Shout Out: Michael Kendrick, St. Joseph principal
Michael Kendrick became principal of St. Joseph School, 1740 Lake Ave., in July. He took time recently to talk about, among other things, what he loves about Catholic education and...
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Loyola Academy expansion wins Wilmette zoning approval at marathon meeting
After a nearly six-hour hearing that stretched into the early morning hours Wednesday, Wilmette trustees approved the first phase of Loyola Academy's expansion plan, including a new swimming pool, more...
New courses at New Trier to range from culinary arts to Chinese
Students attending New Trier High School next year will have five new courses to consider taking, District 203 administrators told New Trier High School board members this month. Among that...
Romona Elementary rocks its 2017 National Blue Ribbon award
Romona Rocks. When students and teachers at the Wilmette elementary school sing their school assembly song these days, they have even more reason to sing it with verve: the U.S....
Rain fails to dampen enthusiasm for Wilmette fire department open house
Nearly 2,000 people visited the Wilmette Fire Department's open house on Saturday, Fire Chief Ben Wozney said, something he wasn't sure would happen when he woke up, looked out the...
Rain no obstacle for visitors to Winnetka police and fire department open house
The sopping wet weather on Saturday may have been bad for soccer games, but it was great for attendance at the 2017 police and fire department open house, organizers said....
Council wants more info before taking further action on Elm Street TIF district
Winnetka trustees want more information about how they could use a tax increment finance district to pay for village projects before they move further toward creating one, they decided last...
Damp dogs deliver for Hadley Institute’s ‘Hounds for Hadley’ walk
Saturday's rain ensured that the 2017 "Hounds for Hadley" fundraiser for the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired was a sodden undertaking, but it didn't dampen participants' enthusiasm,...
Asbury property owner wins subdivision after council considers flood control issues
The owner of an Asbury Avenue house can re-subdivide his land to create two properties, Winnetka council members decided earlier this month. They did not grant that approval without discussing...
Bielinski apologizes for meeting tiff amid criticism of his use of village newsletter
Minutes into the first board meeting since tangling with a Wilmette resident over the village's decision to opt out of a county minimum wage ordinance, Wilmette Village President Bob Bielinski...