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Wilmette youth baseball coach involved in alleged assault resigns position

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

The coach of a Wilmette Baseball Association youth baseball team resigned his position after a May 31 incident in which he allegedly physically assaulted a player on his team, an...

Our Place is working to meet traffic concerns of neighbors before a zoning board meeting on its special use permit.

Program for developmentally challenged teens seeks approval to continue at Wilmette church

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Our Place, a program for developmentally challenged teens and adults, is trying to address traffic concerns raised by neighbors in hopes of getting a special use permit to continue operation...

Becca Dudley of Evanston is all smiles after hunting for a green top at the Kenilworth Union Church rummage sale Thursday.

Kenilworth Union Church rummage sale offers amazing maze of treasures

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Looking for couturier dresses? Hoping to find the right doll for a granddaughter, or perhaps a bicycle or skateboard to speed up your morning commute? What about fine jewelry, men’s...

Despite retail losses such as Imperial Motors Inc., whose Green Bay Jaguar dealership closed last August, Wilmette's retail vacancy rate is still low, village staff say.

Despite big ticket losses, Wilmette retail vacancies still low, board members told

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Despite the losses of marquee businesses like Carson’s department store and the Imperial Motors Jaguar dealership, Wilmette’s retail vacancy rate remains in the single digits, where it’s been for years,...

Romona Elementary School parents want Wilmette to add a crossing guard on Locust Road in front of Wilmette Junior High School.

Romona School parents ask Wilmette for Locust Road crossing guard

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

West Wilmette parents whose children will attend Romona Elementary School this fall want the village to give the school a third crossing guard, near Wilmette Junior High School, to ensure...

Christopher Xamplas tests mosquitos for West Nile virus at the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District in 2017.

Heat, rain, mean earlier mosquito spray operations in Wilmette, Winnetka

May 10, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

Hot and rainy weather this spring and summer have made ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes on the North Shore, and have triggered more efforts to control the insects, an official...

Winnetka panels to review elimination of parking garages, increased residential space in One Winnetka proposal

May 10, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

Three Winnetka panels will each decide what they think of developer David Trandel’s latest One Winnetka project changes when they meet Tuesday, July 20, and July 26, respectively. The three...

Ruth Jennings of Winnetka and daughter Ryder, 9, pet Norbert, a Newfoundland mix.

Homeless animals meet their potential humans on downtown Winnetka sidewalks

May 10, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

Downtown Winnetka businesses aren’t usually alive with fluffy, friendly four-footed attractions, but that changed Saturday, as the third annual Angels with Tails pet adoption event brought 60 puppies, kittens, cats...

Audrey Bobek, 6, sits in the lap of mom Jenn Solheim, both of Oak Park, while grandmother Barbara Solheim of Deerfield looks on.

Thousands enjoy Wilmette Independence Day events at Gillson Park

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Lian Theis of Skokie researched the best places to celebrate Independence Day, she said Tuesday, and chose Wilmette’s Gillson Park. That’s why she and husband, Adam, were at the park...

Four face vehicle trespassing charges after Wilmette chase ends with car hitting tree

May 10, 2019 at 4:47 p.m.

Four Chicago men face charges including aggravated possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest following a Monday incident that ended in Wilmette with a stolen car striking a tree....

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