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A 1969 issue of the Wilmette Life stood on display April 28 at Harper Elementary School, where teachers, PTO members, students, former staff and others are preparing to celebrate the school's 75th anniversary.

Harper School family comes together to celebrate its 75th birthday

May 10, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

The first thing a visitor to Harper Elementary School may spy on walking into the building is a striking stained glass window transom over the main inner door. Two leaping...

Shout Out: Steve Calk, Kenilworth resident, entrepreneur and Trump adviser

May 10, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

Kenilworth resident Steve Calk is used to having a high profile as founder and CEO of the Federal Savings Bank, and more recently as a senior economic adviser to President...

Wilmette police to host May 11 forum on heroin use

May 10, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Village residents interested in learning more about the threat of heroin use in the community can do so at a community forum sponsored by the Wilmette Police Department on Thursday...

New Trier High School senior Caroline Kelly painted a mural on the Metra underpass at Winnetka Avenue and Green Bay Road. Kelly, who finished it with the help of family and friends in April, came back to view the finished work on May 5, 2017.

New Trier senior paints ‘Beautiful’ message on underpass as senior project

May 10, 2019 at 5:26 p.m.

The message painted in tall white sans-serif letters on the Winnetka Avenue Metra train underpass is simple, but as Caroline Kelly stood in front of it one day last week,...

Kreis to leave Winnetka police chief post in move to Vernon Hills

May 10, 2019 at 5:26 p.m.

Winnetka Police Chief Patrick Kreis, who has been with the village for 26 years, the last 6 as chief, will leave his post next month to become chief in north...

Vernon Hills hires Winnetka police chief

May 20, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

With Police Chief Mark Fleischhauer set to retire on June 11, Vernon Hills village trustees hired a new top cop who they say is capable of policing the town's large...

People wait in line to speak against a proposal to add shared bike lanes to Central Street between Sheridan Road and Green Bay Road in Wilmette. Almost two dozen people at the Wilmette village board's May 3 municipal services committee meeting objected to making shared lanes part of a 2019 reconstruction project, saying it would eliminate parking and be unsafe for bicyclists. The committee decided to recommend that Wilmette reject the lanes.

Committee recommends against Central Avenue bike lanes

May 10, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

If the Wilmette village board accepts a May 3 recommendation from its municipal services committee, reconstruction of east Central Avenue, which the village hopes to begin in 2019 with the...

New Winnetka Village President Chris Rintz, facing camera, takes the oath of office from Village Manager Robert Bahan during a May 2 ceremony. He and village council members who won or retained their seats in last month's municipal election took the dais after the ceremony.

Winnetka seats new council

May 10, 2019 at 5:26 p.m.

Winnetka village council members bid goodbye to one colleague, said hello to a new one, and watched former Trustee Chris Rintz get sworn in as the village's new president on...

Gene Greable, who stepped down from his position as Winnetka village president on May 2, is shown here at village hall. He talked recently about why he got involved in public service, the accomplishments he is proud of, and what he's looking forward to in the future.

Greable steps down as president, but plans to stay active in village

May 10, 2019 at 5:26 p.m.

Gene Greable, a longtime player on Winnetka's public stage, stepped down this week as council president, but said he'll continue to keep an eye on village life. "I've had 30...

Joey Sanchez, assistant facilities manager at the Wilmette Park District's Centennial Park and Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Road, has been with the district for three years. On May 3, he talked to Pioneer Press about his favorite sport, the music he likes, and more.

Shout Out: Joey Sanchez, fan of doo-wop and hockey

May 10, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Joey Sanchez, assistant facilities manager at the Wilmette Park District's Centennial Park and Recreation Complex, 2300 Old Glenview Road, has been with the district for three years and divides his...

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