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Sep 3, 2024 9:00
ABC 7 Chicago
: Wilmette residents protest new admission fees, fence built at Gillson Park beach
Sep 3, 2024
Hoodline
: Wilmette Residents Rally to “Unfence Gillson” in Protest of Beach Access Fees and Controversial Fence Installation
May 26, 2024
Chicago Tribune Opinion:
Andrea Berggren: Wilmette is changing beach access in a cruel move
June 10, 2024
Crain’s Chicago Business:
I’m sad and angry over decision to fence the beach at Wilmette’s Gillson Park
June 17, 2024
Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor:
“Wilmette is better than this” and “Why fence off park’s beach?”
June 10, 2024
Fox 32 Chicago:
Controversy brews in Chicago suburb over new fees, fence at beach
Sep 2, 2024
CBS News TV Chicago
Gillson beach protest piece (media unavailable)
Sep 2, 2024
CBS News TV Chicago
Gillson beach protest piece (media unavailable)
Sep 3, 2024
El Tiempo Latino, Washington:
Los residentes de Wilmette protestan contra las nuevas tasas y el vallado de la playa
May 26, 2024
DailyMail.com:
Wealthy residents in idyllic Illinois town left furious after council erects eye-sore fence that blocks stunning views from lakefront mansions – and starts charging beachgoers
May 17, 2024
CBS News TV Chicago
Suburban beach view is blocked by fence, frustrating residents
June 12, 2024
WBBM Newsradio:
New fence, admission cost at a Wilmette beach getting mixed reactions
Sep 2, 2024
NBC 5 Chicago 10:00 news:
Controversy Continues Over Fencing at Gillson Beach
July 9, 2024
The Record North Shore:
Residents continue to pummel park district over Gillson fencing
June 10, 2024
CBS News TV Chicago:
North suburban Chicago residents protest fence in front of beach
June 11, 2024
The Record North Shore:
Frustrated residents let Park Board hear it over Gillson fencing
May 15, 2024
Patch.com:
‘Rethink This Monstrosity’: Residents Criticize New Gillson Park Fence
Sep 2, 2024 10:00
ABC 7 Chicago:
Protesters Call for Removal of Fence and Fees at Gillson Beach
July 29, 2024
Chicago Tribune:
Wilmette Park District responds to backlash after erecting fences at Gillson Park’s South Beach earlier this year
June 10, 2024
Fox 32 Chicago:
Controversy brews in Wilmette over new fees, fence at Gillson’s South Beach
June 1, 2024
Chicago Tribune Letters to the Editor:
I’m sad and angry over decision to fence the beach at Wilmette’s Gillson Park
May 21, 2024
The Record North Shore:
Two Sides of the Fence: Residents scold park district over beach fencing, while officials cite safety issues