Going Up: Green Bay Road Construction
Construction has begun on the apartments at 611 Green Bay Road in Wilmette. WILMETTE – Wilmette residents accustomed to an empty lot at 611 Green Bay Road, former home of Wil-Shore Ford car dealership,...
View ArticleLaugh Out Loud, Wilmette
Jenniffer Weigel, host of the Friday Funnies at the Wilmette Theatre. WILMETTE – Chicago is known for its stand-up comedy, but since Wilmette Theatre’s launching of Friday Funnies in February, the...
View ArticleTrevians Take Lead at Debate Invitational
WINNETKA – The results are in from the first Debate Team competition this school year, and this season is looking promising for the New Trier Township High School Trevians. New Trier seniors Celia...
View ArticleGlencoe Students Harvest For Homeless
GLENCOE – Student Alliance for Homeless Youth (SAHY), a local organization run by high school students, will volunteer to help with the Fall Harvest at the Glencoe Community Garden, 380 Old Green Bay...
View ArticleEvent: ‘Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome’
WILMETTE – Dr. Joy DeGruy is a dynamic speaker and educator whose practical insights about race relations have gone viral. She will speak on Wednesday, October 5, at the Baha’i House of Worship,...
View ArticleGamer: Czyzynski, Trevians top Evanston
Clay Czyzynski, seen here in earlier action this fall, came up with a strong performance in NT’s win over Evanston. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER New Tier senior quarterback Clay Czyzynski dropped...
View ArticleHolocaust Survivor Recalls Spying on Nazis
Marthe Cohn, former spy and Holocaust survivor. WILMETTE – Spies are notorious for keeping secrets — but for how long? Holocaust survivor and former French spy Marthe Cohn kept her story quiet for more...
View ArticleBurglars Smash Car Windows in Wilmette
WILMETTE – Someone smashed the driver’s window of a vehicle parked at Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie Avenue, between 10:31 and 10:35 a.m. on Sept. 24. Stolen items included a purse containing $20, a...
View ArticleWeek 5 Football: LA, GBN stay undefeated
LA quarterback Tommy Herion threw for 239 yards in win over Fenwick. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Loyola continues to flex its muscle. The undefeated Ramblers knocked off previously unbeaten Fenwick...
View ArticleNT Picks 11 for Alumni Achievement Awards
WINNETKA – Eleven distinguished New Trier High School alumni, including a new Young Alumnus Award recipient, will receive the school’s Alumni Achievement Award this March, joining 41 of their peers in...
View ArticleThe 2nd Annual East Elm Wine Walk is October 1st
WINNETKA – On October 1st from 4 to 7 p.m. gather your friends for a fun afternoon of wine, food and philanthropy as you stroll the streets of the East Elm Business District. Along the walk, you will...
View ArticleMan Charged in $3,000+ Razor Theft
WILMETTE – Detectives located and arrested a Chicago man suspected of stealing in excess of $3,000 worth of Gillette razors from the Edens Plaza Walgreens at 3232 Lake Avenue on Sept. 4. He was charged...
View ArticleLowell’s return a real positive for NT
Jake Lowell (No. 31), seen here trailing Francis Fay (No. 3) during action against Evanston, returns to the field after being sidelined with an ankle injury. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN TRAUTMANN Jake Lowell...
View ArticleHickey plays the game in all-out fashion
Loyola’s Sean Hickey (left) staves off New Trier’s Matt Underwood during soccer action on Sept. 23. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN TRAUTMANN Sean Hickey crash-landed at the end of the first half of a soccer match...
View ArticleNT Caucus Seeks School Board Candidates
WINNETKA – The New Trier Township High School District 203 Board of Education Caucus is seeking candidates for the New Trier Board of Education from all feeder districts. Applicants will appear before...
View ArticleDr. Joy DeGruy to Speak at Baha’i
Dr. Joy Degruy WILMETTE – Dynamic speaker and educator Dr. Joy DeGruy does not confess to have all the answers to solve the violence that plagues some communities across the country, but she does...
View ArticleWilmette Welcomes New Pilates Studio
Owners Tony and Chai Duncan at the Body Science’s Pilates Studio in Wilmette. The Duncans’ live in GlenviewPhotography by Joel Lerner/JWC Media WILMETTE – Wilmette residents looking to stay fit have a...
View ArticleWilmette: One Dozen Car Burglaries
WILMETTE – There were a dozen auto burglaries overnight in the community and one auto theft, according to a crime alert from the Wilmette Police Department The auto burglaries occurred in two...
View ArticleStudent Standout: Sam Shipko
Sam Shipko in front of his alma mater, New Trier High School. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER/JWC MEDIA Northfield native Sam Shipko finds inspiration in quotes that he applies to his life as a volunteer at...
View ArticleRecap: Marwede, Mendez lead way in LA win
Getting the ball in the hands of Jake Marwede is always ideal. That’s especially the case, when the playing conditions aren’t ideal. On a rainy afternoon at Loyola Academy on Oct. 1, the sure-handed...
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