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Use shuttle bus, officials urge

Parking in Gillson Park will be tight Friday for Wilmette's Independence Day celebration.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

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Shops gearing up for sidewalk sale

Wilmette businesses will entice shoppers with their Sidewalk Sale & Family Fun Fest July 10 and 11.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

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Wilmette Arts Guild opens gallery for photos

The Wilmette Arts Guild has a new gallery dedicated to photography in the Meskill Center in the Mallinckrodt building.

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Daily Herald

Capture fireworks with a point-and-shoot

This hand-held photograph was taken while intentionally moving the camera while using the fireworks scene selection with the exposure compensation set to +2 to increase the shutter speed time from two to eight seconds.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

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Recycling a Playground for Orphaned Armenian Children

NILES, IL, June 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Armenian Relief Mission and Zera Construction have once again joined together, this time with the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, to disassemble the village's used playground set so that it can be sent to Armenia and rebuilt to benefit orphaned children.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Antioch Review

Midwest CareCenter fosters comfort zones

Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter heralded the slogan "cultivate, nurture and flourish" to guests during its Comfort Zone 2009 fundraiser on May 1 at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Sun-Times News Group

Spent Whole Career in Village: Officials laud Wilmette police chief

"George has really set an example, starting out as a patrol officer and ending up as chief," Village President Christopher Canning said.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

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Wilmette officials to reconsider Green Bay Road project

Wilmette officials are preparing to take another look at a proposal for Green Bay Road that was already rejected.

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Wilmette nurse reflects on hospice care

In the 1970s, easing the pain and distress of someone with a terminal disease was not a top priority for the medical profession.

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The Deerfield Review

Wilmette, Kenilworth report power outages

Hundreds of homes in Wilmette and Kenilworth were without power for hours Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Lake in the Hills Countryside

Crooks preying on grandparents: Wilmette police issue scam warning

Con artists are once again preying on grandparents' generosity and naivete. A Wilmette man was scammed out of more than $4,000 when he thought he was helping his grandson.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Evanston Review

Wilmette street to close for road work

Isabella Street from the CTA crossing to Sheridan Road, near the Evanston-Wilmette border, will be closed to traffic from about 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday .

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DISTRICT 39: Wilmette school to get security cameras

Wilmette District 39 plans to install digital security cameras this summer around the exterior of Wilmette Junior HIgh School and the Mikaelian Education Center.

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Maple Avenue: Faulty fan suspected in Wilmette fire

Fire investigators suspect a faulty attic fan may have started a fire early Sunday in a two-story house on the 400 block of Maple Avenue.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Deerfield Review

Evanston firefighters battle blaze at hospital

Evanston fire investigators are working to determine whether construction was the cause of a fire that broke out Monday afternoon near the building of Evanston Hospital's Kellogg Cancer Care Center, resulting in evacuation of some of the hospital's patients from the adjacent existing building.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Deerfield Review

Zirko trial: Brutality of Lacey murder detailed

Mary Lacey suffered 48 stab wounds, three bullets and repeated blunt force trauma before she died Dec.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

NBC Channel 5

Read Weather Article

The weekend weather forecast was just what we needed after days of rain and Friday's string of storms.

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WBBM-AM Chicago

Swimming banned at Chicago beaches after locks opened

The Chicago Park District has initiated a swim ban at all beaches Saturday after the Wilmette Avenue locks were opened to release excess storm water into Lake Michigan.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

WQAD

Chicago and Evanston beaches closed to swimming because of storm runoff

Authorities have ordered beaches in Chicago and Evanston closed because of health concerns stemming from recent heavy rains.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Highland Park News

Rains drench Wilmette

By 5 p.m. Friday, the Wilmette Public Works Department had received reports of 34 streets and six alleys with standing water after heavy downpours on and off throughout the day.

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