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Village of Wilmette E-news
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The following email provides timely information on general news and community events from the Village of Wilmette. For more information, please visit the
Village of Wilmette website
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Village Hall Open with Limited Hours and Services
Village Hall is open to the public with limited hours and services and safety guidelines in place:
- Limited Hours:
- Monday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 1:30-4:30 p.m.
- Visit our website for details on limited services and safety guidelines.
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Demonstrations in Wilmette
The Walk to End Racism, a demonstration organized by community members, will take place
tomorrow, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event will start at the Wilmette CTA Station and end at Village Hall.
There will be temporary "no parking" signs placed along the route from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Village
will also be closing roads along the route, including:
- Linden Avenue from 4th Street to Sheridan Road
- Sheridan Road from Isabella Avenue to Lake Avenue
- Central Avenue from Sheridan Road to 12th Street
- Wilmette Avenue between Poplar Drive and Central Avenue
The Wilmette Police Department has been working with the event organizers and will be at the event to assist with road closures, direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic, and help ensure a safe environment. See the map below for the event route.
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June 13 Walk to End Racism route map
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A Candlelight Walk and Vigil was held on Tuesday evening. The walk was from Village Hall to Vattmann Park.
The Village thanks the organizers, attendees and officers for a meaningful and peaceful event.
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Scene-Setting Music in Downtown Wilmette Tonight!
Come dine outdoors in downtown Wilmette tonight, Friday, June 12 from 6-8 p.m. while Wilmette's own Chris Karabas and fiddle player Emma Smoler bring their heartland style to downtown diners. The duo will play near the corner of Wilmette and Central avenues. Thank you for not gathering, as this is not a concert but ambient background music, and Phase 3 health and safety guidelines remain in effect and
will be enforced.
Outdoor Dining
Takeout doesn't have to mean "take home"! The Village has set up tables for outdoor dining at the Village Green and Veteran's Park to ensure safe dining experiences. There are garbage cans at both locations with restrooms and hand-washing stations at the Village Green. Please clean the tables before and after use.
For more info about what the Village is doing to support outdoor dining,
visit our website.
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Help Us Move to the Next Phase of Reopening!
We all want to move to Phase 4 of Illinois' five-phase reopening plan, and the actions you take now will help us get there! Remember that in our current phase (Phase 3), face coverings in public continue to be required when you cannot maintain a distance of six feet or greater from others. Also,
gatherings of 10 people or fewer are allowed and preventative measures are still critical, like washing your hands often and staying home if you are sick. Thank you for doing your part to resume normal life!
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Register for the Wilmette Fire Department Blood Drive on June 24
The Wilmette Fire Department is hosting a blood drive on June 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blood is needed daily for surgeries, emergencies, medical procedures and cancer treatments. In particular, the need for blood in the Chicagoland area is significant in the COVID-19 environment. Appointments are required and donors must wear face coverings. To schedule an appointment, call 877-258-4825 or visit
vitalant.org
and use group code 132D.
Donors will receive a Vitalant Patriotic T-shirt. Make sure you prepare by eating and drinking water, and remember to bring a form of ID.
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Wilmette Public Library Summer Resources
Wilmette Public Library has a wealth of resources for kids and adults this summer, with everything from parking lot pickup and returns to virtual services and digital collections to a special edition of their annual Summer Reading Clubs for all ages. Join a reading club, track your progress online and receive a gift card to
The Book Stall
when you finish
(kids and teens will receive a special prize at the halfway mark)!
Visit the
library website
to learn more about these summer offerings and more!
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Call JULIE Before You Dig
If you are planting a tree, installing a fence or deck or doing any other home improvement project that involves digging, remember to call JULIE (811 from a cell phone or 1-800-892-0123) before you begin. JULIE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to keeping Illinois safe and connected. JULIE will notify your utility company to send locators to mark underground facilities with paint and/or flags. Once you know the approximate location of utility lines, you can dig safely without running the risk of service disruptions, potential injuries, fines and repair costs.
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Neighborhood Storage Project Construction Update
Phase 1: The contractor is scheduled to work Saturday, June 13 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Special approval has been granted for the contractor to begin work one hour earlier than the Saturday hours published in the Village Code. We thank you for your understanding in this matter.
- Community Park: The contractor will continue delivering and installing the
detention vault pieces to maintain progress.
- Storm Sewer: The contractor will work on completing the storm sewer on
Wilmette Avenue and West Meadow Drive in preparation for restoration work to begin next week.
Construction on the West Side Neighborhood Storage Project continues. For more information, visit
wsnsp.com
. Here are highlights from this week:
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Installing the second layer of asphalt |
Phase 1A Highlights - Storm Sewer Improvements (Read the full construction update here)
- This week, crews finished installing the second layer of asphalt pavement on Lavergne, Washington and Lamon avenues and finished installing the storm sewer on Blackhawk Road. They also performed a sanitary sewer repair on Romona Road.
- Next week, crews will install plants in the rain gardens on Lavergne, Washington and Lamon avenues and will start concrete restoration of sidewalk, curbs and gutters and driveways on Blackhawk and Romona roads. The contractor expects to begin pavement patching on Blackhawk and Romona roads the week of June 23.
Phase 1 Highlights (Read the full construction update here)
Community Playfield Improvements
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- This week, crews continued delivering and installing the detention vault sections, installed drain tile around the vault and began backfilling the south portion of the vault. Next week, crews will continue this work and backfill the south portion of the vault and remove the bike path along the north side of the park and school parking lot.
Storm Sewer Improvements
- This week, crews completed the storm sewer along Wilshire Drive West, completed storm manholes and piping on North Meadow Drive, installed storm sewers along West Meadow Drive and installed junction chambers. The contractor also began restoring Wilshire Drive and Wilshire Drive West. Next week, crews will continue this work, begin road restoration along Wilmette Avenue and connect storm piping in the intersection of Wilmette Avenue and West Meadow Drive.
- Wilmette Avenue between Locust Road and Glenview Road will be closed through late June 2020. Both West Meadow Drive and Wilshire Drive will remain closed for the next few weeks as the storm sewer work continues.
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Wilmette Events & Happenings
June 23 - Village Board Meeting
The Village Board will meet remotely on Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be broadcast live at youtube.com/user/villageofwilmette/live and on Channel 6 and then published on the Village's website.
Members of the public may submit public comment in advance of the meeting by emailing [email protected] or participate via Microsoft Teams. Details on remote participation here. Visit the Village's website to view agenda materials.
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