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Winnetka rejects electrical cable bids, agrees to a negotiated deal with one bidder

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

Winnetka council members last week rejected two bids for electrical cable, and went instead with a negotiated deal with the one bidder willing to make a deal. The council unanimously...

New Trier-area officials: Flu not hitting local elementary schools — for now

May 10, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

New Trier-area elementary schools appear to have dodged the influenza bullet — at least for now, according to local school officials. That's despite Illinois' status as one of 32 states...

Circulation clerk Mary Wright works in the Winnetka Public Library on Jan. 11, 2018. Renovations are set to start Jan. 29 will reconfigure the lobby, bringing the circulation and reference desks together.

Light, comfort, and noise control part of Winnetka library renovation

May 10, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

When Rebecca Wolf talks about the renovations set to start Jan. 29 at the Winnetka Public Library, the director is visibly excited. The work, scheduled to take until June –...

Female relative in custody after allegedly stabbing woman in Wilmette

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

Wilmette police said Thursday that a woman was in custody after a domestic incident sent one woman to the hospital with multiple stab wounds, allegedly at the hands of a...

Wilmette resident Carrie Winter was walking her dogs, Gus and Beyonce, in Gillson Park when she stopped to talk to Pioneer Press.

Shout Out: Carrie Winter, dog lover and appreciator of winter

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

Wilmette resident Carrie Winter was in Gillson Park recently, walking Gus, her 9-year-old Labrador retriever, and Beyonce, a 7-month-old terrier mix rescue dog, when she stopped to talk to Pioneer...

Lack of quorum forces cancellation of affordable housing hearing

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

The Wilmette Plan Commission canceled its scheduled Tuesday hearing on the affordable housing project proposed for 1925 Wilmette Ave. by the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation due to the lack of...

Wilmette launches stormwater education campaign

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

Wilmette has launched two websites in an effort to reach residents, including those who may not yet have weighed in on stormwater control options the village is considering for west...

Artis offers financial package, wins OK for senior care project

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

In a 6-1 vote, Virginia-based Artis Senior Living won approval Jan. 9 from Wilmette's village board to build a 64-unit senior care facility on the site of a small and...

No injuries in Winnetka basement fire

May 10, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

Winnetka fire officials said a Friday fire in the basement of a Berkeley Avenue home caused roughly $75,000 in damage. Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky said the call came in around...

Winnetka trustees have agreed to approve zoning for an orthodontist's office in the Hubbard Woods business district, a section of which is shown here in 2015.

Winnetka council eyes retail overlay district concerns as it OKs Hubbard Woods orthodontist request

May 10, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

Winnetka trustees last week approved zoning for an orthodontist who wants to practice in a Gage Street storefront in Hubbard Woods. At the same time, they agreed they must soon...

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