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Wilmette Avenue townhouse project gets nod from board

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

The Wilmette Village Board voted to allow plans for a two-building, five-unit townhouse development on Wilmette Avenue to move forward, despite concerns expressed by some residents that the project is...

Wilmette park board rejects yacht club bid option

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

The Wilmette Park District will not try to get the keys to the Sheridan Shores Yacht Club building, park board members decided at a special board meeting on Monday. Despite...

Shout Out: Kym Teslik, Twain reader and coffee maker

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

Highwood resident Kym Teslik recently took a few minutes out of her stint as a barista at Alchemy Coffee and Bake House to talk about Mark Twain, her dream vacation,...

Wilmette, police union still in contract talks

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

Negotiations between Wilmette and the union that represents its police department's patrol officers are continuing, with dates set for more meetings in the near future, Assistant Village Manager Michael Braiman...

Wilmette Park District eyes Sheridan Shores building

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

With a building walk-through set for Jan. 13 and plans for a public Wilmette Park District meeting before Jan. 26 to debate acquiring its lease from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation...

A Jan. 19 Wilmette Police Department forum on heroin use among young adults in the area is meant to provide educational tools, particularly parents of young people, to recognize and prevent heroin use problems for loved ones.

Wilmette Police Department to discuss heroin at forum

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

Wilmette Police Department officials who announced an upcoming forum on heroin use in the area said it's meant to educate about the drug's use locally – something they said can...

Wilmette police investigate woman found dead on parkway

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

Wilmette police are continuing to investigate the death of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found on a parkway in the early morning of Jan. 9. A newspaper delivery driver...

Joe Spera is proprietor of Al's Meat Market in Wilmette.

Shout Out: Joe Spera, meat expert, White Sox fan

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

Joe Spera, the animated proprietor of Al's Meat Market, 1165 Wilmette Ave., is happy to talk about good cuts of meat, the joys of quality American bourbon and more. He...

Grace Ehlert, of Wilmette, a sixth-grade student at St. Francis Xavier School in Wilmette, glues PVC pipe segments together to construct an underwater robotic vehicle during the school's robotics club meeting.

St. Francis students gain skills while creating underwater robot

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

When Claire Pritchard walked into the multi-purpose room of St. Francis Xavier School, 808 Linden Ave.,last month , to preside over the last regular meeting of the school's Underwater Robotics...

Longtime friends Melissa Drapatsky and Sasha Diskin of Wilmette spoke to Pioneer Press about the best part of their work days, what they like for breakfast, causes they believe in, and more.

Shout Out: Melissa Drapatsky and Sasha Diskin, Wilmette friends

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

Friends Melissa Drapatsky and Sasha Diskin of Wilmette had just finished having a leisurely lunch at Hotcakes in downtown Wilmette when they agreed to talk to Pioneer Press about, among...

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