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When the Winnetka Village Council meets March 7 at Winnetka Village Hall, shown above, trustees will be able to consider a slightly amended ordinance banning phosphorus-containing fertilizers. The amendment would allow Winnetka Park District officials to use the fertilizer under certain conditions.

New language would let Winnetka Park District use phosphorus fertilizers, with guidelines

May 10, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Winnetka trustees who were set to meet March 7 will have a new version of their proposed ban on phosphorus-containing fertilizers to review and possibly adopt, now that village and...

Shout Out: Rachel Filippi, new McKenzie principal

May 10, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Vernon Hills native Rachel Filippi, who becomes the principal of McKenzie Elementary School on July 1, says she comes from a long line of educators. Filippi, who comes to Wilmette...

Winnetka, Kenilworth sign extension to long-running fire service contract

May 10, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Winnetka's fire department will continue to serve Kenilworth as it has since the 1930s, now that both villages have signed a contract extension of five years and nine months. Winnetka...

New Trier civil rights seminar day inspires dialogue

May 10, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

After weeks of controversy over what students would hear during New Trier High School's seminar day on racial civil rights, the lineup of speakers and workshops passed Tuesday without protest...

Author Colson Whitehead, whose book "The Underground Railroad" won the National Book Award for fiction in 2016, speaks about his writing experiences at Evanston Township High School on Monday, February 27, 2017.

Humor, look at creative process, part of Whitehead talk at Evanston Township High School

May 10, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Author Colson Whitehead, set to speak Feb. 28 during the all-day seminar program at New Trier Township High School District 203, steered clear of the controversy over New Trier's program...

Wilmette police nab four in Jaguar auto theft attempts

May 10, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Wilmette police caught four Chicago juveniles trying to steal high-end cars from a Green Bay Road Jaguar dealership over the weekend, and have charged all four in connection with the...

District 36 names Brad Goldstein to succeed Kurr as CFO

May 10, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Brad Goldstein, a Lake County school district financial official, will become the newest chief financial officer at Winnetka Public Schools District 36, district officials announced last week. Goldstein succeeds Greg...

Winnetka looks forward to new June music festival

May 10, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Winnetka has agreed to provide $25,000 toward a June music festival that organizers say will provide an exciting outdoor event for village residents and visitors. The council on Feb. 21...

In bid to streamline contract negotiations, Winnetka looks to master service agreements

May 10, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Winnetka trustees have approved a master services agreement to use with Wisconsin-based Strand Associates, if and when the village awards that company any future project contracts. The services agreement is...

Shout Out: Jason Yang, chemistry lover, science proponent

May 10, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Jason Yang, a Wilmette resident who's a senior at New Trier High School, loves the field of chemistry. That led him to a Northwestern University internship where he studied an...

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