This article originally appeared in the December 26, 2018 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: Historic preservation — Why do we care? By Holly Marihugh Mount Vernon, George and Martha Washington’s home in northern Virginia, stood dilapidated in 1853. “South Carolina socialite, Louise Dalton Bird Cunningham, saw Mt. Vernon as she rode […]

This article originally appeared in the April 25, 2019 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: Winnetka’s own maverick By Holly Marihugh Most of us know that a maverick is person who wants to mark her own unique path. But did you know Winnetka had its own maverick? Lola Maverick Lloyd, granddaughter of […]

This article originally appeared in the June 28, 2019 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: A window of understanding into the past By Holly Marihugh The historic clothing of the Medici family members gives us a rare insight into their lives during the 16th century. Through local resident Mary Westerman, Winnetka has […]

This article originally appeared in the October 4, 2019 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: Anita Willets-Burnham: Artist, writer and world traveler By Holly Marihugh The Winnetkan world-traveling artist, Anita Willets-Burnham, once said, “Doing what can’t be done is the glory of living.” To prove her point, she traveled all over the […]

This article originally appeared in the February 27, 2019 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: Moonshine raid details Winnetka’s brief booze history By Holly Marihugh As the clock struck 6 p.m. Dec. 8, 1926, seven Winnetka police officers raided Curruti’s restaurant on Linden Street for the crime of serving illicit moonshine. The […]

This article originally appeared in the April 2, 2018 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back In The Day: America’s pastime is also Winnetka’s pastime By Peter Butler America’s pastime comes to life again this year as the baseball season has started. School spring breaks are over, which means baseball has started in Winnetka, just as […]

This article originally appeared in the April 30, 2018 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back In The Day: When Winnetka’s best-known restaurant was part of a national story By Peter Butler During the depths of the Great Depression in 1934, Harvey and Clara Klingeman opened the Indian Trail Restaurant on Chestnut Street, where the recently […]

This article originally appeared in the May 30, 2018 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back In The Day: Winnetka’s past — The street names tell the story By Peter Butler By my count, Winnetka has more than 40 streets with the names of trees. Some, such as Elm Street and Oak Street, have historically been […]

This article originally appeared in the July 18, 2018 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: Feeling nostalgic over diminishing home phones By Peter Butler Do you know anyone under the age of 40 who has a landline phone? In just a few years, cellphones followed by email, Facebook, texting, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat […]

This article originally appeared in the October 30, 2018 issue of the Winnetka Current as Back in the Day: Looking back on Winnetka’s voice in the House of Representatives By Peter Butler It is election season, and we will shortly choose our representative to the U.S. House of Representatives. The race is between John Elleson (R) […]