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Fire department rescues two from carbon monoxide-filled Wilmette home

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Wilmette fire department officials rescued two senior citizens from their carbon monoxide-filled home late last week. Firefighters responding to the Friday incident measured carbon monoxide levels of 300 to 400...

Happ Road bridge route reopens to traffic

May 10, 2019 at 5:31 p.m.

The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways reopened Happ Road in Northfield last week, less than six months after beginning a complete replacement of the Happ Road bridge, according...

Karli Harada waves to Santa Claus during the Wilmette Holiday Parade on Saturday. Parade viewers and participants braved nasty weather to take part in the event.

Wilmette Holiday Parade draws participants, onlookers despite soggy weather

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Despite rain and wind, the volunteer spirit was strong on Saturday during the Wilmette Holiday Parade, an organizer said Monday. "The weather could not have been worse for a parade,"...

The Wilmette Police Department is seeking public input at a Dec. 5 hearing, part of its effort to be re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Wilmette police set Dec. 5 CALEA accreditation session

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Wilmette police are once again seeking accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, and have asked village residents to give their comments about the department to a...

Winnetka Eagle Scout candidate Brendan Bahan, center, makes sure his fellow Boy Scouts are ready for the rededication of Robert E. Burke Memorial Park on Nov. 11, 2017, in Winnetka.

New Trier student improves park dedicated to fallen Winnetka police officer

May 10, 2019 at 5:31 p.m.

To motorists on Green Bay or Church roads in Winnetka, the wedge of greenery at their confluence can pass unremarked, its sign and tiny plaque unseen. To Brendan Bahan, Robert...

Wilmette to form advisory group on minimum wage, sick time ordinances

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Wilmette's three-member finance committee decided Monday the best way to investigate how Cook County's minimum wage and paid sick time ordinances could affect Wilmette is to form a subcommittee to...

St. Joseph School fourth grade student Tommy Gardy of Wilmette speaks during the school's Blue Ribbon celebration on Nov. 10, 2017, in Wilmette.

St. Joseph students, others laud community spirit at Blue Ribbon celebration

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

One theme loomed large at St. Joseph School in Wilmette last week, when students, staff, and other supporters celebrated the school's designation as a 2017 National Blue Ribbon school. "This...

District 37 adds partial land sale to Avoca Center option list

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

A year after outlining two possible futures – sale or renovation – for the former Avoca Center school, Avoca District 37 officials said last week they now have three options:...

Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi, spoke at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka on Nov. 13, 2017.

Gandhi’s grandson tells Winnetka students to reject ‘culture of violence’

May 10, 2019 at 5:31 p.m.

"We today have not learned about anger. We think it's bad. But anger is gift, not something we need to be ashamed about ... what we should be ashamed of...

Santa Claus waves to the crowd during the 2016 Wilmette Holiday Parade. This year's parade takes place Nov. 18.

Wilmette to usher festive season in with tree lighting, holiday parade

May 10, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Wilmette's holiday season is just around the corner, and a spokeswoman for the 2017 Holiday Parade said this year's event will be particularly tuneful. "We've got the Loyola (Academy) marching...

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