New Trier High School recruiting local businesses for student job fair
Officials at New Trier High School are putting out a call to local businesses to participate in a May 2 student job fair. As sponsored by the high school’s Career...
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Winnetka District 36’s $90 million referendum was decisively rejected. What happens now?
After voters resoundingly rejected a proposed $90 million Winnetka School District 36 referendum this month, longtime resident John Thomas reacted not with surprise, but with a strong sense of deja...
Chicago Botanic Garden’s ‘Unearth Science’ festival for kids a prelude to Earth Day
When it comes to teaching young children their role in caring for the planet, educators at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe say it all begins with love. “We don’t...
Following fiercely-contested Wilmette trustee race, voters elect team of incumbents, newcomers
Following a fiercely-contested trustee race featuring seven candidates competing for four open seats, Wilmette voters on April 2 elected a hybrid team of incumbents and newcomers to the village board....
Voters in Winnetka School District 36 appear to vote down $90 million referendum
Tuesday night’s unofficial results show a majority of voters in Winnetka School District 36 casting “no” votes on the district’s request to borrow about $90 million for school improvements. With...
Wilmette voters cast ballots in hotly-contested trustee race
As results poured in Tuesday night in Wilmette, a mix of incumbents and newcomers appeared to be neck-and-neck in a hotly-contested race featuring seven trustee candidates facing-off for four open...
Wilmette Bakers Square restaurant near Old Orchard abruptly shuttered
Village officials said Monday they are unsure why the Wilmette Bakers Square restaurant was abruptly shuttered earlier this month after decades of operation. On Monday morning, the parking lot of...
CDC wants firefighters to join registry aimed at preventing duty-related cancer deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging the 1.1 million firefighters in the U.S. to participate in a voluntary registry aimed at better understanding and preventing duty-related cancer,...
Winnetka officials target downtown storefronts in development plan
Winnetka officials say an influx of new types of businesses, from brew pubs to co-working sites, is demanding that the village update its rules for downtown storefronts, which are increasingly...
15 years later, Erika’s Lighthouse continues to teach teens about depression in memory of daughter
As a longtime PE and health teacher at Carleton Washburne School in Winnetka, Victor Cooper said he is vigilant about spotting possible signs of depression in his students. “I look...