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Longtime Wilmette administrator takes the helm: ‘It’s a tight-knit community that really cares about each other’

January 14, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

For longtime Wilmette administrator Michael Braiman, his recent promotion to village manager was years in the making. "It's in my blood ... when I was growing up, my father was...

In Evanston, some portions of the lakefront was flooded, including at Clarke Square park near Main Street and Sheridan Road on Jan. 11, 2020, where water was smashing over the berm.

In wake of winter storm that battered the North Shore, officials gauge the damage: ‘The beach was angry this weekend’

January 13, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

When John Shea visited Winnetka's Lloyd Park Monday morning, he was not surprised to find the wind and wave battered boardwalk beside the boathouse had sustained extensive damage during the...

North Shore police officials say some phone scammers have posed as IRS officials.

From fake lottery winnings to Social Security scares, North Shore police say residents of all ages are being targeted in sophisticated phone scams

January 7, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.

From a bogus Beijing police sting to a phony Apple computer repair scheme, North Shore police officials say residents have been fleeced out of thousands of dollars in recent weeks...

Community members including Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg, left, celebrate the arrival of a new Torah near the rabbi's residence on Dec. 29, 2019, following a stabbing during a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, N.Y.

Anti-Semitic attacks bring heightened security to suburban Jewish congregations: ‘We will not be afraid’

January 2, 2020 at 12:56 p.m.

Rabbi Nate Crane said he and members of his Wilmette congregation were devastated after hearing about the recent mass stabbing at a Hanukkah celebration in a New York-area rabbi's home...

Winnetka and Wilmette leaders say the villages' downtown business districts will be a priority in 2020.

Wilmette, Winnetka ring in 2020 with capital improvement projects, new school initiatives and downtown economic development

December 30, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

As Wilmette and Winnetka residents ring in the New Year, officials say 2020 is expected to bring a slate of capital improvement projects, a surge in economic development in downtown...

Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein speaks at the Menorah lighting in Wilmette, Sunday, December 22, 2019.

Area Hanukkah celebrations bring message of hope: ‘A little candle can dispel a lot of darkness’

December 23, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.

For Rabbi Moshe Teldon, the lighting of public menorahs in Wilmette and Winnetka this month illuminate a Hanukkah message of faith, hope and kindness. "We'll be celebrating our Hanukkah menorah...

Wilmette firefighter/paramedics Michael Lettieri, Tom Kopczyk and Matt Guth during an ice rescue training exercise at Gillson Park on Feb. 11, 2019.

Wilmette Year in Review: Downtown business, a flood control project and New Trier

December 23, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.

As Wilmette residents look back on 2019, village officials say a thriving downtown business district, the kick-off of the village's $68 million flood control program and last winter's frigid polar...

Matthew Cropper speaks during a District 36 school board meeting on Aug. 26, 2019. Officials unveiled a redistricting proposal at the meeting.

Winnetka in 2019: Downtown streetscaping, school redistricting and the downfall of One Winnetka

December 23, 2019 at 10:33 a.m.

As 2019 comes to a close in Winnetka, it's worth looking back on the major stories that made news this year. From streetscaping improvements downtown, to the unraveling of the...

The garage at the Wilmette Police Department is filled with stolen beauty and health products Dec. 18, 2019, from what police describe as a massive retail theft operation.

Police: 3 men charged in massive retail theft, money laundering operation that involved millions in stolen health and beauty products

December 20, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

Three men are facing charges in connection with what police are calling a sophisticated multi-million-dollar fencing operation involving the theft of health and beauty products from stores throughout Chicago and...

The Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce's 40th Annual Red Invitation event attracted holiday shoppers to 35 local retailers, including Maze Home, 735 Elm St., Winnetka.

Winnetka-Northfield chamber’s Red Invitation 40th anniversary event attracts holiday shoppers: ‘It’s a big deal, and where you want to be’

December 18, 2019 at 2:22 p.m.

When the Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce held its first Red Invitation event in 1979, bricks and mortar retailers were the only game in town when it came to holiday shopping....

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