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Police investigating Wilmette crash that killed elderly man

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

Wilmette police said Friday that they are continuing to investigate a July 11 collision between a car and a pedestrian that fatally injured an elderly Wilmette man. The accident, which...

Winnetka looks at possible Elm Street TIF district

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

Winnetka trustees said they like the idea of using tax increment financing to help update and revitalize their business districts; on July 11, they told village staff to work with...

Evanston resident Carly Andrews is the new head of school at Baker Demonstration School in Wilmette. She spoke to Pioneer Press July 13.

Shout Out: Carly Andrews, Baker Demonstration School head

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

Carly Andrews, the new head of Baker Demonstration School, 201 Sheridan Road in Wilmette, had been on the job six days when she spoke to the Pioneer Press. The Evanston...

West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Kenilworth

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

Officials with the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District said Tuesday they have found mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus taken from district traps in Kenilworth. Kenilworth joins Glenview, Lincolnwood,...

Police: 22 cars burglarized in Wilmette in one day

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

After a rash of almost two dozen auto burglaries in one day, Wilmette police are pleading with residents not to leave their keys inside unlocked cars and to keep those...

Loyola seeks OKs for pool, traffic plan, enrollment cap increase

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

Officials at Loyola Academy in Wilmette have a Sept. 6 date with Wilmette's zoning board of appeals, at which they will seek approval for the first phase of a campus-wide...

Platforms and stairs at the Hubbard Woods Metra station will undergo some immediate repairs and replacement to improve pedestrian and commuter safety, starting this week, a Metra official said July 10.

Safety repairs set to start this week at Hubbard Woods Metra station

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

Officials responsible for the Hubbard Woods Metra station said this week that safety repairs to the Winnetka station's platforms and stairs to the east platform are set to get underway...

The Housing Opportunity Development Corporation, which owns the former American Legion Post 46 building in Wilmette, shown here, wants to build affordable housing there, but must revise its plans.

Wilmette affordable housing project facing more hurdles

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

The sale of a nearby property has created even more hurdles for an already-controversial affordable housing project on the former American Legion property in Wilmette. Artis Senior Living, a Virginia-based...

July 3 festivities draw thousands to Wilmette lakefront

May 10, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

An estimated 25,000 people took in July 3 Independence Day celebrations and evening fireworks along Wilmette's lakefront, a Wilmette Park District official said July 5. That included thousands at Gillson...

Jason Pilecki, sports supervisor with the Wilmette Park District, talked to Pioneer Press about good advice, good movies, and good summer eating.

Shout Out: Jason Pilecki, park district supervisor

May 10, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

Jason Pilecki, a sports supervisor with the Wilmette Park District, was readying his young staff to oversee some of the park district's Independence Day fun at Gillson Park on July...

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