Peter Kaspari

Northfield trustees expressed an interest on Tuesday night in amending the Village Code regarding housing and restaurants, an idea introduced by interim Village Manager Tim Frenzer. With the Village set to see work on two major projects — Happ Road and the Skokie Valley Trail — beginning soon, Frenzer said he wanted to gauge the […]

Plans to renovate the clubhouse have been underway since April 2023, when Glencoe voters approved a referendum allowing the Village to use up to $15 million in bond sales to fund the project.

Wilmette’s Human Rights Commission received an earful of anti-LGBTQ+ commentary from nearly a dozen of residents opposing the Village’s plans to fly rainbow Progress Pride flags in June, which is nationally recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month. While commissioners only spent a few minutes discussing Pride Month on March 19, members of the audience were ready […]

Supporters of the LGTBQ+ community and Progress Pride flags gave a spirited retort in front of the Wilmette’s Human Relations Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 16, a month after the commissioners heard from adversaries of the flags and the Village’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. More than 30 people were in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting, […]

With a decision Wednesday night, the Village of Wilmette became the latest North Shore community to implement restrictions on migrant bus dropoffs. The Village Board of Trustees unanimously passed bus regulations on Wednesday, April 24, following discussion and more than an hour of commentary from residents. While Highland Park, Winnetka and Glencoe all passed their […]

Plans to paint a mural at Veterans Park in downtown Wilmette moved a step closer to fruition on Wednesday, April 24, when the Village Board unanimously approved a contract for mural design and installation. The $38,000 contract for the mural at Veterans Park, 1111 Central Ave., was awarded to City to City, of Chicago, and […]

The Winnetka Park District Board of Commissioners has censured one of its own members, Colleen Root, in a rebuke of actions that they say has undermined their work and caused tension within the park district. Root was censured by a 5-2 vote near the end of the Park Board’s regular meeting on Thursday, April 25. […]

Initial design concepts for a new community center at West Ridge Park were presented to the Park Board of Highland Park at its last meeting, with some commissioners saying they’d like to see more refined designs before moving forward. The designs were shared with the Park Board at its regular meeting on April 24, when […]

Winnetka officials have begun a process to help them answer a question that will have long-lasting effects on the Village: Should they renew their power contract? That question was the focus of a Winnetka Village Council study session on Tuesday, May 14, when officials from the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency made a pitch to trustees […]

Nearly four years after a new subdivision was approved for Glencoe, and following a series of delays that included a lawsuit from a neighbor, work is finally set to begin after the Village Board of Trustees approved a revised final plat and variations for the property. The amended plans for the Forest Edge Subdivision, 1801 […]