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The Winnetka village council on Aug. 1 approved a preliminary stormwater control memorandum of understanding with the Cook County Forest Preserve District board.

Winnetka approves preliminary stormwater agreement with county forest preserve board

May 10, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.

A packed room of Winnetka residents broke into applause Monday as village council members unanimously approved the first phase of an agreement with the Cook County Forest Preserve District board...

Disputed downtown Winnetka development gets final plan commission approval, goes to village council

May 10, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.

One Winnetka surmounted another hurdle last week when the Winnetka Plan Commission approved its review of the developer's final proposal. With the July 10 approval by the village's zoning board...

Wilmette resident Mia Krone is getting ready for college at the end of the month, but took time to speak with Pioneer Press on Aug. 2.

Shout Out: Mia Krone, deep dish pizza lover

May 10, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Wilmette resident Mia Krone was waiting for a friend to pick her up at the Wilmette Metra station Wednesday, but she stopped and talked with the Pioneer Press about summer,...

Wilmette board bids goodbye, hello to fire department members

May 10, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

"We really pack a room when we do this," former Wilmette Fire Chief Mike McGreal said as he looked around the packed Wilmette Village Board room on July 25. McGreal,...

Dan Cohn (white) and Meg Chambers (blue), both of Wilmette, danced to the live music performed by the Second Hand Soul Band during the Wilmette Summerfest on Saturday, July 22, 2017.

Organizers deem 2017 Summerfest best in years

May 10, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

From village-wide sidewalk sales and two downtown stages' worth of entertainment, to classic cars and a first-ever ice cream social, the 2017 Wilmette Summerfest was a hit with shoppers, families...

New Wilmette police chief named

May 10, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Wilmette Deputy Police Chief Kyle Murphy has been tapped to succeed outgoing Chief Brian King, after King leaves Aug. 4. It is the second major departmental appointment Village Manager Tim...

The Skokie Lagoons nature preserve is seen in this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo in Glencoe, Ill. The Cook County Forest Preserve District board voted July 20 to authorize a memorandum of understanding, recognizing the village of Winnetka's desire to use roughly 18.6 acres of the forest preserve district's Skokie Lagoons property.

Winnetka, forest preserve board reach tentative stormwater understanding

May 10, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.

In what Winnetka Village President Chris Rintz called a major step forward in Winnetka's stormwater control efforts, the Cook County Forest Preserve District board has approved a preliminary agreement that...

Palestinian, Israeli and American participants of Hands of Peace enjoy a picnic, on Monday, July 17, 2017, at Elder Lane Park in Winnetka.

Israeli, Palestinian teens find peace in the North Shore

May 10, 2019 at 5:28 p.m.

The purple-shirted teens who listened to music, wolfed hot-dogs and learned the basics of softball at Winnetka's Elder Lane Park clearly had fun during their July 17 outing. But the...

82-year-old woman hit by Metra train in Wilmette died in accident: officials

May 10, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has determined that the death of an 82-year-old Wilmette woman hit by a train was an accident. The woman, identified by the medical examiner...

Shout Out: Robert Brill, new deputy fire chief

May 10, 2019 at 4:40 p.m.

Robert Brill, Wilmette's new deputy fire chief, has been with the department almost 19 years. On July 26, he talked about how the department works for village residents, how he...

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