At the September 10 Village Board meeting, President Bielinski announced that he has directed Village Staff to : Prepare and submit to the Village Board for introduction on September 24, 2019 a moratorium ordinance prohibiting recreational cannabis dispensaries in Wilmette, or the sale of cannabis for recreational, non-medicinal purposes. Prepare and submit to the Village […]

Wilmette’s annual Document Destruction Event is coming up on Saturday, September 28th! This year’s event will be held at Centennial Park from 9 AM to noon. Click here for more information.

Work on the west side of Locust Road is scheduled to begin the week of August 26.  At that time, traffic will be moved to the east side of the roadway; traffic will remain one-way northbound.  South of Wilmette Junior High School, there will be a car pool lane and a thru lane; north of […]

The Village of Wilmette began work on its annual sewer lining project on Friday, Aug. 16. The Sewer Lining Phase 3 & 4 project is financed by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF). The SRF program is administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and receives a portion of its money to fund […]

From watering newly planted trees to surveying the condition of street pavement to gathering data on our water and sewer system, interns are providing tremendous value to the Village of Wilmette – and our residents. The Village of Wilmette is committed to promoting efficiency and enhancing productivity in its delivery of municipal services. The internship program is a […]

The Wilmette Park District Board continued discussions of the Village’s Neighborhood Storage Stormwater Project at the Park District’s Board meeting on Monday, July 8. The Park Board made recommendations on the placement of the proposed reservoirs at Thornwood Park, Hibbard Park and Community Playfield. The recommendations from the Park District Board are as follows: Thornwood Park […]

The Village of Wilmette is excited to announce that the Village Board approved concepts for the Downtown Streetscape Plan, which is focused on improvements to Wilmette and Central Avenues within downtown. Over the past year, community members provided input into what amenities and improvements they wanted to see, including lighting, sidewalks, roadways and plantings by […]

Residents can now sign up for an online account where their utility account can be managed. Once linked, residents can manage their paperless billing options, sign-up for automatic payments via direct debit from a checking or savings account, and make updates to the name and mailing address for linked accounts. A guide is available to […]

Following five years of study, and an intensive public education campaign, the Wilmette Board of Trustees last night voted to pursue a stormwater improvement project to address flooding issues for residents who live west of Ridge Road. Ultimately, the majority of the Board of Trustees voted to proceed with Neighborhood Storage improvements at an estimated […]