Lincolnwood Review

Rodriguez’ world trips featured in village gallery

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:45:07 -0600

The Village’s Art Gallery is now displaying the artworks of Wilmette photographer Laura Rodriguez, whose works are record of her world travels. The title of her current show is “Laura’s World” and features photographs from her various trips around the world. A public reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. March 6 at Lincolnwood Village Hall, 6900 N. Lincoln Ave. The exhibit will run through March 19. Village Hall is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information visit the Art Gallery section of the Village’s website at www.lincolnwoodil.org/artgallery.cfm …

Niles Township residents can appeal property taxes until Feb. 22

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:52 -0600

The Cook County Board of Review has opened Bloom, Hanover, Proviso, Niles and Schaumburg Townships for assessment appeals. Any property owner who believes their property is over-assessed or contains factual errors in their assessment may appeal at the Board of Review. Residents will have until Feb. 22 to file an appeal. For the first time, property owners may appeal online at www.cookcountyboardofreview.com. To date more than 45,000 online appeals have been filed. In addition the commissioners have scheduled Property Tax Appeal seminars across the townships. Consult the Board of Review website for a complete list. Contact the Board of Review …

Lincolnwood dads, daughters at Monastero’s for night out

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:36:22 -0600

The Lincolnwood Parks and Recreation department hosted one of its most popular programs Friday, the Daddy Daughter Dance. The father-daughter couples enjoyed dinner and dancing at Monastero’s on Devon Avenue. …

District 74 Board questions additional institute days

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:36:33 -0600

Questions arose about the amount of non-instructional time teachers spend at Lincolnwood School District 74 when the board of education recently sought to approve a 2012-13 school year calendar. Board member Georjean Hlepas Nickell said adding more teacher institute days may result in increased costs for the district, during a discussion of the topic at a Feb. 2 board meeting. “When we accepted the new practice of early release we were informed that this was in lieu of additional teacher institute days,” said Hlepas Nickell. “I wouldn’t begrudge the teachers that extra planning time but our instructional limits could be …

Voterama in Congress, week ending Feb. 10, 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:20:02 -0600

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar members of Congress and their staff from using inside legislative information in personal stock trading. Members empowered presidents to veto discretionary-spending items providing that both houses of Congress then vote to approve of the rescissions. Members also required new rules for figuring the budgetary impact of federal loan programs. Senators, meanwhile, approved a federal aviation budget, and they advanced a bill to authorize federal road, bridge, transit and highway-safety programs through Sept. 30, 2013.

Snow, warmer temperatures expected this week

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:56:20 -0600

The bitter cold temperatures that hit the Chicago area over the weekend are expected to give way to snow Monday and then milder weather by the end of the week. Temperatures are expected to climb to 35 degrees on Monday, when there is an 80 percent chance of snow after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service’s website. About two inches of accumulation is possible by Tuesday morning. While the temperature is expected to climb from a weekend low of 10 degrees Saturday morning, wind gusts as high as 20 miles per will remain Monday afternoon, the weather service …

Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:06:02 -0600

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Lincolnwood Village Board notes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:13:09 -0600

The following items were discussed and/or action was taken on at the Village of Lincolnwood Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 7 • Judy Friedman and Eve Fink were appointed to the Beautification Commission. The Beautification Commission serves as an advisory body to the Village Board and raises the standard of beautification in Lincolnwood by promoting, preserving, protecting and enhancing the natural environment and physical appearance of the Lincolnwood community. • Trustee Lawrence Elster read a proclamation declaring Feb. 7 “Charles Chuck Greenstein Day” in honor of the 85th birthday of Village Treasurer Charles Greenstein. Greenstein was born on Feb. 5, …

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:02 -0600

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:28:02 -0600

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Lincolnwood celebrates winter with Feb. 26 carnival

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:06:01 -0600

Lincolnwood’s second Annual Winter Carnival will go on with or without snow, but some of the winter-related events that more than 300 carnival-goers enjoyed last year will be canceled if the weather doesn’t comply. A fun-filled day of wintry activities — including ice skating, dog sled shows, horse-drawn carriage rides and carnival games — is planned for the event, which will take place at Proesel Park, 6915 Kostner Ave., Feb. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. A collaboration of the efforts of several different departments within the Village, officials decided to start the tradition last year to get the community …

Police Blotter for Feb. 6

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:55 -0600

The following incidents were listed in the official reports of the Lincolnwood Police Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest by police does not constitute a finding of guilt; only a court of law can make that determination. BURGLARY A resident who parked a car on the 6700 block of Lawndale Avenue said her car was ransacked between 3 p.m. Jan. 31 and 7:50 a.m. Feb. 1, with $27 in cash reported stolen. The owner said the car likely was unlocked. A man whose locked car was parked on the 6700 block of St. Louis Avenue said his car was …

Koder steps down as board president

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:32 -0600

Leadership at Lincolnwood School District 74 was disrupted again Thursday as Board President David Koder relinquished that post, though remaining on the board. This was the latest shakeup to the District 74 board that already saw its chosen vice president, Richard Ruderman, resign both his post and his membership during the last board meeting Jan. 21 The board appointed Amy Frankel its chair pro-temp at the meeting, while Koder remains on the board in a non-officer capacity. More than 60 residents attended the school board’s meeting, where officials announced they were seeking to replace Ruderman, who resigned after the approval …

Pint-size players learn fundamentals

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:39 -0600

The Lincolnwood Park District is running its Little Pint Soccer program every Monday through April 23 at Todd Hall. The class for kindergarten through second grade students introduces the fundamentals of the game to the program participants. …

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:20:34 -0600

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.” Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago. Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical therapy. “Sen. Kirk is making good progress in his recovery,” said Richard Fessler, his neurosurgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “He is visiting with family and even watched the Super Bowl last night. He has been upgraded to good condition, and we anticipate he will be able to start the rehabilitation phase soon.” Fessler has said …

Gov. Quinn signs bill to allow speed cameras near schools, parks

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:28:29 -0600

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday ended months of deliberation and signed into law a measure allowing Chicago to install speed-enforcement cameras near schools and parks.