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Diana Cohen, who spoke to Pioneer Press Nov. 20, enjoys trimming the Christmas tree with her family, and avoiding shoveling snow in winter.

Shout Out: Diana Cohen, Christmas tree trimmer

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

Diana Cohen of Wilmette took some time from helping customers at Raven and Dove Jewelry and Gifts, 1143 Greenleaf Ave., to share some holiday memories, advice on gift-buying and how...

Santa and all his helpers wave to the crowd at the Wilmette Holiday Parade on Saturday November 21. | Photo by: David Kraus for Pioneer Press

Wilmette sees snow for tree-lighting, rain for holiday parade

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Wilmette's holiday season kicked off Nov. 20, when the village's holiday tree flared into multi-colored light under a seasonally appropriate snowfall, and with the accompaniment of carols provided by young...

Wilmette and developer close sale on Green Bay Road property

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Friday the 13th was lucky for Wilmette officials who officially closed that day on a $3.1 million sale of the 611 Green Bay Road property to Itasca-based M&R Development. Village...

Wilmette resident Jackie Holland took time on a rainy day Nov. 18 to talk about her favorite birthday cake, a treasured family holiday tradition, her Westie, Angus MacDuff, and more.

Shout Out: Jackie Holland, red velvet cake fan, hospice booster

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

It was dark and rainy when Wilmette resident Jackie Holland spoke with Pioneer Press on Nov. 18, but she brightened the conversation by talking about how she keeps her spirits...

Indiana man indicted on sexual abuse, grooming charges

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

An Indiana man arrested by Wilmette police last month and charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse in a case involving a 9 year-old boy has now been indicted on those...

Wilmette police say man sold meth from car with sons inside

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

A Chicago man who Wilmette police said was selling methamphetamines in the parking lot of a west Wilmette shopping center -- allegedly while his young sons were in the car...

With Gillson Park beach as their backdrop, voters cast ballots at Wilmette's Lakeview Center on April 7. The failure of the park district's $14.5 million bond referendum paved the way for a proposed 2015 tax levy set to be more than 8 percent lower than the 2014 levy, officials said Nov. 9.

Wilmette Park District tax levy may see biggest drop in decades

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Wilmette Park District officials said taxpayers may see a 2015 tax levy of $7.8 million, more than 8.5 percent lower than the amount of taxes the district received from its...

Developer withdraws plans for affordable housing in Wilmette

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

The Housing Opportunity Development Corporation has withdrawn its proposal to build a 20-unit affordable housing apartment building on the site of the shuttered American Legion Post at 1925 Wilmette Ave....

A Metra Union Pacific North line train was stopped near the Kenilworth station because of police activity Nov. 13, 2015.

Kenilworth police: Metra station death being investigated as suicide

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Kenilworth police are investigating as a suicide the Nov. 13 death of a 58-year-old woman whose body was found lying on the Kenilworth Metra station platform, Kenilworth Police Chief David...

Rabbi Hillel Gamoran, 86, was a 34-year-old Hoffman Estates rabbi when he joined the 1963 March on Washington. He talked about that, and his participation in a voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, on Nov. 4 at Wilmette's Highcrest Middle School.

Civil Rights history lesson comes alive at Highcrest Middle School

May 10, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Becky Bartsch was teaching her Highcrest Middle School fifth-grade class about the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s when that seemingly distant history became surprisingly immediate. Fifth-grader Akiva Sherin was...

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