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By Nan Greenough Every spring the Winnetka Landmark Preservation Commission accepts nominations for the annual Preservation Awards program and conducts an award presentation at a Village Council meeting in the fall. The Preservation Awards program seeks to honor construction projects that have helped preserve the history and character of the Village. Private, commercial, and public […]
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By Tane Beecham Someone out for a stroll through Hubbard Woods in the early 1900s would have observed many new homes going up as the area became increasingly populated with family-sized houses on manageable lots. One would also have taken note of a very large 10-acre wooded plot of land on the north side of Tower […]
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By Laurie Petersen Updated July 2022 “My years at Crow Island were the best learning years of my life. It was there that I discovered the genius of children.” These words were spoken by one of the most famous children’s book authors of the past half-century: Bill Martin, Jr. Martin was the author of the […]
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By Sally Schneiders Katrina Wolcott Kelley is 90 years old, though you would never guess by looking at her. On the day I interviewed her she answered her front door clad in Lycra leggings and a turquoise fleece jacket. As Katrina reminisced about growing up in Winnetka in the 1930s she laughed, made jokes, and […]
