Festival of Cultures
May 19 and 20, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 22nd Annual Skokie Festival of Cultures, Chicagoland's most entertaining and unique family event, offers multi-cultural entertainment, delicious ethnic food and loads of fun for everyone. This annual event takes place at Oakton Park (corner of Skokie Boulevard and Oakton Street) on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The Village of Skokie, the Skokie Park District, the Skokie Human Relations Commission, the Skokie Valley Rotary Club, the Skokie Public Library, the Skokie Kiwanis Club, the Skokie Chamber of Commerce and leaders from Skokie's ethnic communities are involved in the year-long Festival of Cultures planning process.
For more information about the Festival of Cultures, please visit www.skokieculturefest.org.
"Know Your Officer" Program
To further partner with the community, the Skokie Police Department is unveiling a new "Know Your Officer" program. Beginning in the next few days and continuing over the next several weeks, a uniformed Skokie police officer will attempt to make in-person contact at every Skokie residence. The contact will be brief and will provide residents with an opportunity to meet an officer who specifically patrols their neighborhood. The officer will provide some very practical safety tips, particularly with regard to crimes of opportunity such as theft to an unlocked vehicle, which are the most prevalent crimes in Skokie.
