Tag Archives: Plan of Winnetka

Village Hall, c. 1925.

The Winnetka Village Hall

Gazette Article by Deborah Sting, Fall/Winter 2007 A stately limestone building, the Winnetka Village Hall at 510 Green Bay Road sits in the center of one of the village’s bustling business districts. Since its construction in 1925, the Village Hall has greatly contributed to Winnetka history as the center of local government and a location where […]

Burnham Plan Centennial

Gazette Article by: Nan Greenough Appeared in the Gazette: Fall/Winter 2008 One hundred years ago, Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett collaborated with the Commercial Club of Chicago to create a new plan for the greater Chicago region. Today the 1909 Plan of Chicago still shapes how we live. Best known for its comprehensive scope, the […]