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During an interview with Chicago Public Radio, North Kenwood resident Lauren McCadney says she chose to live in the South Side neighborhood because of its parks and affordability - but to shop for groceries or other household items, she has to get in her car and make a “destination trip” to a Dominick’s or Target. McCadney says she spends between $500-$700 a month for groceries, dining out, and trips to Target, money spent outside her community which she believes could ultimately support the business.

First Filter in Wicker Park, now Tony Rezko's mansion. Where will the injustice's stop, Bank of America???

Memorial Day weekend, while truly a blessing, can also be a burden on an aging body no longer impregnable to bun-embraced offal and canned beer. Sunday morning offers a peaceful, spiritual intermission as the third annual Baha'i Choral Festival comes to the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette.

The town of Wilmette was shaken yesterday when a man killed his wife, her son, and then himself. While police have still not officially released the names of those involved, church and school officials have confirmed that Richard Wiley, 54, took the lives of his wife Kathryn Wiley-Motes and her son, Christopher Motes, 17, a senior at New Trier High School, before taking his own life. The bodies were discovered by police in the couples home which is next door to the church, the First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette, where Wiley-Motes worked.

Wilmette Public School District 39 approved earlier this morning a 5-year contract with the teacher’s union. The new contract increases salaries 5 percent in the first two years, and 5.5 percent in each of the remaining three. 20 minutes have also been added to the day for kindergarten through fourth grade.

Up in Wilmette, where apparently $100 bills are passed around like the clap, local businesses are on the lookout for fakes. Since Sunday there have been two instances of counterfeit bills being intercepted from restaurant patrons, both of whom seemed to have no idea their cash was phony. Police were called in both cases, but no word yet on whether just the one bill is terrorizing the neighborhood, or if it’s a full-blown epidemic. Store clerks have been instructed to hold $100 bills up to a light and check for security markings to determine authenticity. [Trib]

Remember how cougars were showing up in Illinois? They still are, this time in Wilmette.