Lawsuit over D39 referendum dismissed
A lawsuit that challenged the validity of the April 2011 tax rate increase referendum for Wilmette School District 39 has been dismissed. The original suit was filed by Wilmette resident...
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New finance director in Wilmette
On her second day as Wilmette's new finance director, Melinda Molloy discovered how difficult the transition would be. "I realized, I didn't even know where to go to get a...
Wilmette’s fallen Bicentennial Ash becomes furniture for village hall
After it fell during a storm in July 2011, Wilmette's most famous tree returned to town recently with a more polished presentation — as furniture for Village Hall. A behemoth...
Replacement for cottage OKd in east Wilmette
Wilmette trustees have voted to allow a new home that required a whopping 21 code variations to be built on an unusually small parcel on the east side of town....
New Trier fee policies reviewed
A philosophical shift in how New Trier High School levies fees on its students is coming. Board members generally agree that a student in a photography class shouldn't have to...
Beach land to remain public; Wilmette committee to discuss details
After nearly 18 months of meetings and discussion about a rare public Lake Michigan beach property in Wilmette, village leaders have reached ... the beginning. The Village Board agreed Nov....
Caucus slate set for New Trier board election
A candidate who ran unsuccessfully two years ago for a seat on the New Trier High School board is getting a second chance. Greg Robitaille, who ran with an independent...
A Wilmette family’s tale of Black Friday survival
It happened so swiftly and silently that the six people never saw it coming — a towering tree, six stories tall, toppling sideways through the morning air and coming to...
Winnetka residents protest Petco
About 50 people — plus their dogs — took to the street Friday in Winnetka to protest a chain pet store planning to set up shop in the village's downtown,...
Evanston plans gun buyback
As people in Evanston regrouped after the shooting death of a high school freshman in September, city leaders began planning a gun buyback program and other strategies for dealing with...