Wilmette News

“For the Wilmette performances, we've brought back some of our favorite stories from the past”

And the winners are... unannounced at press time. All we know is that four or five stories written by Wilmette elementary school students are being converted into performance pieces by that crafty company ... via Evanston Review

“We stick to contemporary literature from live authors who can visit the library and discuss their books. That also deepens our readers' appreciation for the works”

Sure, the Wilmette Library offers several discussions, a bus tour, a walking tour, a literary reading, a children's event and a talk by the author for it's 2008 "One Book, Everybody Reads" program. via Evanston Review

Chalet , in Wilmette, Ill., transforms its garden center into a colorful Garden Faire April 25-27 for the opening of the spring season. via Lawn & Landscape

“Most celebrities leave Chicago and you never hear from them again”

Fall Out Fashion Clandestine Industries may not be a household name yet, but its chief designer certainly is: Wilmette-born Pete Wentz, the bassist for a little band called Fall Out Boy. via Chicago Magazine

A man accused of being a serial pedophile--called the most dangerous priest in America--is due before a federal magistrate in Chicago at 10:30 this morning. via WBBM-AM Chicago

Native American foods will be part of the cultural showcase at The American Indian Center of Chicago's annual powwow, to be held beginning at 5 p.m. Nov. via Chicago Tribune

“Donald McGuire, who once worked with a group linked to Mother Teresa, traveled to Switzerland and Austria in 2000 to engage in sexual misconduct with a minor who is now 21, according to charges unsealed by the U.S. Attorney's office on Friday.”

Home : Features : News : Roman Catholic Priest Faces New Sex Abuse Charges Roman Catholic Priest Faces New Sex Abuse Charges 3-Nov-2007 Written by: Sari N. Kent Preist faces new sex abuse charges that he ... via TheCelebrityCafe

“There's certainly vindication in the filing of criminal charges, given McGuire's influence and support extends across the country”

A prominent Jesuit priest who traveled around the globe as a spiritual shepherd brought a teenage boy on at least one of his international trips and molested him repeatedly, federal authorities charged Friday. Rev. Donald McGuire faced a judge in Dirksen Federal Courthouse on charges that he traveled to Switzerland and Austria in December 2000 to engage in sexual misconduct with a minor, who is now 21 and a college student.

But the affidavit against McGuire paints a portrait of a serial molester who targeted acolytes entrusted to his supervision. The accuser identified as Victim A told authorities McGuire sexually abused him from 1999 to 2003 in 12 states and six countries. His mother had sent him to live in Evanston with the priest, who had become a spiritual mentor to their troubled family. The document also outlines inappropriate conduct with two other minors. According to the affidavit, Victim A and another boy were abused after admitting to McGuire during the sacrament of confession that they masturbated. McGuire insisted on inspecting the boys' genitals with a magnifying glass and baby oil to make sure they had not harmed themselves, the affidavit said. The abuse escalated to include discussion of sexual topics, pornography, massages of the body and genitals, showers and oral sex, officials say. The third man corroborated the claims of Victim A and also alleged McGuire showed him pornography. Victims A and B had filed civil suits against McGuire and the Jesuit order; Victim C had not come forward publicly until now. Correspondence between families and Jesuit leaders, released by lawyers this week, appears to reveal a trail of allegations against McGuire dating to 1969. But Illinois' statute of limitations prevented prosecution on decades-old claims of abuse. Read more

The father of a Niles man shot to death during a home invasion earlier this year in the northern suburb is offering a $50,000 reward for information in the case. via WBBM-AM Chicago

Dear Tom, My dad says that it used to snow a lot more when he was a kid. Where's the snow? Sara Kupper Wilmette, Ill. via Chicago Tribune

“A majority of Jews don't vote Republican and the 10th is 20 percent Jewish”

We already know Illinois is going to be pivotal in the battle for Congress. Republican Rep. via Chicago Sun-Times

Mary Hayes Audy was a social worker who met her husband while both were working in the intake department at Cook County's juvenile detention home.

Arthur J. Audy died young, and the juvenile center was named for him. Mrs. Audy went on to have a long career as a family and marriage counselor in the north suburbs.

Mrs. Audy, 95, died of pneumonia Wednesday, Oct. 17, in Evanston Hospital, said her daughter Anne.

After studying social work at Loyola University, Mrs. Audy took a job at the juvenile detention center, then as now a troubled facility under constant civic scrutiny. Arthur Audy was her supervisor on an intake staff that was formed in 1937, and the two young social workers were married three years later. Read more

“I was crying, it was so beautiful.”

Israel is rarely in the news for reasons other than the Palestinian conflict, so it's natural that the conflict provides a backdrop for many Israeli films. via Evanston Review

“At some point, I had to get out of the business.”

Screenwriter Allan Loeb's overnight success took 14 years.

The Highland Park native, who wrote the Halle Berry/Benicio Del Toro drama 'Things We Lost in the Fire,' spent years, if not as an aimless wanderer, then at least as journeyman with a healthy disregard for the compass. He dropped out of college, followed the Grateful Dead and worked at the Chicago Board of Trade before moving to Los Angeles to pursue the screen trade.

Below, Loeb tells Screen Scene about his career, his love for the Dead and belated success. Read more

“At some point, I had to get out of the business.”

Screenwriter Allan Loeb's overnight success took 14 years.

The Highland Park native, who wrote the Halle Berry/Benicio Del Toro drama 'Things We Lost in the Fire,' spent years, if not as an aimless wanderer, then at least as journeyman with a healthy disregard for the compass. He dropped out of college, followed the Grateful Dead and worked at the Chicago Board of Trade before moving to Los Angeles to pursue the screen trade.

Below, Loeb tells Screen Scene about his career, his love for the Dead and belated success. Read more

Back for a second year, this two-week festival showcases films across a broad spectrum of Israeli society, with screenings October 18 through 28 at Pipers Alley, Wells at North, and the Wilmette Theatre, 1122 ... via Chicago Reader Online

“I think this is a great privilege”

STOCKHOLM, Sweden Americans Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday for work that helps explain situations in which markets work well. via Cbs2chicago.com

“The hope is that something profound will happen through the practice that changes a couple's perspective. They will desire happiness and find it, with or without a child.”

Where To Get Your Neighborhood Nidra Pulling Down the Moon, Chicago and Naperville, IL. via Conscious Choice