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6 | February 16, 2017 | The Northbrook tower news
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Police Reports
Home burglars claimed
to work for Village
Northbrook Plan Commission
Sober home receives
neutral recommendation
A resident discovered their home
in the 2300 block of Maple Avenue
had been burglarized after two men
entered the home Feb. 9 claiming
to be from the Village maintenance
department. The men, described as
white, middle-aged and wearing
dark-colored sweat jackets, gloves
and baseball caps, told the resident
that the Village had ordered them
to check on the home’s water. One
of the men led the resident to the
kitchen and bathroom where he ran
the faucets.
After the man had finished with
the water and began to leave the
house, the resident observed a second
man coming down from the upstairs
and walking out of the house.
Later, the four bedrooms upstairs
were discovered ransacked but no
property appeared to be missing.
Residents are advised that employees
sent out from the Village
wear a uniform and often drive a
marked vehicle stating their association.
Village employees will
also carry identification that can be
showed upon request.
In other police news:
Feb. 9
• A hat was stolen at 12:01 p.m. at
Neiman Marcus in the 1500 block of
Lake Cook Road. A man in his mid-
20s with short hair, wearing a gray
parka with a fur-trimmed hood and
faded jeans was observed leaving
the store with the hat before dropping
it when store security confronted
him. The man entered a 2014
Buick Regal and fled eastbound on
Lake Cook Road. After police ran
the vehicle’s license plate, the car
was determined to be stolen.
Feb. 7
• George C. Pappas, 18, of Park
Ridge, was charged with possession
of cannabis at 10:20 p.m. in the intersection
of Shermer and Willow
roads.
• Thomas J. Pora, 42, of the 1900
block of Somerset Lane, was
charged with driving under the influence
of drugs and alcohol or intoxicating
compounds and possession
of cannabis at 11:43 p.m. in the
1500 block of Shermer Road.
Feb. 5
• Joel Esparza-Martinez, 43, of Chicago,
was charged with improper
lane usage and driving with a suspended
license at 10:42 p.m. in the
intersection of Willow and Waukegan
roads.
Feb. 4
• Amber S. Ellis, 22, of Milwaukee,
was charged with retail theft by a
local ordinance violation after she
placed two pairs of shoes in a bag
and left without paying at 6:37 p.m.
at Saks Off Fifth in the 100 block of
Skokie Highway.
• Dedrick M. Cross, 20, was charged
with retail theft by a local ordinance
violation after he was observed
taking a shirt and leaving the store
without paying at 6:37 p.m. at Saks
Off Fifth.
Feb. 3
• Timothy G. Darling, 33, of Glenview,
was charged with retail theft
by a local ordinance violation at
11:42 a.m. in the 800 block of Willow
Road.
• A Chevrolet van was entered and
Dewalt and Milwaukee work tools
were stolen at 1:47 p.m. in the 1600
block of Ferndale Avenue. The reported
loss is more than $2,500.
Feb. 1
• Fraudulent activity was reported
after a wallet went missing at 1:30
p.m. at Panera Bread in the 700
block of Skokie Highway.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Northbrook
Tower’s Police Reports are compiled
from official reports found on file at the
Northbrook Police Department headquarters
in Northbrook. Individuals
named in these reports are considered
innocent of all charges until proven
guilty in a court of law.
Sarah Haider, Assistant Editor
Northbrook/Glenview D30 Board of Education
D30 updates administrative policies, plans for 2017
Lauren Kiggins
Freelance Reporter
The Northbrook/Glenview
District 30 Board of Education
kicked off the new year by approving
multiple board policies
and employee financial benefits
on Thursday, Feb. 9, at its
bimonthly meeting.
The overhaul is part of an
ongoing effort to modernize
district operations.
Specifically, board members
updated 25 board policies, six
of which are new to the district.
The bulk of the updates
Dozens of attendees wore
green ribbons in support of
Providence Farm, a sober-living
facility, during the Northbrook
Plan Commission meeting
on Feb. 7.
The facility, that if approved
will be located at 1620 Sunset
Ridge Road, would provide a
transitional home for men 18-
30 years old from Northbrook
and the surrounding areas after
they have completed shortterm
intensive rehabilitation
programs.
In order for the project to go
forward with development, the
Village must approve two text
amendments regarding zoning
codes and a special permit.
The request modified definitions
of “community residence”
and “transitional
service facilities” as well as
regulations for such facilities
in single-family and multifamily
residential districts.
The special permit would allow
a group home with up to
11 residents in the R-2 Single-
Family Residential District.
The commission gave four
votes in support and three
votes against the facility.
“Four-three does not constitute
as a positive recommendation,
because you need
five (which is a majority),”
chairwoman Marcia Franklin
said. “So it is going up to the
trustees with a four-three vote,
period.”
The review moves forward
to the Village Board, with the
neutral count due to the absence
of two commissioners.
No further public comment
was accepted about this issue
at the meeting.
removed antiquated terminology
and procedures.
Three of the six new policies
outline guidelines for current
and future board members:
policy communication, oath
of conduct and board member
training. The remaining three
codes provide framework for
bonds, staff member travel and
expenses, and grievance policies.
Dually, the district restated
employees’ 403b retirement
plan and 457b deferred compensation
plan documents in
Heritage Woods hearing
postponed
The scheduled extended
public hearing on the application
of Heritage Woods
Assisted Living Facility was
postponed to a currently undetermined
date.
After the proposed project
was given a negative recommendation
by the commission
on Tuesday, Dec. 20, Heritage
officials requested more time
to update the plan according
to commissioners’ recommendations.
The last public hearing for
the project was closed after
the allotted time was reached.
Members of the public crowded
the Village Hall board room
to voice opposition against the
assisted-living facility due to
concerns about the safety of
Glenbrook North and Maple
students walking and driving
to school, and devaluation of
surrounding properties.
The commission’s most
substantial request for the
proposed plan was a change
in the building’s current projected
dimensions of a 36-foot
and 2 and three-eighths inches
height, which exceeds the
standard code’s 35-foot limit.
hopes of aligning with the IRS
and helping employees maximize
their benefits, according
to Dale Falk, assistant superintendent
for finance and operations.
“Like many school districts,
District 30 offers its employees
a voluntary tax-sheltering
instrument known as 403b and
457b,” Falk said. “From time
to time, these plans should be
restated to update the plans to
match the IRS-eligible benefits.”
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