Winnetka loses bragging rights to lowest electric rates
Thanks to the recent trend of aggregation, Winnetka residents no longer have the cheapest electricity rates in the area. But they have one amenity that no one for miles can...
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North Shore candidates to square off in April
While 2012 was dominated with coverage of the presidential election, 2013 will begin with a more local focus. North Shore residents had until 5 p.m. Dec. 26 to file petitions...
Kenilworth vows to learn from defeat of home rule
Kenilworth officials will begin 2013 by trying to figure out what went wrong in 2012. With aging sewer and water main infrastructure pegged as a critical long-term need, residents voted...
Mysterious threatening letter shows increased political tension in Winnetka
Christopher Rintz awoke one morning and went down the stairs of his Winnetka home to find, he said, a strange, white envelope sitting outside his front door. What he saw...
Fired Winnetka elementary school teacher gets $71,000 in settlement with District 36
Winnetka School District 36 has reached a settlement with David Wartik, the teacher it fired last spring, according to an agreement obtained from the district through a Freedom of Information...
Fledgling charity aims to help one person at a time
Megan Kashner awoke one morning with an idea for using online social networks to connect people in need with donors. Kashner notes that the idea didn't come in a dream....
North Shore police blotter
The following incidents are taken from recent Wilmette and Winnetka police department reports. WILMETTE Damage to sump pump * A resident in the 600 block of 15th Street told police...
Kraft isn’t just staying in Northfield, it’s expanding
Northfield avoided major economic problems in 2012 when Kraft decided against relocating from the near-north suburb. Kraft, which moved to Northfield in 1992, split into two companies this year, and...
Wilmette agrees to sell downtown property for retail and residential development
Wilmette trustees have agreed to sell a prime piece of village-owned downtown property to a developer who wants to build a six-story, retail and residential building. The former Ford dealership...
Evanston student accused of bringing toy gun to school
An Evanston Township High School student has been charged with disorderly conduct after he brought a toy gun to school this week, authorities said Thursday. Adel Mohammed Sobhi, 19, of...