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Water activities and other fresh air amusements flourish in the North Shore Chicago suburb. Read more about Wilmette IL
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Different approaches to affordable housing in Winnetka, Wilmette
Finding affordable housing in Winnetka over the years has been a journey of faith for Sister Peggy McDonnell. A Catholic nun, McDonnell has found a way to stay in Winnetka for nearly 25 years — including 11 years in a coach house — despite...
Tags: Values, Land Price, United States Census Bureau, Religion and Belief, Referenda
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Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013
As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Cook County Board of Commissioners, University of Chicago, Irwin, Forestry and Timber
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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Somerville, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Glencoe
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Voice of the People, May. 04
Report bullies As an adult I want to talk about events that fear, shame and childhood innocence prevented me from voicing earlier. In elementary school I became the focus of two male bullies who were in my classroom. They began sexually harassing my best...Tags: Lake Michigan, Consumer Confidence
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North Shore police blotter: May 1
The following were taken from Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworth police reports: Wilmette •On April 28, a resident in the 400 block of Linden Avenue discovered fishing tackle and a camping lantern had been taken from his storage area. Other...
Tags: Crimes, Apple iPod, Crime, Law and Justice, Craigslist, Inc., Park Ridge
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Illinois' method for measuring student poverty raises count statewide
In the federal government's view, an estimated 1,339 poor schoolchildren live within the affluent Arlington Heights-based School District 59. But the state counted 3,536 poor students when it doled out a "poverty grant" to the district this school year....
Tags: United States Census Bureau, Chicago Public Schools, University of Chicago, Arlington Heights, Social Issues
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Northbrook encourages rain gardens
At a recent stormwater commission meeting, Northbrook's community members and village staff have discussed the need for more exposure of the benefits of rain gardens, which are depressions in the ground that collect stormwater in urbanized areas....
Tags: Northbrook, Scott Simpson, House Building
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Cops: No foul play in death of Northwestern student
Special to the TribunePolice have closed their investigation into the death of an 18-year-old Northwestern University student who was found in Wilmette harbor in September, classifying it as an accident in which alcohol may have contributed, officials said. Harsha Maddula, a...Tags: Garden City (Nassau, New York), Cell Phones, Personal Data Collection, Police Investigations, Witnesses
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New trial denied for man who killed Hopkins student with car
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge has denied a new trial for Thomas Lee Meighan Jr., the man convicted of hitting and killing a Johns Hopkins University student in 2009, according to online records. Meighan, 42, pleaded guilty to hitting 20-year-old...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, St. Paul Street, Justice System
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Winnetka man says despite acquittal, reputation tarnished by charge
A Winnetka man was recently found not guilty of aggravated sexual assault after a Cook County Circuit Court judge ruled there was insufficient evidence of the crime. Alan G. Rottman, 50, was acquitted of the charge on Jan. 23 following a two-day bench...
Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Sexual Assault, Prosecution, Assault
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Tax group drops case against Oak Park school district
Taxpayers United of America has withdrawn its fight to keep alive a lawsuit that alleged Oak Park School District 97 understated, by 300 percent, the amount of the tax increase from an April 2011 referendum. The Chicago-based tax advocacy group sued...Tags: Don Harmon, Litigation, Laws, Politics, Illinois Supreme Court
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Man convicted of hitting, killing JHU student asks for new trial
Thomas Lee Meighan Jr., convicted last year of hitting and killing a Johns Hopkins University student with his car, asked a Baltimore circuit judge Thursday to let him take back his guilty plea and go to trial, arguing that he did not know about some...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Court Preliminary, Clarence Thomas, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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