Martin Carlino

Possession is called nine-tenths of the law, but on Tuesday night it was the whole case for Loyola Academy. The Ramblers owned the draw circle from the opening whistle, suffocating New Trier with their relentless control of possession en route to a commanding 14-5 win over the Trevians on June 2 at Lake Forest High […]

If there was ever a doubt that the state’s best girls lacrosse team resides in Wilmette, the Loyola Ramblers didn’t just silence it — they buried it in minutes. The Ramblers captured the program’s 17th championship with a dominant 21-3 victory over the York Dukes in the IHSA championship on Saturday, June 6, at Hinsdale […]

The Wilmette Police Department’s newest recruit appears to have a nose for the job — and will be working like a dog to prove it. Gizmo, the department’s newly unleashed electronic detection and comfort dog, was officially sworn into the force Tuesday, June 9, during the Wilmette Village Board’s meeting. A 2-year-old half Lab, half […]

A troubled Wilmette road is “finally getting the overhaul that has been due for a long time.” Wilmette trustees during their June 9 meeting directed village staff to advance the town’s Hibbard Road reconstruction project. The joint effort with Cook County will bring forward a series of improvements to a stretch of roadway on Hibbard […]

Perhaps the most contentious Kenilworth project in years is moving forward after a “consequential revision”; however, a series of conditions applied by village trustees could stop the current proposal dead in its tracks. Kenilworth’s Village Board during its Monday, June 15, meeting voted 5-1 to issue preliminary approval to a scaled-down, residential-only redevelopment pitch for […]

Developers behind what village officials are calling a “massive project” that could "set the tone for the next stages of Winnetka” will need to go back to the drawing board once more before gaining the blessing of a key advisory group.

Highland Park voters this November will weigh in on a measure that, if approved, will dramatically reshape the future of elected office in the city. City councilmembers during their Monday, June 29 meeting formally approved a resolution to place a referendum on the ballot asking if Highland Park should establish term limits for the offices […]

A local family appears to have finally struck the right chord with the developers of a large residential property to resolve noise-pollution problems they say have for years eroded their quality of life. Highland Park’s City Council during its June 29 meeting approved a settlement agreement and covenant not to sue related to years-long noise […]

A pitch to redevelop a quarter-acre property near downtown Winnetka has come back to life — more than four years after planners first detailed their vision to city officials. Winnetka’s Village Council during its July 7 meeting held a conceptual plan review of a proposal for a two-story, multi-family residential use development at 455 Linden […]

In the dog days of summer, New Trier football has its collective mind set on a certain date. Although the Trevians are just hitting the halfway point of their summer work, the group’s focus is already locked in on a Friday night in late August. But, before the calendar turns, there’s plenty of work still […]