Michael Braiman News Today

Home goods and e-commerce giant Wayfair is opening its first ever brick-and-mortar store right off the I-94 expressway at Eden's Plaza in Wilmette.

For the past three months, buses sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have brought people to the suburbs to avoid city fines for unannounced drop-offs.

CHICAGO, Ill. — After two buses with Texas license plates dropped off more than 80 migrants at the Wilmette train station Wednesday evening, the passengers who had traveled across countries to get to the U.S. didn’t know where they were. It was icy and raining. “What can we expect? Where are we going? Will there be shelter there?” they asked from the platform. After a lull at the beginning of ...

A group of Wilmette residents are urging the village to sue the City of Evanston for approving the rebuild of Ryan Field.  At a July 25, 2023 Village Board meeting, Village President Senta Plunkett said there were over 200 emails sent to the board regarding the rebuild. And on Aug. 8, Plunkett and the Wilmette...

If approved, it would be Wilmette’s first McDonald’s restuarant.

Six buses of migrants from Texas have arrived in Wilmette in the past week, leading to them being rerouted or the riders having to disembark and ride into Chicago on the Metra when drivers refuse. Two of those buses arrived midafternoon on Thursday, Jan. 4, according to Wilmette Village Manager Michael Braiman. Wilmette police were on hand to help passengers board the Metra trains to transport ...

Residents of Wilmette and Evanston who oppose the commercialization of Northwestern University’s Ryan Field are imploring the Wilmette Village Board to file suit against Evanston to reverse the zoning changes that would allow concerts at the rebuilt stadium. A well-coordinated group of speakers urged the board to act during the Dec. 12 Wilmette board meeting, citing concerns about property ...

The Wilmette Village Board will vote next month on a resolution to object to zoning changes in Evanston that would benefit the rebuild of Northwestern University’s Ryan Field. Wilmette Village President Senta Plunkett announced to a packed room at the July 25 Village Board meeting that the board has plans to vote on the resolution at its Aug. 8 meeting. Residents, many of whom live immediately ...

Northwestern’s plan to replace Ryan Field with a sports and entertainment complex is causing a hometown hassle.

Northwestern’s plan to replace Ryan Field with a sports and entertainment complex is causing a hometown hassle.