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Topic: Wilmette, Illinois


In the News (Sat 25 May 13)

  
  History of Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette's recorded history starts in 1674 when Father Marquette's expedition beached their canoes and spent the night on the shores of present day Wilmette.
Wilmette is named for Antoine Ouilmette, a French-Canadian fur trader who settled by the Chicago River in 1790 in Chicago.
Wilmette originally purchased water from the City of Evanston, but in 1934 the Village constructed its own water plant and in 1937 started supplying water to the Village of Glenview.
www.wilmette.com /general/history.asp   (371 words)

  
 Wilmette, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States.
In 2004, Wilmette was one of the first localities in Chicagoland to enact a ban on smoking in all public spaces, including bars and restaurants.
Wilmette is home to the oldest of the seven existing Bahá'í Houses of Worship around the world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilmette,_Illinois   (1037 words)

  
 Wilmette, Illinois
The area that has become Wilmette was originally owned by an American Indian woman who named it after her French-Canadian husband, Antoine Ouilmette.
Wilmette experienced dramatic changes in 1908-10 when a new waterway system was set up as an experiment.
Baha'i House of Worship (1920-1953) by Louis Bourgeois in Wilmette.
www.planetware.com /illinois/wilmette-us-il-wil.htm   (120 words)

  
 2002 Wilmette Girls 12 & Under Hockey Team
WILMETTE, Illinois, December 4 —Having had the stuffing knocked out of them in the Turkey Time Tournament, the girls were spoiling for a fight and found one in a scrappy Winnetka Squirt Bronze squad featuring Jen Lowenstein’s cousin, Matthew.
Wilmette continued to lay siege to the Vikings tough goalkeeper, who was peppered by hot shots from Hope Fairclough (5), Alex Krevitz (4), Allison Hackett (2), and Ellie Hauser (2) in the first period.
Wilmette unleashed seven shots on goal in the last two minutes, but all were turned away by the Vikings’ talented goalie and the period ended with the game knotted at 1 to 1.
www.wilmettehockey.com /Travel02/Girls12U.htm   (3136 words)

  
 WILMETTE HARBOR ASSOCIATION
I am writing to all the Wilmette Harbor Association members in advance of the annual meeting (Sunday, December 7 at 2 p.m.) to bring you up to date on several recent developments.
Walsh, Griffith and Cotsirilos made complaints to the Wilmette Police Department in 2001, which resulted in a thorough investigation of the financial statements and bank records of the Association for 1999 and 2000.
In addition, I urge all of the Association members who are interested in pursuing boating as a pleasant hobby, free from rancor and strife, to come to the annual meeting to make their views known.
www.wilmetteharbor.com /Teuting20.htm   (553 words)

  
 Wilmette Real Estate, Houses and Homes For Sale Cook county
Wilmette has approximately 27,000 residents served well with transportation services to allow the enjoyment of cultural, business, shopping, and educational opportunities.
Wilmette’s strong local funding, supplemented by state and federal sources and bolstered by a non-profit educational foundation supports and helps provide for a quality educational system.
Wilmette Village is part of Cook County and covers an area that is roughly one mile wide and five miles west of Lake Michigan.
www.wilmette-realestate.com   (607 words)

  
 Wilmette Park District :: Mallinckrodt News
This proposal is the result of community requests, including a petition drive which gathered nearly 5,400 signatures of resident voters asking the issue be placed on the March 19 ballot.
In early January the Board of Park Commissioners received petitions signed by nearly 5,400 residents requesting the community be given the right to vote on whether the historic building and the open land that comprise the 17-acre Mallinckrodt property should be purchased by the Park District.
The Wilmette Park District is seeking permission to issue up to $25 million in general obligation bonds to purchase all, or a portion of, the 17-acre Mallinckrodt site for park purposes.
www.wilmettepark.org /referendum.cfm   (1447 words)

  
 Finding Out About Your Family
If you are looking for family in Wilmette, you may also want to check the Wilmette records that have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
If you have family roots in the Wilmette or Gross Point area, the Museum's research library may be able to help you locate information about your ancestors.
If you have records of your Wilmette or Gross Point family, please consider depositing them with the Museum for future generations to enjoy and learn from.
www.wilmettehistory.org /family.html   (251 words)

  
 THE ULTIMATE INVERSION... DON'T LIVE IN WILMETTE, ILLINOIS
Wilmette, Illinois is the antithesis of Kennesaw, Georgia.
That Wilmette Police Chief, George Carpenter, said, "We much prefer, for the safety of the home, that a resident who finds himself in this situation immediately lock the door of the room he's in and dial 911." I’m surprised he didn’t suggest huddling in a corner with a blanket over your head.
"Wilmette residents are much safer without a handgun in their homes," he told the Tribune.
www.etherzone.com /2004/metc011204.shtml   (871 words)

  
 St. Joseph School, Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette’s Chamber of Commerce presents its annual Ridge Road Fall Fest from 10 am to 1 pm, as well.
Dealers from across Illinois and as far away as Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania, will showcase fine antique furniture, one-of-a-kind jewelry, home and garden furnishings, quilts and decorative objects, among other treasures.
For heartier appetites, Wilmette’s own Zier’s Market has made a special, delicious sausage just for this annual event, so enjoy German-style wurst served on a plate with some mustard.
www.stjosephwilmette.com /oktoberfest.htm   (574 words)

  
 Wilmette, Illinois Photographers - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Services
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 The Bahá'í House of Worship - Wilmette, Illinois
The Bahá'í House of Worship - Wilmette, Illinois
The Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois (in Chicago's northern suburbs) is known as the "Mother Temple of the West", since it was the first House of Worship constructed in the Western Hemisphere.
It was the second House of Worship to be constructed and is the oldest one still standing (the first one, in 'Ishqábád, was confiscated and ultimately destroyed by Soviet authorities).
www.rreini.com /personal_bahai/houseofworship.htm   (804 words)

  
 Timothy Wheeler on Handgun Ban on National Review Online
Trouble is, Wilmette years ago outlawed the ownership of handguns.
Wilmette's gun-ban ordinance was enacted in 1989 after a deranged woman shot several children in a local school.
The people of Wilmette must now explain to us why they believe Hale DeMar was right in using lethal force to protect his family but wrong in using the only safe instrument for the job — a handgun.
www.nationalreview.com /comment/wheeler200401140958.asp   (884 words)

  
 Plastic Surgery Wilmette Illinois, IL - Cosmetic Surgeons
Did you know that the breast implant can be placed either partially under the pectoralis major muscle (submuscular) or on top of the muscle and under the breast glands (subglandular) depending on the thickness of your breast tissue and its ability to adequately cover the breast implant.The incision site is also very important to understand.
Your age is not a major consideration; however, older patients may have diminished skin elasticity and may not achieve the same results as a younger patient with tighter skin.
If you are considering plastic surgery in Wilmette contact one of these plastic surgeons or cosmetic surgeons that is a specialist in breast augmentation, breast implants and plastic surgery.
www.lookingyourbest.com /plasticsurgery/cities/Wilmette   (349 words)

  
 The Wilmette Institute Initatives
She is Associate Professor and Director of the industrial and organizational psychology program at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
She gives workshops for the Wilmette Institute on public speaking, consultation, and skills for organizing meetings.
She is Associate Professor of psychology and international and intercultural studies and Chairperson of the Psychology Department of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.
www.wilmetteinstitute.us.bahai.org /faculty.asp?NewsID=49   (3330 words)

  
 Contact the Museum
Illinois Bell's Wilmette office on 12th Street, mid-1920s.
The staff of the Wilmette Historical Museum will be happy to answer brief email or phone queries at no charge, but any query requiring extensive research will be undertaken only at the staff's discretion and will entail an hourly fee.
Copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates indexed on our website can be provided by mail, as staff time allows.
www.wilmettehistory.org /contact.html   (122 words)

  
 Wilmette Real Estate Agents, Wilmette Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Wilmette
Access to Wilmette can be achieved by bike, boat, bus or car, but many guests to the area prefer the convenience of the Metra, Chicago’s world-class railway system.
Wilmette is a progressive city and has a deep sense of pride regarding its history.
HomeGain provides Wilmette, Illinois real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Wilmette realty property.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/IL/wilmette.html   (578 words)

  
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In addition, the Wilmette Public Library is highly utilized and comprehensive.
Given the advanced academic credentials of its residents, it is not surprising that quality education is strongly supported.
Governed by an independent Board of Trustees, the Foundation's continuing mission is to expand, enrich, and complement educational opportunities for the students, staff, and community.
www.wilmette39.org /about/community.htm   (216 words)

  
 Wilmette News
After missing his first two federal court hearings last week because of his international travel, Antoin 'Tony' Rezko is expected in court today to be arraigned in at least one of the fraud cases against him.
Attention Illinois voters: You have no excuse for not voting this fall.
A dental assistant said she was left alone with a sedated 5-year-old patient who later lapsed into a coma and died -- even though she had no formal training, could not monitor a patient's vital signs and didn't...
www.topix.net /city/wilmette-il   (724 words)

  
 The Wilmette Institute: Who Runs the Wilmette Institute?
The Wilmette Institute seeks to continue to be a trend-setter in Bahá'í; education, especially in creating courses for Bahá'ís that are at a university level of rigor and are available for university credit.
The Wilmette Institute is an agency of the National Spiritual Assembly.
The Wilmette Institute is coordinated by a Board appointed by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States.
wilmetteinstitute.org /who.runs.html   (2375 words)

  
 Wilmette Illinois Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Wilmette IL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
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 Wilmette, Illinois Copywriters - Copy Writers
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 Al Bar Wilmette Custom Hardware
Al Bar – Wilmette Platers was founded in 1937 by two craftsman dedicated to the restoration and preservation of fine artifacts for the communities of Lake Michigan’s North Shore and Chicago.
We have been located in the same facilities since the early 1940’s on Green Bay Road in Wilmette, Illinois.
Hardware is a passion of ours in Wilmette – you can hopefully see this from our website, showroom and our people.
www.wilmettehardware.com /history   (272 words)

  
 Wilmette: Wilmette Thanks Legislature for HR 1291: Illinois Singing National Anthem in English
Wilmette Thanks Legislature for HR 1291: Illinois Singing National Anthem in English
This is encouraging news, in light of a story related by a friend that her child came home from her Wilmette school the other day wondering why her teacher said that the US should not oil-drill in Alaska.
Since we never seem to be able to keep politics out of Wilmette schools, any encouragement we can send to our teachers is a very good thing.
wilmette.blogspot.com /2006/05/wilmette-thanks-legislature-for-hr.html   (442 words)

  
 Sheridan Shore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
The club is located on the north shore of Wilmette Harbor close to Lake Michigan.
The harbor is located in Wilmette Illinois about 16 miles north of downtown Chicago.
It forms the mouth of the North Shore Channel, a man made channel which flows from the harbor in a southerly direction to a location near Foster and Kedzie in Chicago where water from the channel joins the north branch of the Chicago River.
www.wilmetteharbor.com   (261 words)

  
 Wilmette Illinois Real Estate
Wilmette is located in Cook County 15 miles from downtown Chicago.
ver five square miles of stately trees line the streets of Wilmette, a six time winner of the Tree City USA award.
Wilmette is a charming community with a great deal to offer its residents and visitors alike.
www1.relocate-america.com /states/IL/cities/wilmette.htm   (274 words)

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