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The Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Winnetka, shown here in 2016, won approval from Winnetka village trustees to expand the building with two second story additions.

Winnetka council gives go-ahead to Hadley Institute expansion plan

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

Winnetka council members last week unanimously approved an expansion plan for Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired, which school officials said will add roughly 2,600 square feet of...

The Gillson Park beach house, shown in June 2017, is due for replacement beginning in September.

Final park board votes on Gillson beach house, parking lot to come in February, March

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

When Wilmette Park Board commissioners meet in February, they will recommend going ahead with its proposed Gillson Park beach house and parking lot project, Commissioner Ryrie Pellaton said last week....

There’s still time to dispose of post-holiday detritus, local officials say

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

Local officials say there's still time to recycle holiday decorations. In Winnetka, crews will pick up Christmas trees for free until Jan. 18, Street Supervisor Mike Mahoney said. After that,...

Car crashes into nail salon at Winnetka-Glencoe border

May 11, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

Traffic on Green Bay Road in Winnetka was shut in both directions for more than an hour Thursday after a driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a...

Towels in a dryer at the Winnetka Community House fitness center's laundry room caught fire Dec. 28, and the blaze resulted in a temporary shut-down of the fitness center, officials said.

Dryer fire temporarily shuts down Winnetka Community House fitness center

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

A fire last week at the Winnetka Community House fitness center was apparently caused when towels in a fitness center dryer caught fire, Community House and fire department officials said...

New Year’s cold snap snaps water mains in Wilmette, Winnetka

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

Wilmette public works employees fought 11 water main breaks over the three-day New Year's Eve weekend, including one in the village's downtown that kept crews busy much of New Year's...

Flood control a top issue for Wilmette in 2018

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

Communication with residents and taxpayers will be a priority for the village and local school district in 2018, officials said. For Village President Bob Bielinski, the job will entail continuing...

Winnetka Village President Chris Rintz is shown during his May 2017 swearing-in. Rintz spoke recently with Pioneer Press about upcoming issues for Winnetka in 2018.

Stormwater, TIF district discussions on Winnetka’s 2018 horizon

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

Stormwater control and the possibility of creating a tax increment finance district to help invigorate Winnetka's downtown will keep village staff and elected officials busy in 2018, according to Village...

Iliana Mora and Amanda Nugent, both of Wilmette, hand out signs and buttons in support of the Feb. 28, 2017, all-school seminar on civil rights at New Trier High School. Residents opposed and in favor of the seminar spoke Feb. 20, 2017, about the seminar, which went on as planned.

Wilmette in 2017: water, wage rates and Loyola expansion

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

Flood control in west Wilmette, Loyola Academy expansion, and the continuing effort to change the face of Gillson Park beach continued to be high profile issues in 2017. This year,...

David Trandel, right, developer of the One Winnetka residential-retail project, speaks May 1 to members of the Winnetka Landmarks Preservation Commission in support of his request to demolish the former Fell Clothing building on Lincoln Avenue as part of his project. One Winnetka won preliminary approval in January from Winnetka's village council, but in December, Trandel asked for changes that once again put the project into council hands.

Winnetka 2017: flood control progress, One Winnetka developments, high school controversy

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

Stormwater planning captured the attention of Winnetka officials and residents in 2017. So did the potential creation of a tax tool some village council members hope could finance development in...

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