Wilmette News

Thursday, July 03, 2008 According to new documents uncovered by the Sun-Times from the Tony Rezko corruption trial, Rezko had a difficult time following rules on the terms of his home confinement.

They'd have to, given the recent ruling by the Supreme Court. From the Pioneer Press: Wilmette trustees on Tuesday will consider a proposed ordinance to repeal the village's 19-year-old handgun ban in the wake ...

Ty Perry , who was to have directed a Wilmette Park District production of "Ragtime," said fears over the use of racial epithets in the show are misguided.

After the D.C. city council banned handguns in 1976, and the voters of Massachusetts overwhelmingly rejected a handgun ban initiative that same year, the next U.S. jurisdiction to enact a handgun ban was the ...

Officials of a north suburban park district say strong racial language in the musical "Ragtime" prompted their decision Wednesday to cancel the show two weeks before it was set to open.

The heaviest thunderstorms have bypassed Chicago in recent days - a trend which is to end Friday.

Wilmette has suspended enforcement of its 19-year-old ordinance banning handgun possession in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appears to invalidate such bans.

On March 30 over 160 people gathered at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview to support Light Opera Works and enjoy its spring benefit, with the appealing title "The Night They Invented Champagne." The ...

A University of Florida historian who has done groundbreaking research on homophobia during the Third Reich is helping Illinois middle and secondary school teachers incorporate Holocaust education into their ...

The Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor donated $20,000 this month to local organizations that support families, assist young people, provide mental health services as well as food and shelter to the homeless.

Coldwater Creek in Old Orchard provided cool and casual fashions for the annual Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon, sponsored by the Wilmette Group of North Shore Hadassah April 30 at Mission Hills Country Club ...

Four men have been charged with theft after Wilmette police conducted a sting operation targeting the theft of copper from job sites, a crime that has risen across the country along with metal prices.

Wilmette's Independence Day celebration this year is again scheduled for July 3 in Gillson Park.

The Winnetka Board of the Northwestern University Settlement House will hold its 82nd annual fashion show, "Style Under the Stars," from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sept.

New Trier's Class of 2008 processed Sunday through Northwestern University's Welsh-Ryan Arena celebrating not only their completion of secondary school, but the promise of future accomplishments.

Evanston has partnered with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County to conduct a document-shredding event from 9-11 a.m. June 14 at the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.

This new addition to downtown Evanston's restaurant scene combines the relaxed charm of a wine bar with an adventurous menu.

Blagojevich and Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and one of the governor's closest advisers - is now a convicted felon.

Elizabeth Bankoff got involved in climate issues with the League of Women Voters more than two years ago, when global warming was well-accepted by scientists but only vaguely understood by most others.

Oak Park is considering reducing the number of ash trees in town to get ahead of infestation by the emerald ash borer.