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Skokie (/ ˈ s k oʊ k i /; formerly Niles Center) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 67,824. [3] Skokie lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Chicago's downtown Loop. The name Skokie comes from a Potawatomi word for 'marsh'. [4]
Village of Skokie, 432 U.S. 43 (1977), arising out of what is sometimes referred to as the Skokie Affair, [1] was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court dealing with freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. This case is considered a "classic" free speech case in constitutional law classes. [2] Related court decisions are captioned Skokie v
Westfield Old Orchard, formerly Old Orchard Shopping Center, is a shopping center in the Chicago metropolitan area.It is located in Skokie, Illinois.The shopping center features the traditional retailers Macy's and Nordstrom, in addition to a CMX luxury cinema.
The museum began in 1981 as the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois located in a storefront on Main Street in Skokie, Illinois.The foundation and small museum were established as a response to a Neo-Nazi group's attempt to march through Skokie, [2] in which many Holocaust survivors had settled in the decades following the atrocities.
Afterward, the Illinois Supreme Court held that the party had a right to march and to display swastikas, despite local opposition, based on the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Collin then offered a compromise, offering to march in Chicago's Marquette Park (where Martin Luther King had been attacked in 1966) instead of Skokie.
Niles East High School was a public 4–year school in Skokie, Illinois. Operated by Niles Township High Schools District 219, Niles East was first opened in 1938 and closed after the 1979–1980 school year. Niles East's sister schools Niles West High School and Niles North High School remain open.
Skokie may refer to Skokie, Illinois, a village in Cook County, Illinois National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie; Skokie, a movie about the NSPA Controversy in Skokie; Skokie (rocket), a parachute test rocket used by the U.S. Air Force; Skokie Lagoons, a nature preserve in Cook County, Illinois
Description: Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Potawatomi word for "marsh". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village".