Karen Ann Cullotta

North Shore Country Day junior kindergartener Alex Shinn and senior Trevor Hayward participate in a ceremonial tree planting at the school on Nov. 6, 2019.

With a nod to the past, North Shore Country Day School celebrates centennial anniversary

November 12, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

A century after a dozen Winnetka families gathered on the front porch of Charles Mordock's home in 1918 to discuss the creation of a new private school that would be...

The site of the One Winnetka development proposed for the corner of Elm Street and Lincoln Avenue.

Developers pitch 158 apartments in downtown Winnetka. Board members aren’t thrilled: ‘There’s nothing about this project that reads Winnetka’

November 9, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

A new plan for the troubled site of the former One Winnetka project was lambasted this week, with residents and elected officials decrying a preliminary proposal to build as many...

Brief lockdown at New Trier High School was false alarm, school says

November 8, 2019 at 3:50 p.m.

New Trier High School was briefly placed on lockdown Friday afternoon, the result of a false alarm, according to police and the school. In a tweet, Winnetka police said they...

Harper Elementary School kindergarteners listen to their teacher, Mrs. Colleen Chick, on Jan. 18, 2019, in Wilmette.

Wilmette School District 39 to launch enrichment kindergarten program at per student cost of $6,460

November 6, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Responding to the community's desire for a longer school day for kindergartners, officials at Wilmette School District 39 say they plan to launch an optional, fee-based half-day kindergarten enrichment program...

Harper Elementary School students John Wu, left, and Ishaan Shah write thank-you letters to veterans on Oct. 24, 2019, in Wilmette.

Wilmette fourth graders grant late Vietnam veteran’s wishes: ‘We’re putting our hearts and souls into these letters’

November 5, 2019 at 10:43 a.m.

Before Wilmette teacher Katy Kennedy's father passed last year at the age of 73, he bequeathed to her a small notebook inscribed with a handwritten list of the names of...

A class at Indian Trail Elementary School listens during a story time session on Dec. 4, 2017, in Highland Park.

High-achieving suburban school districts say state report card’s emphasis on growth led to ‘misleading’ ratings

November 4, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

After some of the highest performing suburban schools failed to earn top ratings on Illinois' recently released annual school report cards, some local educators say the state's increased emphasis on...

The Wilmette Public Library at 1242 Wilmette Ave.

Determined to remove barriers and bolster circulation, many suburban libraries are forgiving late fines and extending due dates

October 29, 2019 at 10:33 a.m.

For librarian Karen Danczak Lyons, the recent announcement that the Chicago Public Library system will begin forgiving fines for patrons with overdue books was an affirmation that the Evanston Public...

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