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Local Toys for Tots collection points announced

May 10, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

As the holiday season advances, the opportunities to bring a little holiday cheer into the lives of less fortunate men, women, and children are many. The United States Marine Corps...

Wilmette village trustees tackled two unusual zoning cases when they met Nov. 22, eventually postponing one case to next month, and approving the second.

Two zoning cases capture Wilmette board’s extended attention

May 10, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Although most zoning cases that come before Wilmette's village board are straightforward requests for zoning variations or amendments, occasionally some can present almost byzantine challenges for trustees trying to decide...

The 7th Grade Wilmette Junior High Lab jazz band performs at the Dec. 2 Jazz Night concert at Wilmette Junior High School. The concert featured musicians from the junior high and from New Trier High School jazz combos.

New Trier, Wilmette Junior High combine for jazzy start to holiday season

May 10, 2019 at 4:33 p.m.

Music is an integral part of the holiday season, and jazz is one of the liveliest musical genres to play or experience, so it probably isn't a surprise that student...

Redistricting not a short-term enrollment solution, District 36 committee decides

May 10, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

The committee charged with finding temporary ways to correct student population imbalances at Winnetka's Crow Island, Hubbard Woods and Greeley elementary schools has crossed redistricting – the complete redrawing of...

Shout Out: Richard Tye, Hawaiian-shirted dentist

May 10, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Richard Tye of Wilmette has been a dentist for 40 years, but he's a colorful exception to the white-coated ambience of his profession. Tye, who now practices in Evanston, loves...

Wilmette village trustees approved the village's $72.6 million 2017 budget when they met Nov. 22, but not before hearing a primer from Assistant Village Manager Michael Braiman on the village's cost cutting measures, and its public safety staffing policies.

Wilmette 2017 budget approved following final review of public safety staffing

May 10, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Wilmette village trustees approved the village's $72.6 million 2017 budget when they met Nov. 22, but not before hearing a primer from Assistant Village Manager Michael Braiman on the village's...

Winnetka village officials say they are pleased that Moody's Investors Service has judged the village's financial health strong enough to retain its Aaa general obligation bond rating.

Winnetka retains top bond rating from Moody’s

May 10, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Winnetka officials are celebrating the village's continuing strong reputation in the financial world, after Moody's Investors Service last month affirmed its long-standing Aaa rating, the highest a government agency can...

Lucas Sivertsen, Wilmette's business development planner, sat down Nov. 23 to talk about favorite holiday foods and traditions, including when he starts decorating the house.

Shout Out: Lucas Sivertsen, Christmas fan

May 10, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Lucas Sivertsen is Wilmette's business development planner. On Nov. 23, he sat down and talked about favorite holiday foods and traditions, what got him into the world of planning and...

Proposed District 36 2016 levy set for March abatement

May 10, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

The 2016 tentative levy for Winnetka Public Schools District 36 might look forbidding, with an apparent proposed hike in its debt service portion of more than 35 percent and an...

Santa Claus waves to the crowd gathered at the 2016 Wilmette Holiday Parade in downtown Wilmette, Nov. 19, 2016.

2016 Wilmette Holiday Parade marks 30th anniversary, delights crowd

May 10, 2019 at 4:32 p.m.

Wilmette's 2015 holiday parade was, to put it politely, ambushed by bad weather; this year's holiday kick-off, however, dodged weather bullets, not only for last weekend's parade, but for the...

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