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Oakton–Skokie is an 'L' station on the CTA's Yellow Line, which serves downtown Skokie. Previously, a station existed at this location which was in operation as part of the North Shore Line's Niles Center Route from 1925 until 1948, and later demolished in 1964. The current station opened on April 30, 2012.

The Purple Hotel, also known as the Hyatt House Hotel, was a hotel located at 4500 West Touhy Avenue in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Built in 1960, the hotel was Hyatt's first Midwest hotel and became known for its purple brick exterior. The hotel served as Hyatt's flagship Chicago area hotel until the 1970s and featured two restaurants and live music from popular acts. In 1983, Teamsters lawyer and alleged mobster Allen Dorfman was killed in the hotel's parking lot. After a series of ownership changes, the hotel closed in 2007 and was demolished in August 2013. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2013, and was delisted in 2020.

Touhy Avenue is a major street throughout northern Chicago, Illinois as well as the north and northwestern suburbs of the city. It is named for Patrick L. Touhy, a subdivider who was also the son-in-law of Phillip Rogers, an early settler who helped develop Rogers Park. Points of interest along Touhy Avenue include Loyola Park, the Winston Towers, the Lincolnwood Town Center, Lincolnwood Produce & Grocery, Loeber Motors, Hebrew Theological College, Village Crossing Shopping Center, Pointe Plaza, the Shure Headquarters Building, the Leaning Tower YMCA, the Pickwick Theatre, and the northern end of O'Hare International Airport.

Kostner was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Kostner Avenue and Mulford Street in Skokie, Illinois. Kostner was situated east of Oakton and west of Crawford-East Prairie. Kostner opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch. The station was originally known as Schreiber Road.

The Harrer Building is a historic building located at 8051 North Lincoln Avenue in Skokie, Illinois.

Hebrew Seminary is a non-denominational rabbinical school in Illinois, which uniquely trains both deaf and hearing students; it ordains women, men, and openly LGBTQIA people. It was founded in 1992 by Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer, and it is the first and only Rabbinic school for the deaf in the world. The mission of Hebrew Seminary is to train individuals as rabbis and Jewish educators to serve all Jewish communities, including the deaf community. Hebrew Seminary has been an inclusive and egalitarian community for the study and practice of Judaism since its founding.Hebrew Seminary's ordination program encourages the highest commitment to traditional scholarship, such as Talmud and Bible, as well as the spiritual discipline of Kabbalah, with meditative practices. This teaches students to be scholars, educators, and leaders, as well as spiritual guides "who can hear and share the voice of God with members of their communities". The program spans 5 years, requiring a thesis and a comprehensive exam; this incorporation of Kabbalah and meditation is a distinctive aspect of the rabbinic curriculum. All graduates - hearing and deaf - are required to attain fluency in American Sign Language.

Skokie Public Library has been serving the community of Skokie, Illinois, since 1929.In 2008, the library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service for outstanding community service.The Skokie Public Library offers a range of free online resources that could be used for research, learning, and informational needs. The Skokie Public Library transitioned to a digital reference collection, and now uses the superfluous space as an office suite that is lent hourly to patrons. This allows patrons with start-ups the opportunity to meet with clients. The space contains three rooms, is equipped with WiFi, can accommodate up to fifty people, and opened in November 2012. Its other spaces include an auditorium that seats two hundred and study rooms for both youth and adult patrons. In January 2020, the library began renovations to its building. This work improved accessibility, as well as adding more community meeting rooms, an adult makerspace, inclusive restrooms, and more comfortable seating areas and study spaces. The renovation is scheduled to be completed in early 2021.

Main was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Niles Center branch, now known as the Yellow Line. The station was located at Main Street and Niles Center Road in Skokie, Illinois. Main was situated south of Dempster and north of Oakton. Main opened on March 28, 1925, and closed on March 27, 1948, upon the closing of the Niles Center branch.

Fasman Yeshiva High School, known colloquially as Skokie Yeshiva, is an Orthodox Jewish all-boys high school in Skokie, Illinois. As of the 2020-2021 school year, the school has 120 students enrolled in grades 9-12. Fasman Yeshiva offers a dual curriculum of secular and Judaic studies.

Chicago ORT Technical Institute, located in Skokie, Illinois, is part of a 130-year-old, worldwide network of more than 800 non-profit vocational training schools.

Niles Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 105,882.

Lincolnwood (formerly Tessville) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 13,463. An inner suburb of Chicago, it shares its southern, eastern, and a small section of its western boundary with Chicago, also bordering Skokie to the north and west.