World & Nation
A 15-year-old Bahai boy was recently beaten and stoned to death in eastern Iran by a group of Shia Muslims encouraged by religious authorities, Robert Henderson, secretary of the National Bahai Assembly of the U.S., said in Wilmette, Ill.
May 14, 1986
The Wilmette Village Board has voted unanimously to become the fourth municipality in Illinois to ban the sale and possession of handguns.
Feb. 23, 1989
Music
Singer Sinead O’Connor has been found safe after being reported missing outside of Chicago, police in Wilmette, Ill., said Monday.
May 16, 2016
Travel & Experiences
Baha’i temple, which took a half-century to plan and build before it opened in 1953, embodies optimism, adherents say.
Sept. 13, 2003
Man who killed first wife fatally shoots second
March 4, 2009
Jack Foisie, a longtime foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times best known for his tough-minded reporting on the Vietnam War, died Thursday.
June 15, 2001
Food
JESSICA GARRISON’S review of the Portland Wilmette River restaurants was informative [“New Luster in Portland’s Pearl,” Weekend Escape, Dec. 31].
Jan. 14, 2007
Books
Activist and organizer Wilmette Brown will speak on “Malcolm X and Frantz Fanon--Prophets of the ‘60s for the ‘90s,” Sunday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Quaker Hall, 4167 S.
April 10, 1991
Archives
Brian Ledbetter of San Diego Yacht Club won the 1990 U.S.
Aug. 17, 1990
A circuit judge in Skokie, Ill., has fined Chicago Blackhawks Coach and General Manager Mike Keenan $500 for a drunk driving arrest.
Dec. 4, 1990