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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Winnetka | History Defined

'I Thought the House Was Pretty Amazing. Oh Lord, Yeah.' Remembering Catherine O’Hara and the Home Alone House

The late, great actress, who brought Kate McCallister to life, loved the iconic Winnetka home

Homes & Gardens

What it was really like to live in the Home Alone house

IN FOCUS: 671 Lincoln Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka is central to the beloved Christmas movie. Former owner John Abendshien talks to Kevin E G Perry about living there during filming, the influence of John Hughes and what he learned from the hordes of fans who came to…

The Independent UK

Here’s your 2026 guide to farmers markets throughout Chicago

Our annual list of 100-plus markets across the metro Chicago area — freshly updated with dates, programming and prepared food offerings.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Basketball court, home cinema – but no booby traps: Home Alone house on sale for $5.25m

The house in Winnetka, Illinois still features the staircase which Macaulay Culkin rode down on a sledge, but the swinging paint cans have since been removed

The Guardian - UK

Body of missing Winnetka swimmer identified

The young man did not resurface after jumping into Lake Michigan early Tuesday with others off Winnetka’s Elder Beach.

Chicago Sun-Times

Search underway for swimmer missing from Winnetka beach

As of 9 a.m., the missing swimmer had not yet been found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winnetka taking a closer look at billionaire’s planned land swap near beach popular with dog owners

Starting with pet owners’ questions, town officials are questioning whether project is worth projected initial costs.

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‘He lived a hero’s song;’ family remembers Winnetka man who survived 9/11 and drowned in Lake Michigan

‘Luke lived his life guided by his experiences and he had several that allowed him to bestow compassion, love, inspiration, and leadership to others,’ a statement from his family reads.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winnetka man dies after jumping into Lake Michigan to help kid: ‘He would have done anything for anyone’

Luke Laidley, 43, was boating with friends off the 200 block of Sheridan Road early Tuesday afternoon when he noticed that the children appeared to be having problems, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winnetka man dies after jumping into Lake Michigan to help children on tube

Luke Laidley, 43, was boating with friends off the 200 block of Sheridan Road early Tuesday afternoon when he noticed that the children appeared to be having problems, officials said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winnetka man faces up to a year in prison for price gouging N95 masks early in pandemic

Krikor Topouzian, 62, was found guilty Thursday of buying nearly 80,000 masks in the early months of the pandemic and selling them at large markups even as friends and law enforcement warned him of the products’ “scarce” material designation during the international crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Owner of Winnetka’s Country Shop leaves behind beautiful memories, exquisite art, wonderful friends

No obit? No funeral? No burial? Who was Esther Gasser?

Chicago Sun-Times

A Winnetka man spent decades trying to prove he owned a Renaissance masterpiece. Has AI finally solved the puzzle?

Tony Ayers died last year, but his friends now say they have proof the artwork is a rare gem worth tens of millions of dollars — thanks to artificial intelligence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fake threats at several Chicago suburban schools spark police response

A caller’s false threat to “kill everyone” at Wheaton North High School led to a large police response at the school Monday morning as officers responded to similar threats at Winnetka’s North Shore Country Day School and Wilmette Junior High School.

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Northfield woman gets a year of probation for telling Black cyclist to leave Winnetka pier

The cyclist begins recording the incident and asks, “Is it because I’m Black?” and the woman replies, “Yes” and nods her head.

WEKU

He survived a mass shooting near Highland Park 34 years ago. Now, he helps others

A mass shooting hit the town of Winnetka, Ill., 34 years ago. Phil Andrew survived, and that experience shaped his path as a special agent for the FBI and lifelong gun control advocate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fourth of July parades, festivities in other suburbs canceled after Highland Park mass shooting

Evanston, Skokie, Deerfield, Glencoe, Winnetka and Morton Grove were among those canceling Independence Day festivities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Summer Guide: One woman’s mission to make Winnetka Music Festival a doorway to new music for all ages

Now it in its 6th year, returning after COVID stalled it in 2020 and diverting to a smaller footprint in 2021, the Winnetka Music Festival makes a full return in the downtown Elm Street district.

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Kaegi botched COVID tax relief

The Cook County assessor cut values based on jobs he thought neighborhoods would lose due to the pandemic. It was a wild miscalculation that worked out well for some, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, not so well for residents of a poor South Side neighborhood.

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