“We hope our South Beach fans will enjoy the new place to swim, stroll and play in the sun.” Wilmette Park District Executive Director Steve Wilson said the beach was previously open admission because ...

“It’s nice to have more than one thing in a grant application,” Wilson ... Pioneer Press) “Wilmette Park District recently erected a fence across Gillson Park’s South Beach, charging ...

WILMETTE, Ill. - Controversy was brewing in Wilmette on Monday over a new fence and fee system implemented at Gillson's South Beach. Some residents of Wilmette are against the move and plan to ...

Chen said she drove from Schaumburg to what she thought was a free beach. Wilmette Park District began charging $5 to residents and $10 to non-residents for beach access earlier this summer.