Wilmette, Illinois

Wilmette is a village in Cook County, Illinois. It is north from Chicago. About 28,000 people live here. The village was established in 1872.

Wilmette, Illinois Media

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  Advertisement for an early subdivision in Wilmette

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  1874 station building, now used as a restaurant space

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  Wilmette constructed its first village hall in 1890.

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  North Shore Line began service through Wilmette in 1899.

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  Circulator opposing annexation

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  Among the improvements to the village's services was the construction of a central fire station.

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  North Shore Channel in Wilmette in 2013

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  In 2001 a new station house was constructed.

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  Wilmette was a stop on the 2002 Winter Olympics torch relay route segment between Chicago and Milwaukee (highlighted in red box).

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  US Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette