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Wilmette residents Anne Nagle, left, and Dory Hixon, right, walk across a field Loyola Academy wants to turn into a parking lot. Both attended a Feb. 10 meeting with Loyola officials about the proposal and say they oppose the school's plans.

Loyola to temporarily delay seeking approval to pave lots

May 10, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Loyola Academy will temporarily delay seeking Wilmette's approval to expand its parking lot complex in order to answer complaints from nearby residents, a school official said Tuesday. The announcement comes...

Wilmette man faces sex abuse charges

May 10, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Police said a Wilmette man was charged with criminal predatory sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse Thursday in a case that allegedly took place over an approximately two-year period....

Wilmette Park District officials say West Park, closed for a year during a municipal flood control project, will be ready for use by the end of March. The park will have a new synthetic turf playing field.

West Park almost ready for use after year of construction

May 10, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

A Wilmette Park District official says the newly-renovated West Park will be ready for use by the start of baseball season in late March, following a year of construction. When...

Owen Hanson, 14, front, and Davis Kurschner, 13, in back, paddle their cardboard boat during races at Baker Demonstration School in Wilmette on Feb. 5. Their boat, 'Space Monkey Mafia,' came in second.

Baker boat race generates water-worthy science fun

May 10, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

Ask any home do-it-yourselfer what's in their toolbox and they'll probably mention duct tape. As the old joke goes, it may not hold the universe together, but it's pretty darned...

Natasha Itkin teaches science at Baker Demonstration School in Wilmette. She talked to Pioneer Press about why she loves science and why everyone should.

Shout Out: Natasha Itkin, science acolyte

May 10, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Baker Demonstration School science teacher Natasha Itkin recently spoke with Pioneer Press about why she thinks science is awesome and why she likes teaching middle school students. Q: Can you...

Wilmette park board OKs bond sales for capital, debt lowering

May 10, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Wilmette park commissioners authorized four bond sales on Feb. 8 - one to fund ongoing capital projects and three designed to lower the park district's existing debt load by restructuring...

Wilmette Fire Chief Mike McGreal on Feb. 8, 2016, praised Wilmette police officers for lifting a car off a pinned woman late Feb. 5, enabling Fire Department paramedics to treat and get her to Evanston Hospital.

Wilmette police, paramedics rescue woman pinned under car

May 10, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Four Wilmette police officers lifted a car off a 71-year-old woman who was trapped under the vehicle after her husband inadvertently backed into her on Friday night, according to police....

Chicago man nabbed in early morning burglary attempt

May 10, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

A Chicago man who Wilmette police say damaged a screened-in porch in his efforts to flee officers during an early morning foot chase faces several charges in connection with auto...

Loyola neighbors fear parking plan will bring more cars, flood problems

June 11, 2018 at 6:47 a.m.

Some west Wilmette residents whose small neighborhood abuts Loyola Academy say they oppose the Jesuit high school's plan to pave over two grassy lots it now uses as practice fields...

Sailing beach space a concern at Wilmette Park District

May 10, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

As more stand-up paddleboard fans seek to launch and store their watercraft at the Wilmette Park District's Gillson Park sailing beach, the district board's lakefront committee is facing a growing...

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