement Aug. 16 that expressed outrage at the random violence involving handguns “indiscriminately discharged in our streets” and asked the community to take action by being active in their neighborhood

watch organizations and to not hesitate reporting suspicious activity to police. “Each of us walk the same Skokie streets and have the same concerns about safety,” said Van Dusen’s statement. “We all have the same passion to maintain our wonderful community. It takes positive, joint efforts to succeed in the fight against small elements of crime.”

The Chicago Crime Commission said there are at least three gangs active in the area Skokie area. A report published last year by the commission said that fractionalization of some of the larger gangs into smaller ones has become one of the driving factors for increased in violence as they fight over the control of territory. Previously, Skokie police

arrested a 17-year-old involved in a May shooting at the intersection of Skokie Boulevard and Golf Road, about five minutes south of where the Aug. 13 shooting incident occurred. At press time, police were investigating the incident and requested that anyone with information contact the Skokie Police Department’s Investigation Division at 847- 982-5958.


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