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    Vertical file containing articles about Wilmette local Government.

Ken Goze, Wilmette Life, 22 Jan 2009, p. 10     On Wilmette's Village Board, the seats held by Village President Chris Canning and Trustees Alan Swanson, Lali Watt and John Levin are up for election April 7. All are expected to seek re-election ex

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 4 Jul 1912, p. 1     Awaited engineering report on the sand filtration proposition was not available at the meeting. The mayor announced and secured approval of several special poice appointments. The police committee su

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 Sep 1914, p. 1     The business management of the village has proved a great success and brought in more money under the direction of town manager Mr. Herbert H. Sherer

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Dec 1914, p. 1     Contract for paving Fifth Street awarded to Foley & Co.

Ken Goze, Wilmette Life, 13 Nov 2008, 5, 22     Village manager, Mike Earl announced Friday he plans to resign from the post by Nov. 21. Earl has served as village manager since July 2001 and was assistant manager for 10 years prior. The Village B

Ken Goze, Wilmette Life, 4 Dec 2008, p. 5     The Wilmette Village Board, after adopting the spending plan Nove. 24, is set to pass a 5.92% tax hike in the village's portion of the property tax at its meeting Tuesday. The increase is estimated t

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Jan 1914, p. 1     ...

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 Sep 1912, p. 1     ...

Wilmette Life, 10 Jul 2008, p. 17     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library.

Wilmette Life, 10 Jul 2008, 17, 19     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library.

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 17 Oct 1912, p. 5     James E. Kellyn called a meeting of the Sherman Avenue residents on Monday night to protest a new contract with the street car company who operates on Sherman. A petition was drawn up and is presente

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Oct 1912, p. 1     Evanston aldermen discussed reimburse citizens whose water mains and pipes froze or broke when the city did road work. They also read a petition about re-naming part of Main St. The city council disc

Michael D. Belsky, Wilmette Life, 12 Apr 2012, 34, 35     Full article available at Wilmette Public Library

LIza Roche, Wilmette Life, 10 Jul 2008, p. 9     Created in Illinois when the state was rural and transportation difficult, 1,433 townships exist in all but 17 counties in Illinois. Each township is led by elected officials, including a supervisor

Local News, 16 Apr 1910, 1, 5, 8, column 2     ...

Ken Goze, Wilmette Life, 15 Jan 2009, p. 5     Wilmette and other local governments are draawing up lists of road and sewer projects in the hope some of President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus funds might be spent in Illinois. Comments b

Katie Okon, Wilmette Life, 5 Aug 2010     The Chicago-based Illinois Policy Institute audited the websites of 24 local government agencies and determined that 20 of them failed the "Local Transparency Project." The websites were examined for

Katie Okon, Wilmette Life, 19 Aug 2010, p. 8     The nonpartisan, Chicago-based, Illinois Policy Institute audited websites of 24 local groups including park districts, villages, school districts and libraries, and determined that 20 of them failed

Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Dec 1916, 1, 2     Petition in circulation to call special election to change to commission form. Election in February. Trustee Freeman opposes, favors Village Manager plan Only fragment of newspaper exists.