Skokie boy, killed in crash, remembered as ‘sweet, sensitive’

Prosecutors said Wednesday that 23-year-old Hanin Goma of Skokie admitted she had smoked pot hours before causing the chain-reaction crash that killed an 8-year-old Skokie boy. Goma has been charged with one count of felony aggravated DUI resulting in death.

• District 65 teachers grant strike authority

  Members of the District 65 teachers’ union have authorized their leadership to “take the steps necessary for a potential strike” in the event talks don’t produce an agreement. The School Board and its teachers’ union are negotiating an agreement to replace a four-year pact that expires June 30.

• Old Orchard Junior High stages concert for ages
• Soccer is more than a game to AYSO commissioner
• New trail delights preschool students
• Jewish World War II vets tell of battle experiences