Wilmette Park Board to weigh approving easement near Canal Shores Golf Course
The Wilmette Park Board must soon decide if it will grant a land easement near the Canal Shores Golf Course, one that would allow an east Wilmette property owner to...
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Shout Out: Kathy Hussey-Arntson, museum director
Kathy Hussey-Arntson is director of the Wilmette Historical Museum. Q: Where did you grow up? A: I grew up in Evanston, so I'd say I know this area pretty well....
Wilmette electrical aggregation program to end in May
After nearly four years, Wilmette will opt out of an electrical aggregation program in May because, village officials say, it doesn't provide enough savings for residents. John Prejzner, assistant to...
Sheridan Shore Yacht Club building lease, future murky
The Sheridan Shore Yacht Club, which for decades has called Wilmette Harbor home, no longer holds the lease on the building that has been its headquarters since at least 1937...
Kayaker rescued from Lake Michigan waters off Wilmette
A kayaker who capsized Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Wilmette's Gillson Park was rescued after multiple 911 calls brought out responders from more than a half-dozen agencies. The man,...
District 39 starts budget work with debt, capital project funds
Wilmette Public Schools District 39 has launched its 2016-2017 budget cycle, and board members expect to tackle the largest portion of that budget, the operating funds, when they meet on...
Rauner talks school funding, education reform with WJHS students
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner brought his pitch for bipartisan education and budget reform to Wilmette Junior High School on Monday, beginning with the 8th graders who walked him through the...
Birthday gift takes leaf from mom’s life, donates more than 3,000 books to CPS school
When Geraldine Williamson was a young mother raising five kids in suburban Riverwoods, books were her passport to some necessary mental alone time. "I'd just say to the kids, 'You...
Wilmette Public Library’s 2016 “One Book, Everybody Reads” to feature works by novelist Richard Russo
When organizers of the Wilmette Public Library's "One Book, Everybody Reads" program approached author Richard Russo about being the focus of the program's eleventh year, they had his 2012 memoir...
Shout Out: Thomas Van Heule, election judge
Wilmette resident Thomas Van Heule has been an election judge for 15 years. He was at his post March 15, helping people at Precinct 35 in St. Augustine's Church when...