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Barbara Richmond, receptionist at the Wilmette Park District's Centennial Complex Tennis Club, is a familiar face for tennis enthusiasts. She chatted with Pioneer Press on Oct. 28 about cats, coffee and Halloween.

Shout Out: Barbara Richmond loves cats, coffee, Cubs and Halloween

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

Barbara Richmond is often the first person that tennis players entering the Centennial Park and Recreation Complex tennis club see when they walk through the doors. She was happy Oct....

Former Wilmette Theatre owner recalled for film passion, generosity

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

When Richard S. Stern talked about movies, it was clear to anyone who listened that he was in love with everything about them; their history, their stars, their distribution, and...

Munster man charged in child sexual abuse has history of offenses

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

Wilmette police said a Munster, Ind., man working as a tutor and babysitter has been charged with two counts of felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse in connection with the 2014...

Wilmette Park Board committee members and delegates from community groups met Oct. 20 with researcher Jeff Andreasen to give him input for a survey on the future of Gillson and Langdon parks. From left: Tom Scanlan, Margaret Martin-Heaton, Joe Dicamillo, Andreasen, Stephanie Foster, Shelley Shelly, Bryan Abbott.

Community groups give researcher input on Wilmette lakefront survey

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

Representatives of three groups eyeing the future of Wilmette's lakefront parks, including two that battled during the Wilmette Park District's unsuccessful lakefront bond referendum request last April, found themselves sitting...

Vernon Wiley, owner of The Comix Gallery in Wilmette, took time to talk about his two- and three-dimensional heroes, his favorite comfort food and good advice on Oct. 20.

Shout Out: Vernon Wiley, comics specialist, hero appreciator

August 15, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.

Chicagoan Vernon Wiley has been a Linden Square mainstay at his store, The Comix Gallery at 405 Linden Ave. in Wilmette, for almost 20 years. He took time from his...

Wilmette Village President Bob Bielinski spoke and answered questions at the 2015 League of Women Voters of Wilmette "State of the Village" dinner, held Oct. 15 at Lakeview Center in Gillson Park.

Wilmette officials speak at ‘State of the Village’ night

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

Wilmette elected officials at the "State of the Village" evening Oct. 15 made pleas for civility and citizen involvement, touted their fiscal frugality, talked about taxes and proclaimed pride in...

Wilmette village board members got their first official look at the village's proposed $63.9 million 2016 budget on Oct. 13. Next stop for the document is an Oct. 29 public committee of the whole meeting.

Wilmette’s 2016 budget keeps one eye on Springfield

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

Wilmette rolled out its $63.9 million proposed 2016 budget on Oct. 13, in the shadow of uncertainty over how the stalled Illinois budget process – and the possibility that Springfield...

The Peter Huerter American Legion Post 46 property at 1925 Wilmette Ave. was bought this summer by the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation and may become the site of a three-story building of studio and one-bedroom affordable housing units.

Wilmette affordable housing project takes shape

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

Wilmette's plan commission will review at its next meeting Nov. 3 a Housing Opportunity Development Corporation proposal for a three-story apartment building with 20 affordably priced units to be built...

Ruthie Brew of Deerfield oversees the programs and classes at the Wilmette Park District's Mallinckrodt Community Center. She talked about vacation plans, favorite off-duty activities and more for this week's Shout Out.

Shout Out: Ruthie Brew, nature-lover, advocate for older adults

May 10, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Ruthie Brew, manager of the Wilmette Park District's Mallinckrodt Center, is a busy woman, proud of the many programs that are offered for active adults 50 and older at the...

Antarctic trek is dream for Wilmette woman

August 19, 2019 at 12:16 a.m.

When Annie Aggens was a little girl growing up in Wilmette, her father read her bedtime stories of real-life adventurers. One was of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton, and Aggens,...

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