Wilmette News

Burglary to Auto A resident on the 1500 block of Wilmette Ave. reported that between May 14 and May 15, and unknown offender entered her unlocked vehicle overnight and went through all of the compartments of the vehicle, police reports state.

Katie Chang, a New Trier High School senior, plays a party girl in Sofia Coppola's latest movie The Bling Ring , which opens next month , Chicago Tribune reported.

Cocomero, a self-serve frozen yogurt store, has begun construction in downtown Wilmette.

The Village of Wilmette and Huerter Post #46 of the American Legion will host a Memorial Day parade on May 27th, according to the village's website .

Cannabis Activity John A. Wirt, 20, of Winnetka and Ryan Elias, 19, of Northbrook were cited for possession of cannabis on May 13 on the 700 block of Lincoln Ave., Winnetka Police reports state.

Update 05/18, 9:45 a.m. ~ Officers responding to the area observed a male subject lying on the ground in the 4800 block of Golf Road.

A 19-year-old Chicago woman is being charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to aid or give information and improper backing after a hit-and-run accident in Wilmette on Wednesday , Wilmette Police reports state.

Jaya Nambiar, 9, from left, Kaya Booth, 9, both of Wilmette, and Helena Samson, 6, of Northbrook show healthy pizzas they made for themselves at Prairie Grass Cafe in Northbrook on Friday, April 26.

Wilmette police say they are looking for a woman who apparently took off from a minor accident Wednesday, with another woman clinging to the side of her vehicle , Wilmette Life reported.

Battery Two visiting caretakers at a home on the 3500 block of Walnut St. got into a verbal and then a physical confrontation, Wilmette Police reports state.

Cool down this weekend with a free iced beverage from Starbucks . The coffee giant is offering a free tall iced drink when you buy an iced VIA.

Site of the former Plunkett Furniture store that now has multiple businesses in it in Orland Park, Illinois, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

After an unpredictable spring, this week's weather forecast looks almost too good to be true, with high temperatures reaching into the 70s.

Leonidas Cafe Chocolaterie, a chocolate shop located in downtown Wilmette, will be moving to Evanston after 8 years at 1157 Wilmette Ave.

A look at income levels in suburban towns with Metra stops provides a glimpse at the disparity in wealth throughout the area, according to a map by Crain's Chicago Business Journal.

On Saturday, National Train Day, my El-racing brother-in-arms Danny Resner and I tried to write a new chapter in the saga of competitive CTA riding.

Theft Employees at the Wilmette Recreation Center - at 3000 Glenview Rd. - contacted police after 2 locks appeared to had been tampered with and one needed to be cut off of the locker, police reports state.

The Medical Group of the North Shore reported to Wilmette Police that their patient contact information may have been compromised, Wilmette Police reports state.

The Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore in Skokie had more than 300 women from 21 different chambers of commerce gather under its roof on May 3 to network, attend workshops and hear writer and broadcast journalist Marianne Murciano deliver the keynote speech for the sixth annual North Shore Women's Conference.

"Well, we're thinking about our children and other people's children," she said, with a smile.