Martin Carlino

Park District officials remained staunch in their defense of the new operating procedures at Gillson Park’s South Beach that have continually faced fierce contention from locals and were once again the subject of heavy criticism Monday night. Following a nearly hour-long public comment session during the Wilmette Park Board’s Monday, July 8 meeting, Executive Director […]

On the heels of one of their best seasons in recent memory, the Highland Park Giants believe they’re ready to deliver an encore performance. The Giants turned in a stellar seven-win campaign last fall that included their first trip to the postseason in six years and their first playoff victory in 14 seasons. Highland Park’s […]

A series of liquor license amendments teed up for the Winnetka Golf Club proved to be on par for village officials — with the exception of one request that trustees said was out of bounds. Winnetka’s Village Council approved two of three proposed amendments to the club’s liquor license during its Tuesday, July 16 meeting, […]

A multi-million dollar investment from Glencoe taxpayers may not be enough to firmly secure the long-term future of the soon-to-be newest addition to the historic Glencoe Golf Club. Glencoe Village President Howard Roin detailed during the board of trustees’ Thursday, July 18 meeting the ongoing conversations between the village and Cook County regarding the recently […]

Glencoe voters are already scheduled to weigh in on several high-profile national, state and county elections this November — and it now appears they’ll also be tasked with making another big call on a pressing local matter. Village President Howard Roin announced during the board of trustees’ Thursday, July 18 meeting that officials will vote […]

Fourth of July weekend often brings with it sparks of attendance at community events. But the holiday weekend this year proved to be one for the record book for the Winnetka Farmers’ Market. During her staff report at the Village Council meeting on July 16, Trustee Tina Dalman said more than 2,800 people attended the […]

Wilmette officials are earmarking more than $50 million to cover a large-scale public infrastructure project that the village hopes to complete over the next 10 years. Erik Hallgren, Wilmette’s assistant village manager, offered trustees an update on the lead service line replacement project during the board of trustees’ Tuesday, Aug. 27 meeting. Hallgren’s brief presentation […]

Wilmette trustees showed they were on board with what village officials described as an opportunity to “improve the public safety of the community.” The board approved a resolution during the Aug. 27 meeting authorizing the Village of Wilmette to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Northbrook and the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety […]

Small Cheval’s progress toward opening in downtown Wilmette continued Tuesday night as village trustees granted the restaurant’s request for a liquor license. The anticipated eatery — which will be located in the historic building at 1139 Wilmette Ave., the former home of Depot Nuevo restaurant — submitted an application for a Class A-1 Liquor License. […]

After the Trevians jumped out to an early lead thanks to a dominating nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive on the opening series of the game, the Naperville North Huskies rallied to score 28 unanswered points en route to their 42-14 win over New Trier