Wilmette-Kenilworth, IL|News|
Wilmette Park District Wins $600,000 Grant For Hibbard Park Upgrades
State funding will help convert tennis courts to pickleball, upgrade baseball fields and add a new picnic shelter, district officials said.

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State funding will help convert tennis courts to pickleball, upgrade baseball fields and add a new picnic shelter, district officials said.

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