Editing Wilmette, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
[[Image:20050513 17 CTA L @ Linden Ave..jpg|thumb|right|Linden Avenue 'L' Station]]
Wilmette is currently served by the [[Chicago Transit Authority]]'s [[Purple Line (CTA)|Purple Line]], the [[Metra]] commuter trains operated by [[Union Pacific Railroad]] on the old [[Chicago & Northwestern Railway]] line, and by the [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] suburban bus system. The northernmost station of the Purple Line is located at [[Linden (CTA station)|Linden Avenue]] in Wilmette. Wilmette's [[Wilmette (Metra)|commuter railroad station]] is at Green Bay Road between Central and Lake Avenues.

The [[Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad|North Shore Line]] served Wilmette from 1899 until 1955.<ref name=images/><ref name=nsl1950/>

Wilmette ran its own local bus service for 20 years, 1974 to 1994, [[Wilmette Wilbus]], until PACE took over the 3 routes and the bus fleet in January 1995. Routes 421, 422, 423 and the 213 continue to serve Wilmette destinations, including the rail stations, shopping centers and high schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wilmette.com/visitors/parking-transportation/pace-bus-service/ |title=Pace Bus Service |work=Village of Wilmette |access-date=January 27, 2024 }}</ref>