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Snow removal crew member works on clearing early morning snow at Walmart in Round Lake Beach on Friday, Feb. 9.

Snow keeps crews busy, but few major problems reported in northern suburbs

May 10, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

The first major snowfall of 2018 was keeping snowplow crews busy, but officials in several northern suburbs, from Deerfield and Highland Park to Wilmette and Glencoe, reported few weather-related problems...

Developer Max Kruszeski says his company is looking for a buyer for a house it owns in Wilmette that was displayed in the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The company wants to save the house by moving it off property it bought to develop two new homes.

Developer still looking for buyer to save 1933 World’s Fair house in Wilmette from demolition

May 10, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

Members of the Wilmette Plan Commission on Tuesday thanked a developer for holding off on demolishing a historic house his family's business inadvertently bought late last year and looking for...

Luke, left, and Ryan Novosel were instrumental in New Trier High School setting the world record for the most twins and multiples in one academic year, as certified by the Guinness World Records organization.

New Trier breaks world record with 44 sets of twins &#8212 and one set of triplets &#8212 in one class

May 10, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

It's tempting to haul out clichés about seeing double when talking about New Trier High School's sophomore class, which, with 44 sets of twins and one set of triplets, was...

Jane Sarouhan, vice president of the Center for Interim Programs, speaks with prospective gap year participants during a fair at New Trier High School in Winnetka on Jan. 27, 2018. (Kevin Tanaka/Pioneer Press)

Suburban high school students attend gap year fairs

May 10, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

Hundreds of Chicago area high school students attended gap year fairs last weekend, intended to introduce them to options for those who want to delay or take a break from...

Winnetka Road townhouse plan could go to Northfield village board later this month

May 10, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

A townhouse project planned for a former AT&T property in Northfield won a nod last month from Northfield's plan and zoning commission, but some area residents are unconvinced that it...

A high priority for the Keay Nature Learning Center in Wilmette: The pond needs a new liner to prevent leakage.

‘A secret garden’: Wilmette looks to refresh Keay Nature Learning Center

May 10, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

Wilmette Park District officials hope a renovation project that could begin later this year at the little-known Keay Nature Learning Center will introduce more people to the 4.6-acre nature preserve...

Developer Max Kruszewski stands on the second floor terrace of a Wilmette home his family bought with the intention of demolishing it to build new homes.

Fate uncertain for Wilmette house that may date to 1933 World’s Fair

May 10, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

A Wilmette house that may date to the 1933 Chicago World's Fair could be demolished unless someone with a passion for preservation steps up to move it, something its current...

New Trier sets new assistant superintendent and assistant principal positions

May 10, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

New Trier High School District 203's administrative flow chart will look a little different when the 2018-2019 school year opens, with the elevation of one directorship to an assistant superintendent...

Rintz brings Winnetka TIF message to New Trier school board

May 10, 2019 at 5:33 p.m.

Winnetka Village President Chris Rintz took his sales pitch for a downtown Winnetka tax increment financing district to the New Trier High School board – one body a TIF would...

St. Francis Xavier Church in Wilmette, shown Jan. 23, 2018, is among several North Shore and Lake County churches that will be consolidated by order of the archdiocese.

Archdiocese announces mergers for North Shore, Lake County parishes

May 10, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Chicago announced this week that several North Shore area parishes - along with two in Lake County - will be part of mergers aimed in part at...

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