McDonald’s will not get permission to build a McDonald’s in Wilmette, signaling a rare loss for the fast-food giant.

On Tuesday night, the Wilmette Village Board rejected a proposal by the Golden Arches to take over the now-vacant Bakers Square restaurant at 200 Skokie Blvd., near Old Orchard.

Neighbors say a busy fast-food restaurant with a drive-thru would create additional traffic, noise, safety issues and toxic emissions from a lot of cars idling at the same time. There’s a number of strong opponents who think that McDonald’s would represent a bad look for the village.