Wilmette Real Estate
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Wilmette is an affluent community in Chicago’s north shore suburbs. Named in honor of French fur trader Antoine Ouilmette who married Archange, the daughter of Potawatomi chief Sauganash, the village was incorporated in 1872. With a population of only 28,000 and excellent schools, in 2007, Wilmette was ranked as the seventh best place to raise children in the U.S., according to Business Week.
Wilmette has many historic and architecturally significant buildings including the Baha'i House of Worship and two houses built by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.