Notable Events
- In 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in Winnetka. A plaque dedicated to him is on the Village Green, a park in the town, where he spoke.
- Site of the Hubbard Woods Elementary School shooting by Laurie Dann
- 1938 song named "Big Noise from Winnetka".
- Winnetka was named number 4 on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns by CNN Money in 2007.
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