Year in review: What were the top Windsor-Essex news stories of 2023?
Many events, milestones, and revelations touched the lives of everyone in Windsor-Essex, and the Windsor Star was there to capture it all.
Source: windsorstar.com
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Walkerville's Willistead Manor decked out for holiday tours
The City of Windsor has ushered in the holiday season by decking out Walkervilles historic Willistead Manor with festive doodads.
Source: windsorstar.com
Action! WIFF lights up the screen — and downtown Windsor
The Windsor International Film Festival begins Thursday with screenings and events throughout downtown until Nov. 5.
Source: windsorstar.com
Windsor-made serial-killer thriller Depraved Mind screens at WIFF
Depraved Mind is the story of a man suffering from amnesia, who awakens in a prison hospital to learn he is a notorious serial killer.
Source: windsorstar.com
Action! WIFF lights up the screen — and downtown Windsor
The Windsor International Film Festival begins Thursday with screenings and events throughout downtown until Nov. 5.
Source: windsorstar.com
Fishers Island Lemonade grows from small CT company to national brand
Named for the New York isle off Groton Long Point, Fishers Island Lemonade has a buyer in Spirit of Gallo as canned cocktail sales boom in the United States.
Source: ctpost.com
Former Cook County Land Bank manager charged with using straw purchasers to enrich himself, defraud system meant to help blighted communities
A former manager at the Cook County Land Bank Authority has been hit with a federal charge alleging he used straw buyers to fraudulently purchase and resell blighted properties on his behalf.
Source: chicagotribune.com
WIFF breaks attendance record
The biggest Windsor International Film Festival yet has officially wrapped, after selling a record-setting 45,000 tickets.
Source: windsorstar.com
Election: Preckwinkle, Fioretti race again to lead Cook County
Democrats have led the Cook County Board for decades but Republicans are now running a former Democrat for the top elected position.
Source: chicagotribune.com
Cook County sends property tax bills by Thanksgiving, due after Christmas
Happy holidays, Cook County homeowners. The second installment of your property tax bills will arrive around Thanksgiving. They won’t be due until after Christmas but before New Year’s.
Source: illinoispolicy.org