Both children and dogs hunt for eggs in Wilmette
A crowd of eager and brightly-caparisoned youngsters made up what color Saturday's skies lacked at the Wilmette Park District's annual Easter egg hunt at Howard Park. The holiday hunt drew...
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McKenzie students cheer Golden Apple winner Gwendolyn Faulkner
Gwendolyn Faulkner was helping her second-grade kids read "The Velveteen Rabbit" when her Thursday afternoon got spectacularly derailed by a parade of adults bearing gifts and signs. They trooped into...
Kenilworth voters approve debt service change
Kenilworth voters appeared to have approved a village request to expand its debt service base, a move village officials say will give them the flexibility to pay for the Kenilworth...
Northfield woman must stop removing buckthorn near Edens ramp, police say
A Northfield woman who says she's been voluntarily uprooting invasive buckthorn bushes and trees from a section of Cook County land near the Edens Expressway needs to get permission from...
New Trier to upgrade security plans, but rejects metal detectors and arming teachers
In the wake of February's Florida school shooting, New Trier High School District 203 is updating security policies and procedures, including beefing up entryway buzzer systems and installing shatter resistant...
Faith, social justice part of Rev. Paul Gilmore’s mission at Winnetka Presbyterian
The Rev. Paul Gilmore has only been on the job for a month, but the new senior pastor of Winnetka Presbyterian Church believes he already has a handle on the...
About 1,000 New Trier students join national walk out, hold moment of silence for Parkland victims
As many as 1,000 of the nearly 3,000 students at New Trier High School in Winnetka walked out at 10 a.m. Wednesday, some carrying signs demanding changes to gun laws...
Winnetka District 36 team to recommend shutting or demolishing some schools
A Winnetka Elementary School District 36 team has narrowed its study to three options, each of which includes shutting schools or demolishing all or part of either the Skokie School...
Winnetka schools, park and library districts may lose liaison to Plan Commission
Liaisons from the Winnetka Park District, Winnetka Elementary District 36 and the Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District may lose their seats on the village's Plan Commission under a plan under consideration....
Going Green Matters fair showcases solar power, sustainable yards
An estimated 1,400 visitors, volunteers and exhibitors explored ways to live a greener life and create a greener world at the 12th annual Going Green Matters environmental fair, held Sunday...