Skokie was in the news for a wide range of reasons in 2023, including a Yellow Line crash, an ordinance on housing, rallies and protests after the Israel-Hamas war erupted, allegations of conflicts of interest among village officials and bomb threats to schools, libraries and businesses in the village. 1. Reactions to the Israel-Hamas war After the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, about 25 .
As the Skokie Village Board at its Dec. 18 meeting read through a routine ordinance establishing how much appointed officials should earn, tempers flared over allegations of impropriety leveled by the board’s sole independent trustee, James Johnson. For his part, Johnson said he would walk out in protest if the proposed ordinance passes at the next meeting Johnson said he was concerned that .
On Nov. 20, the Skokie Village Board voted to reject a proposed ordinance that would have required future residential developments and renovations to provide affordable housing units. The ordinance lost in a 3-4 vote, with Mayor George Van Dusen and Trustees Edie Sue Sutker and James Johnson supporting it. The ordinance would have required that new developments, additions, and renovations with .
A large gathering in Streeterville sought to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while in Northbrook, pro-Israeli demonstrators call for the release of nearly 240 hostages being held by Hamas.
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