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Chicago Suburbs Overwhelmed By Influx Of International Bus Travelers

Learn about the consequences faced by suburban towns like Wilmette, Illinois, when bus companies drop off immigrants without permits. A lose-lose situation...

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Metra won’t be ‘the way to really fly’ anymore with higher prices, no 10-ride tickets

Getting rid of 10-ride tickets and also ticket windows will drive away Metra customers, a reader from Wilmette writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Opponents of Northwestern stadium sue city of Evanston

Evanston, Wilmette homeowners claim the city acted unlawfully, blast “commercialization” of the new football field the university plans to build.

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Blackhawks’ Alex Vlasic achieving NHL dream not far from where he dreamed it

The 22-year-old defenseman, who grew up in suburban Wilmette, appears destined to become just the fifth Illinois native ever to get drafted by the Hawks and go on to play at least 100 games with the organization. “[I’m] really never homesick,” he said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Body of Wilmette man pulled from lake off Gillson Park

The remains of a 56-year-old Wilmette man were spotted about 5 p.m. Wednesday by a person who was paddleboarding, police said.

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Fake threats at several Chicago suburban schools spark police response

A caller’s false threat to “kill everyone” at Wheaton North High School led to a large police response at the school Monday morning as officers responded to similar threats at Winnetka’s North Shore Country Day School and Wilmette Junior High School.

Chicago Tribune

A pilot program to clear snow from sidewalks could show how to make Chicago more walkable in winter

Syracuse, Wilmette and Toronto are among the handful of municipalities that have started plowing public sidewalks. With some of the apocalyptic winters we’ve had, it doesn’t hurt to see if a similar program would bolster public safety.

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For Chef Andy Murray, cooking provides good food and great humor

Bill Murray’s brother from Wilmette, who has just published a cookbook, shares his recipe for French toast, ‘a special-occasion kind of treat for us when we were kids.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Loyola manhandles St. Patrick, looks ahead to showdown vs. Mount Carmel

Loyola beat St. Patrick 53-7 and could finally discuss what everyone has been talking about: next week’s showdown in Wilmette between No. 1 Mount Carmel and No. 2 Loyola.

Chicago Sun-Times

$7.5 million worth of retail products recovered after thefts in Wilmette lead to major fencing ring

The operation had been running since before 2020, Wilmette Police Cmdr. Michael Robinson told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Sun-Times

Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner is true to his roots

Childhood memories from growing up in Wilmette helped him land with the Irish.

Chicago Sun-Times

Funeral held for Irina McCarthy, who was slain with husband at Highland Park parade, leaving behind young son

“Irina flourished and blossomed as a mother,” a close friend said Tuesday at her funeral service in Wilmette.

Chicago Sun-Times

Body pulled from Lake Michigan in Wilmette identified as missing UIC grad student

Daniel Sotelo, 26, had last been seen on April 29 in the 1700 block of South Racine Avenue in Pilsen. His body was discovered on May 22.

Chicago Sun-Times

Landmarks group lists ‘most endangered’ sites in Illinois

Selected for historic, cultural or design importance, the sites are in Chicago, Wilmette, Joliet and Rockford.

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