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New Trier may change racial education options, return seminar day to previous format

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

After studying what students and staff had to say about New Trier High School's 2017 seminar day on racial civil rights, district staff say discussions on race must continue to...

Go Green Northfield plans April kickoff, May screening of “Before the Flood”

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

Go Green Northfield, formed last December by residents interested in advancing "green" issues in the village, has scheduled two initial events, both of them set in the Northfield Community Center,...

The remains of diseased or dead ash trees lie piled up along Sunset Ridge Road, north of Willow Road, on March 31. The trees, along with invasive buckthorn trees and brush, were cut down on land owned by the Episcopal Church of St. James the Less as part of the church's plans to expand its community garden space and undertake further landscaping of the property.

Church clears diseased, invasive species trees from Northfield property, plans expanded community garden

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

A pile of downed tree trunks sitting across Sunset Ridge Road from the Sunset Ridge School in Northfield doesn't represent some kind of arboreal vandalism. Instead, the trees cleared adjacent...

Trustees OK false walkway windows for Green Bay Road project

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

The retail-residential complex rising on what was once 611 Green Bay Road in downtown Wilmette returned to village board attention April 11, when its developers asked trustees to give them...

Evanstonian Paul Richard was celebrating his 90th birthday on April 6, but stopped while at the Wilmette Public Library to talk to Pioneer Press.

Shout Out: Paul Richard, Teddy Roosevelt admirer

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

Paul Richard of Evanston was celebrating his 90th birthday on April 6 when he stopped while at the Wilmette Public Library to talk with Pioneer Press about his choice of...

Winnetka teen brings passion, creativity to C-SPAN-honored global warming documentary

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

When Winnetka teen Lucy Spahr first heard of the 2017 "StudentCam" documentary competition late last year from David Heineman, her Advanced Placement U.S. History teacher at New Trier High School,...

Tom Conway was walking his Yorkie, Snickers, at the Elmwood Dunes Preserve in Wilmette on April 12 when he stopped to talk to Pioneer Press.

Shout Out: Tom Conway, traveler and Wilmette fan

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

Tom Conway of Wilmette was out walking his dog at the Elmwood Dunes Preserve on a sunny April 12 afternoon. He stopped to talk about his pup, beautiful places he...

Wilmette Park District commissioners who met April 10 approved a construction management contract for their proposed Gillson Park project. The project would replace the current beach house, shown in this 2013 file photo, and would redesign the Gillson beach parking lot.

Park board approves construction management contract for Gillson project

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

At the Wilmette Park Board's Monday meeting, commissioners approved a construction manager's contract for work at Gillson Park. "Now we've got an architect, we've got a construction manager, we've got...

Winnetka officials have presented their latest flood control design option, aimed at helping prevent the kind of flooding that DeWindt Road homeowners suffered in 2013, shown in this picture, to officials with the Forest Preserves of Cook County. The village wants the Forest Preserves to allow it to store flood water on district property.

Winnetka sends third version of flood detention proposal to Forest Preserves officials

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

Winnetka officials negotiating with their counterparts at the Forest Preserves of Cook County have once more revamped their design proposal, in hopes that the Forest Preserves will let Winnetka store...

A friendly sign awaited voters who headed to Avoca School District 37's Marie Murphy School to cast ballots in the April 4 local elections. Winnetka voters had two contested school district races to choose from: the Avoca contest or the Winnetka Public Schools District 36 board race.

Voters cast ballots in two school board races boards

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

Winnetka voters who went to the polls Tuesday had two contested school board races from which to choose to cast their ballots. Most village voters had to choose from a...

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