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10 | April 12, 2018 | The glencoe anchor News
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Family Service benefit to make a splash in May
Family Service of
Glencoe to host
Waikiki Benefit;
tickets on sale now
Submitted by Family
Service
Family Service of Glencoe
is pleased to announce
its annual benefit, Glencoe
Under the Stars: Waikiki,
to be held 6 p.m. May 19
at Skokie Country Club.
In describing this year’s
theme, Benefit Chairperson
Jennifer Stone said it
will take you to a tropical
paradise.
“Imagine being transported
to a stylish 1960’s
tiki bar, where ukulele
music, tropical drinks and
pupu platters were all the
rage,” she added. “We
hope people will come
wearing their most festive,
elegant resort wear, such
as Hawaiian shirts and floral
dresses.”
As in previous years, the
event will include cocktails,
dinner, dancing, as
well as live and silent auctions.
Auction chairpeople
Sheri Styles and Erica
Conlon have assembled an
assortment of trips, experiences
and merchandise
from which to bid. With
bidding online through
GiveSmart, people do not
need to be present to bid
on silent auction items,
and can register to bid at
www.glencoeunderthestars.org.
“Proceeds from this
event make a significant
impact on our community,”
Stone said. “Through
the generosity of our donors,
we are able to maintain
our commitment to
serve all who live or work
in Glencoe who are struggling
with mental health
challenges.”
FSG provides confidential,
high-quality therapy
and crisis care to all who
live or work in Glencoe,
regardless of their ability
to pay. Currently, 55
percent of clients receive
counseling at a reduced
rate based on income. Additionally,
the organization
helps foster a supportive
community of parents here
in Glencoe, with monthly
discussion groups and
educational talks at the
schools. The success of
last year’s benefit also enabled
FSG to expand clinical
office space and grow
senior program staff and
services.
“The event is such a
special night for Glencoe,”
Board President Nicole
Wineman said. “We look
forward to gathering together
in May with friends
and neighbors in support
of FSG.”
The evening has been
generously supported by
local businesses and individuals,
including Corporate
underwriters include
J.P. Morgan Private Bank,
Andrea Goldman Design,
Jennings on the Park,
North Shore Community
Bank & Trust, Green Bay
Cycles, Highgate Builders,
Rappaport Pediatrics, Elise
Rinaldi @properties, and
Sarnoff & Baccash Property
Tax Law. The floral
centerpieces for the event
have been donated by The
Grand Food Center.
Tickets are $250 per person,
and are now available
for purchase. Visit www.
glencoeunderthestars.org
or call (847) 835-5111 for
more details.
THE WINNETKA CURRENT
Expansion of Winnetka
Community House parking
lot gets green light
In a unanimous decision,
the Winnetka Village
Council approved a
special-use permit to allow
for the long-awaited
expansion of the existing
parking lot at the Winnetka
Community House
at its April 3 meeting.
According to the B-1
Multiple Family Residential
Zoning District
code for the village, parking
lots are allowed to be
designated as special use.
With the approved decision,
the existing Champion
House building will
be demolished so that
the parking lot can be
expanded from fitting 20
vehicles to 26 vehicles.
Additionally, the Community
House is proposing
the parking lot as a temporary
or interim use for
the property, and as such,
the parking lot is being
constructed with a 2-inch
layer of asphalt over gravel.
It is estimated to have a
life span of approximately
five to seven years.
The Community House
is currently engaged in
strategic planning for
its operations and facilities.
At the completion
of the strategic planning
process, it is expected to
provide direction for the
future long-term use of
the parcel.
Each body recommended
approval with the Plan
Commission and Zoning
Board of Appeals recommendations
conditioned
upon a term being placed
on the special-use permit.
However, the council opted
not to place a term on
the permit.
“I’d be in favor of eliminating
(a term),” trustee
Kristin Ziv said.
Trustee Andrew Cripe
felt there was no reason to
have a term imposed and
require the Community
House to go through the
approval process again in
the future.
Reporting by Todd Marver,
Freelance Reporter. Story at
WinnetkaCurrent.com.
THE LAKE FOREST LEADER
Chase Bank receives
green light to replace old
McDonald’s site
After months of at
times contentious discussions,
the Lake Forest
City Council approved the
construction of a Chase
Bank including drive
through service in the
Waukegan Road business
district during its meeting
on Monday, April 2.
The construction of
the new Chase Bank,
which will replace the
old McDonald’s site at
884 Waukegan Road, was
approved in a 7-1 vote,
with Alderman Raymond
Buschmann the only “no”
vote.
This approval comes
after months of discussion
and consideration by
the City Council, Building
Review Board, Plan Commission
and City Legal
Committee.
Residents and aldermen
alike spoke of their concern
over another bank
in the Waukegan business
district and its impact on
the nature of the district as
a whole.
However, others welcomed
the national
branch, expecting it to become
an engaged member
of the business community.
“We take our relationship
with our businesses
in this community very
seriously,” said Alderman
Prue Beidler. “When
someone from a national
group like Chase comes
in, we want them to understand.”
Although many aldermen
expressed displeasure
with the bank, they
noted that legally, Chase
fit the requirements of existing
on the property and
receiving a special-use
permit.
“A bank is not my first
choice,” said Alderman
Jack Reisenberg. “[But],
I don’t get to pick and
choose.”
Reporting by Miriam Finder
Annenberg, Freelance
Reporter. Full story at Lake-
ForestLeader.com.
THE NORTHBROOK TOWER
Glenbrook North grad
making waves in water
sports world
Even though Danny
Amir grew up more than
1,000 miles away from
the state of Florida, he always
knew he would one
day end up in Orlando.
Amir, a graduate of
Glenbrook North in 2000,
spent his teenage years
on the chase. But Amir’s
chase was never one for
money or affection, rather
one for unfrozen water
— a needed means for
pursuing his near-lifelong
love of water sports. And
Orlando, often deemed
the mecca of water sports,
was always his end goal.
“In my mind, I kind
of always wanted to get
down to Florida so that
I could be on the water
all the time,” Amir said.
“When I was a teenager,
all I wanted to do was be
on the water all day.”
While living in Northbrook,
Amir spent his
summers traveling to
Twin Lakes, Wis., where
he learned to water ski and
developed a love for the
sport through the Aquanuts
water skiing club.
Following his time at
GBN, Amir got a job at
Munson Ski and Marine,
where he worked with the
some of the best water skiing
equipment available.
In his early 20s, after
two years at Munson,
Amir saved enough money
and followed his best
friend Erik Ruck south to
Florida.
Reporting by Martin Carlino,
Contributing Editor.
Full story at Northbrook-
Tower.com.
THE WILMETTE BEACON
New owners of Plaza del
Lago address rumors
Soon after Retail Properties
of America, Inc.
bought Wilmette’s Plaza
del Lago for a reported
$48 million earlier this
year, talk about the historic
shopping center’s
future reached a feverish
pitch.
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