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Wilshore project to break ground in downtown Wilmette by mid-July

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

Wilmette officials and a representative of the project's development company say construction of The Wilshore retail-residential complex, set to rise downtown on Green Bay Road, should be underway by the...

Wilmette's 2016 summer road program project had to be rebid after only one company put in a bid. The rebid project, reconfigured without one street near the village's Public Works Department yard, shown here in December 2015, will cost less, and the project should still be finished on time, a village official said June 15.

Official: Project glitch shouldn’t delay Wilmette’s 2016 summer road work

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

Despite having to rebid the entire job after their initial request generated an offer from only one company, and at a higher price than expected, Wilmette officials believe their 2016...

Georgia Andrew, right, took advantage of warm weather on June 14 to sell lemonade. While sitting with mom Michelle Andrew, she also talked to the Wilmette Life about summer vacations, pets, and more.

Shout Out: Georgia Andrew

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

If you drove past the shady intersection of Central Avenue and 4th Street on June 14, you might have seen 8-year-old Georgia Andrew and her lemonade stand. After getting permission...

Drone operators now need a permit to navigate over Wilmette parks

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

After checking with the Federal Aviation Administration on just how much they can control the use of drones in district parks, Wilmette Park Board commissioners have added the unmanned flyers...

Crow Island School in Winnetka underwent a temporary lockdown on the morning of June 8 after getting what authorities describe as a prank call. Police are investigating the incident.

Prank calls get low-key response from Wilmette police, District 39

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

One day before Crow Island Elementary School in Winnetka received a threatening phone call that led to a temporary lockdown of the school, three Wilmette schools also heard from someone...

Loyola Academy attorney Chris Canning, shown here during an April 6 Wilmette zoning board of appeals meeting, told village officials on June 9 the school wants to amend a 1993 enrollment cap before it continues with its request for permission to build two parking lots.

Loyola parking lot case postponed again, as school plans to address enrollment cap

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

Loyola Academy in Wilmette is putting its zoning request for two new parking lots on hold, and will ask the village to amend a 2,000-student enrollment cap placed on Loyola...

Elizabeth Pattara is the new president of Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette. She is the first president of the Catholic girls' high school to be chosen from outside the congregation of the Adrian Dominican Sisters who founded the school in 1958.

Pattara excited about role as Regina Dominican High School’s new president

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

Elizabeth Pattara, the new president of Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, has no doubt the education she received at a Jesuit high school in Scranton, Pa., helped shape the...

Patrick Beasley hails from Mississippi, but now works at the Baha'i House of Worship Welcome Center in Wilmette.

Shout Out: Patrick Beasley

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

The skies were gray and threatening on June 9, but at the Baha'i House of Worship Welcome Center, Patrick Beasley, who was staffing the center's front desk, provided all the...

Suspected prank call leads to lockdown of Crow Island School

May 10, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Crow Island School in Winnetka was placed under a temporary lockdown Wednesday morning, following what officials said was a likely prank telephone call. The lockdown has since been lifted. The...

New Trier High School District 203 Board members approved a three-year contract with the New Trier Education Association on June 6.

New Trier School Board approves three-year contract for teachers

May 10, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

Calling it the result of a time-consuming but productive interest-based bargaining process, members of the New Trier High School District 203 Board approved a three-year contract with teachers on June...

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