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Lagniappe-Potpourri Parodies New Trier
New Trier students prepare the set, lighting and tech for Lagniappe-Potpourri 2018: Not What You Think. WINNEKA – New Trier High School students will kick off the Performing Arts season later in...
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Kids Align for Wilmette Beach Cleanup
WILMETTE – Was September 16 the last beach day of the summer? Let’s hope not, but it was a glorious day for a beach cleanup sponsored by the Alliance of the Great Lakes and organized by the Rotary Club...
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NT’s Levy picks a good time to shine
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier senior special teamer and defensive back Jacob Levy knew exactly what do when Conant’s punter turned into an on-the-fly quarterback on a fourth down in the second quarter of...
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Wilmette Foundation Plans ‘Attire to …
WILMETTE – The District 39 Educational Foundation will host its 4th Annual “Attire to Inspire” Fashion Show at the Michigan Shores Club on Thursday, September 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. With a...
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Wilmette Theatre Hosts Children’s Film Fest
The largest children’s film festival in North America will be in Wilmette on November 3, 4 and 5 when the Wilmette Theatre hosts the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. Operated by the...
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Veterans Closet Shrinks to Storage Pod
All photos courtesy of Mary Carmody Last December, a veteran who was living in a tent near Abbott Park on Route 137 and Waukegan Road in North Chicago came to Midwest Veterans Closet looking for a...
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Krueger adds another weapon to his arsenal
IN THE SPOTLIGHT New Trier’s Ryan Krueger (No. 7) protects the ball against a Libertyville player during the Northside College Showcase. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER Left-footed soccer player Ryan...
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Rabbi To Blow Shofar Heralding Jewish New Year
Rabbi Dovid Flinkenstein, co-director of Chabad of Wilmette, blows the shofar in the main sanctuary of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning. WILMETTE – Powerful blasts will echo throughout...
View ArticleWilmette Police Urge: Lock Your Homes
WILMETTE – A string of overnight home burglaries occurred in Wilmette between August 29 and September 4, prompting the Wilmette Police Department to caution residents to lock up at night. Sometime...
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‘Lester’s Legacy’ Leads ALS Walk
The About Les’ Spirit Team led by Highland Park resident Bonny Gaffen; founder of the Les Turner ALS Foundation and sister-in-law of Les Turner. When Highland Park resident Wendy Abrams started...
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Reyes helps HP place second at Libertyville
Jose Reyes — a long-time Major League shortstop currently playing for the New York Mets — is a good baseball name. Jose Reyes, as it turns out, is a pretty good runner’s name, too. The Highland Park...
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Adaptive Adventures Platform Tennis
WILMETTE – Prominent North Shore residents mixed it up with Adaptive Adventures veterans and other wheel-chair-bound athletes on September 14 for an evening of platform tennis, social mingling and...
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How West Wilmette Came To Be
WILMETTE – Wilmette History Museum Director Kathy Hussey-Arntson and Curator Patrick Leary will give an overview of the development of West Wilmette and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the...
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Wilmette Podcaster Live at Podcast Fest
Paul Traynor A generosity of spirit and a sense of humor. Those are the words Wilmette resident Paul Traynor uses to best describe the ethos of the podcast Race Bait he co-hosts with Evanston resident...
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Lynch’s picks help Ramblers roll past Friars
FOOTBALL RECAP Loyola Academy’s John Lynch (No. 24) intercepts a pass intended for Fenwick’s Jack Polston. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER John Lynch impersonated … John Lynch. The Loyola Academy senior...
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LA’s Phillips making quite an impression
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Loyola Academy’s Luke Phillips heads the ball during earlier action this season. The senior tri-captain PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK GORSKI The Rambler with a thousand voices — a slight...
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Week 5: New Trier cruises past Niles West
Brian Sitzer hit it right on the button. The New Trier running back amassed 100 rushing yards in his team’s 52-13 victory over visiting Niles West on Sept. 22. The running game was churning all night....
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Homecoming: North Shore Country Day School
WINNETKA – About 300 alumni and many more students, parents, faculty, friends and neighbors returned to North Shore Country Day School campus Sept. 22-23 for a packed Homecoming weekend. Featuring a...
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Wilmette Family Walks To Cure Type One Diabetes
The Shields family of Wilmette poses for a photo at a recent wedding. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a proverbial phrase the Shields family really takes to heart. Five years ago,...
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Bonfired Up: Wilmette Community Nursery School
The Wilmette Community Nursery School held its 2nd Annual Bonfired Up fall fundraiser at the Northfield home of the school’s executive director, Ellen McCue, on September 23. Approximately 60 people...
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