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The Niles village board approved an ordinance requiring parades, protests and any kind of public assembly to seek permits, and a security deposit on insurance, for gatherings of more than 50 people at Monday’s board meeting. When the ordinance was introduced in June, the village got some pushback over First Amendment concerns. Critics said vague wording in the original ordinance about a ...

Niles officials will wait for feedback from the American Civil Liberties Union before considering an ordinance that would require people organizing parades, protests and other gatherings for 50 people or more to obtain a permit and provide a security deposit to hold their event. Some public commenters at the June 27 village board meeting said the requirements in the proposal would would ...

Niles Police Station. (Journal file photo) Niles police are ramping up their July 4 traffic enforcement with officer overtime between Friday, June 16 and Wednesday, July 5 for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Drive High Get a DUI” traffic safety campaign. The safety campaign targets impaired drivers and those not wearing seat belts.

Abah Antonio resigned from the Niles Police Department Feb. 1 after Comm. Kelly Eckhardt recommended the department fire him.

Screenshot of Niles police body camera footage of a well-being check on a civilian Niles police employee who was found passed out the McDonald's parking lot at 1:40 a.m. Feb. 28, 2021. A long outstanding order for public documents reveals Niles was the subject of a grand jury subpoena and summons to appear at a

Niles trustees approved a $100,000 settlement with former police Cmdr. Nick Beyer at their Tuesday, Nov. 15 meeting settling a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Beyer in August 2021.

The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board rejected a proposal to pursue stationing police in two middle schools.