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This July 11, 2016 photo shows the northwest section of Gillson Park in Wilmette.

Park board hones in on four Gillson projects, Olvany talks referendum

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

Wilmette Park Board commissioners agreed Monday on the Gillson Park construction jobs they want to do, and which they believe district residents have told them via a recently-completed lakefront survey...

Wilmette Karen Glennemeier shows oak tree leaves, whose holes are actually a good sign for birds, because it proves there are edible caterpillars for migratory birds to feed on.

First Phase of Wilmette Park District’s Gillson bird habitat ready to take wing

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

As Wilmette resident Karen Glennemeier walked through Gillson Park on July 11, she talked hopefully about what could blossom into a welcoming habitat for migratory birds, giving them a temporary...

A Wilmette resident is suing the owner of Backyard Barbecue and the village, asking the court to nullify an ordinance the village passed earlier this year, allowing Backyard Barbecue to operate its expanded business in an empty car wash in downtown Wilmette.

Wilmette, Backyard Barbecue sued over business zoning approval

June 11, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

The village of Wilmette, and a downtown businessman to whom Wilmette trustees granted zoning permits allowing him to move his business into a former carwash and operate a three-barrel beer...

Winnetka Village Council urges neighborly compromise on Indian Hill Road zoning case

May 10, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.

Two Indian Hill Road property owners will return to Winnetka Village Hall on Sept. 6 and try to convince village trustees to let them subdivide their 1.9-acre property into two...

Shout Out: Bradley Wynn, volunteer teacher

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

Wilmette resident Bradley Wynn, 54, left a banking career in 2012 and is now involved with the non-profit Citizen Schoolsthrough which participants teach enrichment classes to middle school children in...

District 36 to study enrollment, building use at Crow Island, Greeley, Hubbard Woods

May 10, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.

Winnetka School District 36 board members have authorized consultants to study district demographics and student capacity at their three elementary schools, in an effort to understand why Crow Island School...

Carole Bernstein of Highland Park shops in Winnetka's Hubbard Woods business district during the 2015 Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce sidewalk sale. The Chamber's 2016 sale is set for July 15 and 16.

Winnetka-Northfield Chamber’s annual sidewalk sale set for July 15 and 16

May 10, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.

Searching for bargains, and enjoying some summer fun while doing so, is part of what makes the annual Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce Sidewalk Sale fun, according to Chamber Executive Director...

District 39 school board approves administrative pay raises

May 10, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

Administrators in Wilmette Public Schools District 39, including building administrators at the district's six schools, will get raises from a salary pool that will be 1.6 percent higher in the...

Brooke Miller gets a temporary tattoo on her wrist at the Wilmette Independence Day Celebration at Gillson Park on July 3, 2016.

Wilmette greets Independence Day 2016 at Gillson Park

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

Wilmette celebrated the United State's 240th birthday one day early on July 3, but the early start to Independence Day festivities - a Wilmette tradition, hosted by the Wilmette Park...

Neighbors of Baker Demonstration School in Wilmette say rats are attracted to the school's dumpsters, shown here May 29, and that garbage pickup schedules cause noise problems. Village trustees told school representatives to work on those problems before they can win approval of a large outdoor campus renovation proposal.

Wilmette tells Baker Demonstration School to fix rat problem

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

Officials with Baker Demonstration School who want to upgrade their outdoor campus must present Wilmette's Village Board with proof they've found ways to handle rats – including changing the school's...

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