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Five unlocked vehicles stolen in Wilmette, Northbrook, Winnetka

May 11, 2019 at 5:39 a.m.

Car thieves struck Wilmette, Northbrook and Winnetka on July 14 and15, according to Wilmette police. Wilmette police dealt with nearly a half-dozen stolen vehicles in the early morning hours of...

New Wilmette Chabad center expands area Jewish education, outreach abilities

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

It has been officially open for only a month, but the new Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Wilmette is already continuing a decades-long local tradition of Jewish education...

Wilmette police nab trio in fake credit card scheme

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

Wilmette police intercepted a carful of fake credit cards July 2, and charged the car's three occupants with felony possession of counterfeit credit cards after the three reportedly admitted taking...

After a district resident asked if the Wilmette Park District offered price discounts for military service members at Centennial Park's pool complex and the beaches, park board commissioners on July 13 approved a new policy offering discounts to service members and their families.

Wilmette approves discounts for military service members

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

If you're a Wilmette resident and an active member of any branch of the American military, you and members of your family can now take advantage of a new policy...

American Legion Wilmette Post 46 has sold its property to the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation, officials for both groups confirmed July 7. The Northbrook-based HODC hopes to build affordable housing on the property.

Affordable housing developer buys American Legion property

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

American Legion Wilmette Post 46 has sold its former headquarters at 1925 Wilmette Ave. to an affordable housing developer for $464,000. Affordable housing advocates and the post commander are touting...

The table of bowling shoes behind Mohsin Waraich, left, and brother Sawleh Waraich, of Winnetka, was almost empty, as the July 5 bowling fundraiser organized by the teens at Northbrook's Pinstripes got into full swing.

New Trier teens give back by bowling for charity dollars

May 11, 2019 at 5:39 a.m.

In its heyday, the old "Bowling for Dollars" television game show would reward players' strikes and spares with prizes. Over the Fourth of July weekend, two Winnetka teens turned that...

The historic CTA train station building at Linden Avenue and 4th Street, designed by Arthur Gerber and on the National Register of Historic Places, is the new home for the Wilmette-Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce.

Move to former bank puts Wilmette chamber in historic station

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

When Nada Becker first got the offer last November to move the Wilmette-Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce to new headquarters in Linden Square's historic Arthur Gerber building, she was ambivalent. "I...

Affordable housing advocates ask Dold to grab ‘low hanging fruit’

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

Advocates of affordable housing urged U.S. Rep. Robert Dold Wednesday to look for "low hanging fruit" as a way of keeping such housing available to residents of Lake County and...

Elisabeth Anscomb of Wilmette dances to the music at the St. Joseph Church block party in Wilmette June 27. The annual event is billed as a family-friendly celebration.

Friends, newcomers ‘Rock the Block’ at St. Joseph party

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

It started out as a quiet barbecue for parish staff almost 20 years ago, and grew to become a harbinger of summer for hundreds of parishioners and North Shore residents....

Lower waste fees, more flexibility in offing for Wilmette businesses

May 10, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

Wilmette businesses and commercial operators can look forward to lower monthly costs and more service flexibility in the new five-year waste-hauling agreement the village has completed with Advanced Disposal, a...

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