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Shout Out: Anne Horn, horticultural volunteer

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Wilmette resident Anne Horn is an enthusiastic home gardener who has also put in more than 2,600 service hours at the Chicago Botanic Garden since 1989. Last month, Horn was...

Chicago woman charged after minivan crash, home invasion in Wilmette

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Wilmette police say a Chicago driver who allegedly barreled a minivan down a street on the Wilmette-Evanston border, driving through barricades and into a construction zone before crashing the vehicle,...

Baker Demonstration School returned to the village board July 12 and finally won approval for its outdoor campus renovation project, after a majority of trustees decided that the original site planned for the school's outdoor dumpsters, shown here May 29 in their current location, was the best of a bad set of new options.

Baker Demonstration School finally wins approval for outdoor renovation plan

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Baker Demonstration School won approval for its outdoor campus renovation project from Wilmette's village board on July 12, two weeks after trustees delayed a decision and told school officials to...

Northfield looks to codify green language into village code

May 10, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Northfield village trustees should be able to review potential "green" changes to the village's stormwater code this fall, Northfield Village Manager Stacy Sigman said July 18. Earlier this year, the...

John Thompson of Wilmette was one of the visitors to the 2015 Wilmette Summerfest antique car show. This year's Summerfest, which runs July 22 and 23, also features antique cars, as well as music, food vendors, sidewalk sales and activities for children and families.

Wilmette Summerfest 2016 promises antique cars, music, sidewalk sales and fun

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The Fourth of July has passed, and Labor Day is still in the future, but Wilmette area residents looking for summer fun can have two days of it at the...

The Imperial Motors Jaguar dealership in downtown Wilmette, shown July 13, will undergo a change from its current faux-Tudor facade to a modernist design that is now a standard style mandated by Jaguar. Wilmette village trustees approved the appearance change at their July 12 meeting.

Jaguar dealership can transform from Tudor to modernist design, Wilmette board decides

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The Tudor style of downtown Wilmette's Imperial Motors Jaguar dealership on Green Bay Road will make way for a modernist look mandated by Jaguar for all its dealerships, after village...

North Shore school officials largely supportive of end to PARCC testing in high schools

June 11, 2018 at 9:35 p.m.

Several school officials across the North Shore were largely supportive of the Illinois Board of Education's decision earlier this month to halt PARCC testing for high school students, and instead...

A former real estate office at 601 Green Bay Road in Wilmette, which has been empty since 2009, will become the new home of Mona Lisa Stone and Tile, whose owner is working with an architect to uncover historic brick facing and cast iron columns that were part of the building when it was built in the 1880s. The new owner hopes to move from his current Kenilworth store into the new space next month.

Empty real estate office gets new owner, historic makeover

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

A downtown Wilmette building that has been empty for the past seven years has a new owner and is undergoing a facelift that should reflect its more than century-long history...

Sharokin Ishaya was leaving the Wilmette Public Library on July 13 when she stopped to talk to PIoneer Press about her favorite ice cream flavor, preferred vacation spot and more.

Shout Out: Sharokin Ishaya, coffee ice cream lover

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

Wilmette resident Sharokin Ishaya was leaving the Wilmette Public Library on July 13 when she spoke with Pioneer Press about her preferred flavor of ice cream, the vacation spot she...

As valet drivers and security officials watch, a short motorcade carrying presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leaves the Wilmette home of Democratic fundraiser Laura Ricketts following a July 13 fundraiser.

Small, relaxed crowd waits, watches for glimpse of Clinton outside Wilmette fundraiser

May 10, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The small crowd of reporters, camera crews, and Sheridan Road kibitzers were dealing with Wednesday afternoon's muggy heat as best they could, while training their eyes on the Wilmette mansion...

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