John P. Huston

A flood of opposition led Wilmette Park District commissioners to close the gate this week on their consideration of a fence that would have limited access to one of the...

Though a majority of Wilmette Plan Commission members questioned the impact of a proposed six-story hotel on the village's west side, the panel this week recommended the project's approval. The...

When Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to nearly double the rate Chicago charges its neighbors for Lake Michigan water, many suburbs began looking for cheaper alternatives — and others are...

The state's removal of "No Turn on Red" signs at one of Northfield's busiest intersections last summer because of road construction may have cost the village more than a half-million...

A Schaumburg-based developer who had initially intended to demolish two Prairie-style homes in Wilmette, one of which preservationists say has a direct tie to Frank Lloyd Wright, said he is...

A zoning change is under consideration in Winnetka that would allow homeowners like Kimberlee Herold to rent their coach houses. There are about 60 coach houses in the North Shore...

Wilmette School District 39 is considering a full-day option for kindergarten — for a fee. That would make two programs in the village, and one official thinks there may be...

In the last year of his life, Chase Beh's parents had enlisted a drug counselor to help the 20-year-old deal with his increasingly self-destructive behavior. He died in 2009 of...