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Drawings of the proposed new Wilmette police station will look much different the next time they appear before village o...
07/28/2025

Drawings of the proposed new Wilmette police station will look much different the next time they appear before village officials.

An update that village officials are calling a “significant change” is on the way for Wilmette’s highest-profile project this year. Planning for Wilmette’s multi-million-dollar police station crossed its first formal check-in Tuesday, July 22, reaching a stage in the process where village tr...

Constant remodeling of tennis courts in Winnetka has taken its toll, and its time for a full replacement, according to p...
07/28/2025

Constant remodeling of tennis courts in Winnetka has taken its toll, and its time for a full replacement, according to park officials.

The courts will close next month during the rebuild.

The Winnetka Park District is serving up changes they hope local tennis players will love. Park commissioners unanimously approved on Thursday, July 24, a $1.3 million bid with Chicagoland Paving Contractors, of Lake Zurich, for the reconstruction of seven outdoor tennis courts at the A.C. Nielsen T...

Plans to refurbish Winnetka's Elder and Centennial beaches have been in the works for years now. The head of the village...
07/25/2025

Plans to refurbish Winnetka's Elder and Centennial beaches have been in the works for years now. The head of the village parks department said reported on July 24 that he's reviewing reviewing the scope of the latest proposed changes.

As the plans for the Elder-Centennial beach project in Winnetka remain on hold, park district staff provided an update to park commissioners on Thursday night about next steps. The plans to refurbish Elder and Centennial beaches have been in the works for years and have seen multiple iterations, inc...

Shalisa Kline Ugaz taught violin lessons at the Music Institute of Chicago more than 20 years. Now, the Highland Parker ...
07/25/2025

Shalisa Kline Ugaz taught violin lessons at the Music Institute of Chicago more than 20 years. Now, the Highland Parker is the first woman to lead the nonprofit as its newest president and CEO.

Shalisa Kline Ugaz knew she wanted to be a violin player when she was 3 years old. Her grandmother brought her to a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert and, sitting in front of the violin section, she was mesmerized. Once her father got her into lessons at 7, Ugaz practiced diligently to “catch u...

⛳️ Fore The Record!🏌️Come hit the course with us on Sept. 25! Click the link to find details of and to register for our ...
07/24/2025

⛳️ Fore The Record!🏌️

Come hit the course with us on Sept. 25! Click the link to find details of and to register for our fifth Record Open!

Year 5: Let’s hit it! Join The Record North Shore on Thursday, Sept. 25, on a rebuilt and rejuvenated course — The Evans at Canal Shores — for the nonprofit newsroom’s fifth charity golf outing in support of responsible, independent community news. Tee time for The Record Open V is 11 a.m. a...

A grant-funded study has revealed more info on ways to connect the North Shore Channel Trail between Evanston and Wilmet...
07/24/2025

A grant-funded study has revealed more info on ways to connect the North Shore Channel Trail between Evanston and Wilmette.

But the study also showed significant challenges to getting it done.

(Editor’s Note: A portion of this story was reported by Alan K. Cubbage for the Evanston RoundTable, a neighboring independent newsroom. It was shared with The Record as part of an ongoing collaborative effort.) Building a new walking and biking path along the North Shore Channel in Evanston and W...

The Highwood City Council last week OK'd a contentious concert hall despite an 8-1 negative recommendation from one of i...
07/24/2025

The Highwood City Council last week OK'd a contentious concert hall despite an 8-1 negative recommendation from one of its advisory boards.

That decision directly led to the resignations.

Pete Biagi and Joel Gettleman both resigned from Highwood's Planning and Zoning Commission after city council overrode the commissions' view of a plan.

Long-awaited plans to improve the Hubbard Woods Metra station in Winnetka should come to fruition within the next year, ...
07/24/2025

Long-awaited plans to improve the Hubbard Woods Metra station in Winnetka should come to fruition within the next year, according to local officials.

Winnetka officials are all aboard for a needed refresh to an 80-year-old property in the heart of the village’s key business district. Village trustees during their Tuesday, July 15 meeting unanimously approved plans submitted by Metra to renovate the existing Hubbard Woods train depot and platfor...

With the high school football season a month away, The Record takes a look at the schedules of our area teams: Loyola, N...
07/23/2025

With the high school football season a month away, The Record takes a look at the schedules of our area teams: Loyola, New Trier and Highland Park.

And one of the schedules is incomplete.

JUMP TO SCHEDULE: New Trier | Loyola Academy | Highland Park The 2025 high school football schedules are out — but Loyola Academy is still waiting. The Ramblers — who have won three straight state championships in IHSA’s largest division (Class 8A) — are still trying to fill their schedule, ...

Something special will welcome back students and staff to Ravinia Elementary in about a month. A local artist's special ...
07/23/2025

Something special will welcome back students and staff to Ravinia Elementary in about a month.

A local artist's special project was installed this summer, a project that also carries a deeper meaning for the artist.

Highland Park artist Mary Seyfarth, 78, didn't hesitate when D112 asked if she could create a new weathervane for Ravinia Elementary School.

Kenilworth Beach is open for the season, following the completion of shoreline work, but when that the season is over, t...
07/23/2025

Kenilworth Beach is open for the season, following the completion of shoreline work, but when that the season is over, the more intensive work begins.

And the pricetag on that work is coming in higher than anticipated.

Kenilworth Village Board has begun considering subcontracting bids for Phase 2 of its Beach Improvement Project, set to begin this fall.

Welcome back, North Shore Senior CenterThe nonprofit is fully open following extensive restoration efforts necessitated ...
07/23/2025

Welcome back, North Shore Senior Center

The nonprofit is fully open following extensive restoration efforts necessitated by flooding in January.

Under the green awning of the North Shore Senior Center stands a sign that reads “Welcome Back,” inviting people in through the main south entrance.

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