Kids make the grade in ‘Legally Blonde, Jr.: The Musical’
Robert E. Bierie says that one of the traditional rules theater directors are expected to hew to is the directive "Don't work with kids or animals." Bierie, who for two...
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Foes of lakefront proposals win Wilmette park board seats
Anti-referendum momentum not only rejected both Wilmette Park District requests for bonds, it brought two new faces to the Wilmette Park District Board. With all 23 precincts reporting, unofficial totals...
Wilmette voters reject Gillson, Langdon lakefront proposals
In January, Wilmette Park District commissioners asked voters for the right to finance a comprehensive set of renovations, improvements and new construction at Gillson and Langdon parks by issuing $14.5...
Kearney, Schaff, Panzica appear to win District 39 seats
Independent candidate Tracy Kearney of Glenview has apparently won a spot on the Wilmette School District 39 board in the April 7 election. Although the numbers were still unofficial, it...
District 39 candidate alleges sign vandalism, thefts
Campaign signs sliced, destroyed, alleges Wilmette School District 39 candidate A relatively quiet Wilmette School District 39 campaign hit a bump in the last 48 hours before the April 7...
Police shut down Wilmette party that used Facebook as invite
Wilmette police called Kenilworth and Winnetka officers for help corralling more than two dozen partygoers, after getting complaints about noise and street disturbances in the early morning hours of April...
Wilmette hopeful of winning $290,000 bike lane grant
Wilmette officials hoping for a $290,000 grant to help create an east-west bicycle route through the village are still hopeful that the route they're eyeing will meet with federal approval....
Glowacki succeeds Clauson in latest District 39 shuffle
It took only a week for officials in Wilmette School District 39 to announce the latest administrative shuffle, with word that Heather Glowacki, who has served as principal of Romona...
Chicago man faces multiple charges after early-morning chase in Wilmette
A 24-year-old Chicago man faces multiple charges following a March 25 car chase that crossed central Wilmette in the early morning hours of March 25, police said. Adam L. Gonzalez...
Trustees shoot down Wilmette Avenue townhouse project
"Good try – doesn't work for me." Trustee Carol Ducommun's terse judgment might have come from any Wilmette Village Board member March 24, as trustees unanimously rejected a proposed seven-unit...