Shout Out: Trudy Gibbs, responsible citizen
Longtime Wilmette resident Trudy Gibbs works with the League of Women Voters of Wilmette and the Go-Green Wilmette environmental advocacy group. Q: Tell us a little about yourself and how...
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Park district extends deadline for lakefront survey, reports high return rate
The Wilmette Park District has extended the deadline for residents to complete a survey about potential upgrades to the district's lakefront parks until Feb. 14. More than 1,200 Wilmette households...
UIC students to complete new Linden Square transit, development study
Wilmette officials say a new study of the CTA Purple Line's Linden Station, its underused parking lots, and the surrounding Linden Square neighborhood could give the village and developers an...
Accused shoplifters go on wild ride after mall heist, then crash
A group of women allegedly fleeing from the Northbrook Court shopping center on Jan. 27 wound up crashed in Northfield after their getaway driver blew several stop signs, got a...
Wilmette approves funding for 2016 summer road work
Wilmette has geared up for a $1.28 million summer road repair season this year. Village trustees who met Jan. 26 approved a $103,500 contract to design and engineer work on...
Shout Out: Ruby Favazza, Batman fan
Eleven-year-old comic book aficionado Ruby Favazza of Glencoe talked about her favorite superhero, her dream vacation and more during a recent visit to The Comix Gallery in Wilmette. Q: Who's...
Wilmette neighbors unhappy about Rocky Miller scoreboard plans
Some Wilmette residents living next to Northwestern University's Rocky Miller baseball park say a new scoreboard proposed for the stadium will disrupt their quiet neighborhood during spring baseball games, though...
District 39 to keep researching schedule options for its junior and middle schools
Wilmette Public Schools District 39 school board members on Monday told administrators to keep exploring ways to change start and end times at the district's middle and junior high schools,...
Wilmette police: Car theft thwarted by shouts of child left inside
Police said an 11-year-old boy sitting alone in a running car thwarted an attempted auto theft last week in Wilmette after calling out for his father and surprising the would-be...
Shout Out: Marlon Rodas, DiCaprio fan, parks lover
Marlon Rodas, the Wilmette Park District's marketing director, recently talked about how he entered his field, a favorite cause, and what he likes to do in the summer. Q: Where...