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David Trandel, at podium, developer of the One Winnetka residential-retail project, speaks May 1 to members of the Winnetka Landmarks Preservation Commission in support of his request to demolish the former Fell Clothing building on Lincoln Avenue as part of his project.

Preservation commission wants expanded study on impact of Fell building demolition

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

Winnetka's landmarks preservation commission will take one more look next month at the history and architectural impact of the Fell building, the former Lincoln Avenue clothing store targeted for demolition...

Suburban attorneys advise women seeking asylum in U.S.

May 8, 2019 at 11:51 a.m.

Two suburban attorneys spent nearly a week earlier this year offering free legal advice to women being held at a federal detention center for asylum-seekers in Texas – an effort...

Police Chief Brian King allows Finn Palin of Kenilworth to try out his chair and hat during the 2016 police department open house. This year's open house takes place on May 7, in conjunction with the Wilmette Historical Museum open house.

Wilmette Historical Museum, village police to hold joint open house events

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

Wilmette area residents who want to start their May off in memorable fashion can do so May 7 by checking out a modern police jail cell, talking with the men...

A roof replacement project planned for later this spring by Wilmette officials for the village hall has been postponed until fall, while they attempt to get a lower bid than the $606,758 bid they initially received.

Wilmette village hall roof work postponed until fall

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

Wilmette has put off plans to replace the roof on village hall, initially planned for May and June, in order to seek new bids that might be less expensive than...

Miranda Kopecky was out walking in Gillson Park on April 26 when she stopped to talk with Pioneer Press about summer vacations, favorite desserts, and more.

Shout Out: Miranda Kopecky, aficionado of summer fun

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

Chicagoan and nanny Miranda Kopecky was out walking in Gillson Park with her young charges on April 26 when she stopped to talk with Pioneer Press about great places to...

Road trip! North Shore juniors climb a bus to experience college campuses in a special way

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

Picture a bus full of high school students on a road trip, and it could inspire mental images of slightly disreputable teen movies. But that's not what the North Shore...

Wilmette woman has close call with Metra train, police say

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

A Wilmette woman has been ticketed for failing to stop for a train signal, following an April 17 incident in which a Metra train took off the front of her...

Larry Thalmann is the president of L.J. Thalmann Co., the Wilmette gardening and landscape business better known as Chalet. He and his wife, Amy Thalmann, are the third generation to run the Wilmette-based business. They talked about Chalet's centennial year on April 19, 2017.

Chalet celebrates century of horticultural history

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

Larry Thalmann once thought he wanted to be a dentist. Even as he grew up in a house that had already given his father's business its popular name – Chalet...

Students help school of trout journey from Hubbard Woods resource center to Lake Michigan

May 10, 2019 at 5:25 p.m.

The cold wind blustered and Lake Michigan's waves crashed onto Winnetka's Tower Road Beach on Friday, but the weather didn't stop a group of Hubbard Woods School fourth graders from...

Nadim Badran has served as assistant to the village manager in Kenilworth for almost four years. He spoke with Pioneer Press on April 19 about his enjoyment of government service and his love for animals.

Shout Out: Nadim Badran, public servant, animal lover

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

Nadim Badran has been the assistant to Kenilworth Village Manager Patrick Brennan for almost four years. He is bidding goodbye to the village in May and taking up new challenges...

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