Wilmette News

A 37-year-old man who threatened to kill himself and others in his Wilmette home this morning surrendered to police at about 7:25 a.m. Wilmette Police Department said the man, whose name they have not released because he has not been formally charged yet, barricaded himself in his home in the 700 block of Leamington Avenue.

Emergency crews are responding to a barricade situation at a home in Wilmette. According to Wilmette Police, the situation has been resolved.A Police were asking people to stay away from an emergency situation surrounding a four mile block radius, specifically at Leamington and Washington, after a man locked himself in his home.

A Wilmette man was charged with punching out a window in the Wilmette Police Station last week after he was arrested for allegedly causing a crash and knocking down a light pole.

The Wilmette Group of North Shore Hadassah held its annual Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show on April 29 at Highland Park Country Club.

Visitors to the Wilmette Days Sidewalk Sale & Family Fun Fest can shop for clothes, jewelry and books, watch dog agility demonstrations and enjoy barbecue burgers and ribs at local businesses Friday and Saturday.

To no one's surprise, the Wilmette Village Board has chosen Village Attorney Timothy Frenzer to serve as the new village manager.

A 37-year-old Wilmette man who had threatened to kill himself and others voluntarily surrendered to police Wednesday morning, Wilmette authorities reported.

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The Wilmette Park District will celebrate Independence Day a day early with live music, games and fireworks at Gillson Park.

Parking in Gillson Park will be tight Friday for Wilmette's Independence Day celebration.

Wilmette businesses will entice shoppers with their Sidewalk Sale & Family Fun Fest July 10 and 11.

The Wilmette Arts Guild has a new gallery dedicated to photography in the Meskill Center in the Mallinckrodt building.

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NILES, IL, June 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Armenian Relief Mission and Zera Construction have once again joined together, this time with the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, to disassemble the village's used playground set so that it can be sent to Armenia and rebuilt to benefit orphaned children.

Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter heralded the slogan "cultivate, nurture and flourish" to guests during its Comfort Zone 2009 fundraiser on May 1 at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.

"George has really set an example, starting out as a patrol officer and ending up as chief," Village President Christopher Canning said.

Wilmette officials are preparing to take another look at a proposal for Green Bay Road that was already rejected.

In the 1970s, easing the pain and distress of someone with a terminal disease was not a top priority for the medical profession.

Hundreds of homes in Wilmette and Kenilworth were without power for hours Tuesday and Wednesday.

Con artists are once again preying on grandparents' generosity and naivete. A Wilmette man was scammed out of more than $4,000 when he thought he was helping his grandson.