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Wilmette Life, 18 Jan 2007, p. 5     Wilmette Village Board passed an ordinance Jan. 10 to waive the $20 fee to remove ash trees that may have been attacked by emerald ash borers. Homeowners must still apply for a permit before removal

Bell, Tamara, Wilmette Life, 5 Jan 2012, 5, 19     Photograph Willmette forester, Kevin Sorby, pointing out features on the remains of the village's Bicentennial Ash. The tree was downed in the July 11, 2011 storm, but will be used to create furnitur

John Roszkowski, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 May 2007, p. 9     Wilmette president Christopher Canning worries that the Emerald Ash Borer might be more damaging than the previous infestation of Dutch Elm disease. Wilmette was one of the first Cook County communit

Christopher Peterson, Wilmette Life, 12 Aug 2010, p. 13     Winnetka officials are treating ash trees located on public property, and are urgint tat home-owners have trees examined by a private arborist.

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Mar 2007, p. 9     ...

Lynne Stiefel, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Apr 2007, 12, 20     Officials of a dozen north suburbs in the ash borer quarantine area have decided the cut wood from dying trees should be brought to the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County's transfer station a

Routliffe, Kathy, Wilmette Life, 10 Mar 2011, p. 7     Wilmette has won a federal grant for $20,000 to replace the ash trees killed by the Emerald Ash Borer insect. Wilmette forester Kevin Sorby said the urban reforestation grant was the maximum the vill

Wilmette Life, 18 Jan 2007, p. 22     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library.

Wilmette Life, 14 Jul 2011, Cover     Former Trustee Mari Terman takes a picture of Wilmette's oldest public tree after strong winds felled the tree Monday morning. Story p.5

Routliffe, Kathy, Wilmette Life, 14 Jul 2011, p. 5     Monday's brief but intense wind storm toppled the oldest public tree in Wilmette, the bicentennial Ash. The storm was also responsible for widespread power outages in Wilmette.

Larry and Marcie Goldstein, Wilmette Life, 28 Jul 2011, p. 45     A strong windstorm July 11 caused extensive damage to Wilmette and surrounding areas. Authors are saddened by the loss of the Centennial Ash tree in Wilmette. Photograph Mario Goldstein and Jay Golds

Kimberly Fornek, Wilmette Life, 3 Dec 2009, p. 5     The Village Board has approved a $51 million budget for 2010 which is 12.7 percent less than last year because of cost-saving moves. The Village will spend only one-third of what was planned a year a

Wilmette Life, 24 Jan 2008, p. 6     Photograph "no parking" sign notifying public of tree removals.

Ken Goze, Wilmette Life, 24 Jan 2008, p. 9     Since the first beetles were found around Highcrest Middle School, infected trees have been found in areas from Green Bay Road to the Edesns Expressway. 130 public parkway trees have been tagged for

Joel Lerner, Wilmette Life, 13 Dec 2012, Cover     Photograph John Wnek, Village Forester John Kemppainen and Sawyer Wade Ellis with a table made from the Bicentennial Ash tree. Story p.7

Joel Lerner, Wilmette Life, 13 Dec 2012, 7, 10     A table and chairs for a conference room in the Wilmette Village Hall was constructed from the remains of the 265-year-old Bicentennial Ash Tree toppled by a wind storm in July 2011. Photograph of Sa

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 May 2007, p. 10     The Illinois HOuse is considering legislation to help municialities forced to remove ash trees infested by the emerald ash borer. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Jeff Schoenberg, D-9th, of Evanston, an

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 May 2007, p. 23     ...

Irv Leavitt, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Jul 2007, p. 9     State and federal legislation to reimburse local governments for anti-emerald ash borer work is emerging. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is tudying wheter three types of sting-less wasps can atta

Irv Leavitt, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Jul 2007, 6, 11     Map showing new emerald ash borer quarantine area