Repair Work Begins on Woman's Club of Wilmette

Four months after a serious fire, repair work has begun on the historic Woman’s Club of Wilmette.

According to a CBS-2-Chicago report, the goal is to “put a new roof into place and repair its windows by December, while planning continues on interior renovation.”

An architect working the project said the extensive use of concrete, particularly in the 1929 addition of the building, made it salvageable.

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Woman’s Club President Barbara Bischoff told CBS it was “bittersweet” watching items being removed from the building while repairs began.

“As you can well expect, the smell of (the fire) is in the air, but this is the beginning of getting the cleanup done and really being able to get in the building to see what it looks like and what needs to be done,” she said.

Crews were on the scene at the 930 Greenleaf Ave. for three hours on February 17 putting out the fire.

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