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Winnetka

American  
[wi-net-kuh] / wɪˈnɛt kə /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.


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At the time of his arrest, Braff was an assistant principal and school counselor at Ingenium Charter Middle School in Winnetka, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2024

“We lived just down the street from Winnetka Park, and if you drove by there in the weeks after the earthquake, it was like tent city,” Dunlap said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2024

The redbrick Georgian home, built in 1921, is at 671 Lincoln Avenue, in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Ill., among the most expensive neighborhoods in the United States, according to Realtor.com.

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

Authorities said the incident took place at about 2 a.m. when the victim and another employee were taking a break outside the restaurant in Winnetka, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Both had an insane desire to rush from the office and back to the Winnetka, where they could hide from the very knowledge they were seeking.

From Nedra by McCutcheon, George Barr

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