Friday, January 4, 2013
The Writers’ Theatre and the Village of Glencoe will receive a $100,000 Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced Wednesday that the Writers’ Theatre and the Village of Glencoe have been selected to receive an Our Town grant of $100,000, according to a press release by the Writers’ Theatre. The grant will go to support the design of a new permanent home for the Writers’ Theatre at the site of the Women’s Library Club of Glencoe. The new theatre center is being designed by Jeanne Gang, a 2011 MacArthur Fellow, and Chicago’s Studio Gang Architects (SGA). The Writers’ Theatre and the Village of Glencoe, according to the press release, worked with US Senators Richard J. Durbin and Mark Kirk, US Representatives Robert Dold and Jan Schakowsky and Illinois State Senator Susan Garret, all of whom provided …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
David Wartik, a former fourth grade teacher at Hubbard Woods Elementary School, has received $71,000 in a settlement with Winnetka School District 36.
Winnetka School District 36 has reached a settlement with David Wartik, a fourth grade teacher whom the school fired last spring, according to the Chicago Tribune. The school will pay Wartik $71,000, and the agreement calls for silence from both sides, with the exception of this statement released by District 36 to the Chicago Tribune: "The Board of Education terminated David Wartik for insubordinate and unprofessional conduct. David Wartik denied the charges and requested a hearing before an impartial hearing officer, as was his right under the Illinois School Code. Prior to a scheduled three-day hearing, he and the District entered into a settlement agreement that included his withdrawal of the request for hearing." A Patch article from …
In this letter to the editor, independent village president candidate Chris Rintz responds to an anonymous threatening note that he recently received on his doorstep.
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Wednesday, January 2
To The Editor, Recently, a plain white envelope was left on my doorstep. It contained a number of articles and the following unsigned note: “If you think it’s bad what was done to Pat Livney, wait til you see what is said about you. We hope you appreciate the enclosed materials and good luck.” The articles detail a devastating event that occurred 12 years ago when a child lost his life while playing in the sand on a piece of property my construction company owned. The pain suffered by the parents of this child is unimaginable. The sorrow shared by myself and my family, while paling in comparison, still remains. As anyone would expect, my company was sued. While litigation is common in the building and selling of real estate, especially …
From a DUI arrest to a damaged door on Garland Avenue, here are the latest reports from Winnetka Police Department.
The following arrest information was provided by the Winnetka Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. For questions about this blotter, contact: Chi-an.Chang@Patch.com. Earlier: $10K Worth of Jewelry, Silverware lifted, Fed-Ex Package Stolen Burglary Shannon M. Drew, 44, of 1619 Monroe St., Evanston, was arrested Dec. 27 for burglary at 620 Lincoln Avenue following an investigation of a previous burglary that occurred in August, police said. She was issued a Dec. 28 court date. DUI John E Richardson, 61, of 1380 Pauly Dr., Gurnee, was arrested Dec. 27 for driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop in the 700 block of Oak Street. He was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. He was …
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Christopher Rintz, who’s running against the Caucus-slated Gene Greable, received an anonymous note promising to spread embarrassing information against him if he decides to run for village president in Winnetka.
An independent candidate for village president in Winnetka told the Chicago Tribune that he received an anonymous note threatening to spread embarrassing personal information if he decides to run in the April 9 elections. Christopher Rintz, who’s running against the Caucus-slated Gene Greable for the Village President seat, says the note included an article about a Glenview boy who died while playing in a construction site on a property that belonged to Rintz’s development company, New England Builders; information on a failed deal related to the company; and the words, “If you think it’s bad what was done to Pat Livney, wait til you see what is said about you … We hope you appreciate the enclosed materials and good luck,” the Tribune …
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11:59 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
Not the first time they've done something like this.....and won't be the last. He wasn't really that great of a teacher anyway, and if he did even half of the destroying of records and didn't follow a 2002 directive as well, means he had a history. No matter how much they paid him off with, he is now tainted goods....anywhere he goes, a simple search for David Wartik will show this controversy. … more ›