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New Trier Township offers “survival” seminars on Cook County tax process

May 10, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

New Trier Township residents confused about Cook County's residential property tax system can learn to decipher it by attending one of two "Property Tax Survival 101" seminars scheduled for 7...

Members of devoted Chicago Cubs fan Mort Balaban's equally devoted family were ready to cheer their team when they gathered at Balaban's Wilmette home on Oct. 29, 2016. From left, rear: son-in-law Jeff Markham and granddaughter Libby Markham; daughter Susan Balaban and Susan's fiance Joel Epstein; Seated, from left; daughter Beth Balaban (with a foul ball she nabbed at the NCLS final game), Balaban, and daughter Cheryl Balaban. Balaban also displays a picture of Wrigley Field from the 1945 World Series.

Cubs love spans generations, two World Series, for Wilmette family

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Like other Chicago Cubs fans, 82-year-old Mort Balaban and his family rode an emotional roller-coaster with their team through the National League pennant win that catapulted the Cubs into their...

Board juggles gas tax, levy hikes to increase road repair program in 2017 budget

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Wilmette trustees have backed away from a 7.08 percent tax levy increase that administrators recommended for their $77 million 2017 budget, opting instead to pay for an increase in their...

Judy Goldstein of Arlyn School, which rents a wing of the former Avoca Center School, 3013 Illinois Road in Wilmette, talks about Arlyn's future at the former Avoca District 37 school, which district officials say they must renovate or sell. About 40 people gathered Oct. 26 in Avoca Center's auditorium to ask questions about those choices.

Avoca District 36 officials make case for selling old Avoca Center

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Despite rainy weather and a Cubs playoff game, administrators and school board members at Avoca School District 37 drew roughly 40 people to the former Avoca Center school, 3013 Illinois...

Skokie woman dies in Wilmette car crash

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Wilmette police say a Skokie woman killed in a single-car crash on Saturday may have lost consciousness just before the accident. Police said Monday that Ruth Bresler, 81, of the...

Wilmette resident Daniel Lennington was looking sharp after an Oct. 26 haircut at Jerry's Barber Shop, 633 Green Bay Road, when he stopped to talk about the economics of attending the Fall Classic, a favorite holiday, and what he likes to do in the winter.

Shout Out: Daniel Lennington, fan of winter fun, Detroit Tigers

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Wilmette resident Daniel Lennington had just spruced up his look with an appointment at Jerry's Barber Shop, 633 Green Bay Road, when he stopped to chat with Pioneer Press about...

Village Hall's fountain flowed blue in honor of the Cubs. Fans on the Village Board held an Oct. 25 meeting that clocked in at less than five minutes in length, as members hurried to watch the opening game of the World Series.

Village Board meets for less than five minutes on first night of World Series

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

They came, they sped through their agenda, and then the seven members of Wilmette's Village Board dispersed after a meeting that took fewer than five minutes to complete. The Tuesday...

Officials at Avoca School District 37 want to hear from district residents about what the future of the former Avoca Central School, shown here on Oct. 20, should be, and are holding an Oct. 26 meeting to gauge the response.

Meeting on Avoca Central’s future set for Wednesday

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Administrators and school board members at Avoca School District 37 hope that a Wednesday night meeting with district residents will help them decide whether to sell or renovate Avoca Central...

Darren Olson of Christopher B. Burke Engineering talks to west Wilmette resident Karleen McAllester, left, and another village resident during a September 2015 meeting about west Wilmette flood control proposals. Olson spoke Oct. 20 when Wilmette trustees agreed to put $120,000 into their 2017 budget to double-check Burke's $77 million flood control proposal.

Wilmette board agrees to trust but verify flood control plan with second study

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

"Obviously, we can talk about the merits of the project forever, but frankly, that's a decision for another night." What Wilmette trustees had to agree on, Village President Bob Bielinski...

Four-year-old Hugh Woodward plays in one of the garden boxes at Wilmette Community Nursery School on Oct. 24, 2016.

Plant, nurture, eat: Wilmette Community Nursery School plans edible garden learning experience

May 10, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

The six discrete gardens that sit in raised beds next to the playground at Wilmette Community Nursery School, 1125 Wilmette Ave. in Wilmette, may look bare right now, but when...

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