Friday, December 7, 2012
Homeowners could expect to pay $45 more on a $20,000 property tax bill.
Winnetka Village Council unanimously approved a $13.9 million tax levy for 2012 at the Dec. 3 meeting. “Staff projects that the village will be able to have a balanced budget at a 1.7 percent property tax levy increase for existing properties,” according to village document. For Winnetka residents with a $20,000 tax bill, the village portion will increase by $45. The village is only one of many governmental taxing agencies and represents about 13 percent of a Winnetka homeowner’s property tax bill. Today on a $20,000 total property tax bill, residents pay the village $2,672. With the 1.7 percent increase, residents will pay $2,717 to the village, according to village documents. The village approved levying a total of $13, 875, 587, …
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Creative play helps teach the boys socials skills.
Outfitted with a small trampoline, an exercise ball and plenty of toys, the upstairs playroom at Lynn and Ken Pedotto's Glencoe home would be a great hangout for any active young boys. But the time their sons spend there is about more than having fun: it could help them live a normal life. The Pedotto's sons Nicholas, 12, and Nate, 11, are both autistic. Like many parents of children with autism, the Pedotos spent years looking for effective treatments. "For a lot of parents there’s so much out there that it’s confusing what to do," Ken said. "There are so many organizations and treatments that promise hope. There really is no silver bullet. You pick a therapy program that you agree with, and run with it." When they lived in Charlotte, NC…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Christmas trees and Hanukah menorahs sit side by side in many homes.
During Hanukah, Glencoe residents Renata and Greg Bregstone light a menorah and give their children a small gift for each of the Jewish holiday's eight days. But at the same time, their children, ages 3 and 5, are also counting down to Christmas with an Advent Calendar. Decorations for both holidays are displayed in the window and a Hanukah banner that their children decorated hangs above the fireplace beside a Christmas tree. Renata is Catholic and Greg is Jewish and both wanted to raise their children with the holidays they grew up on, but have come to value the different perspective celebrating both traditions provides. “I want them to be open-minded and understanding of others,” Renata said. The challenge of getting that balance right …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Winnetka police say the Florida woman presented a forged check and stolen identification to a teller at Northern Trust Bank.
A woman arrested in Winnetka is believed to be connected with a Florida-based identity theft ring, Winnetka police said. Molly E. Meiring, 35, of 5741 NE 18th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., was charged with identity theft and forgery on Nov. 29, according to police reports. Winnetka police responded to the Northern Trust Bank at 62 Green Bay Rd., Thursday afternoon on a report of a woman attempting to cash a forged check. The teller recognized Meiring as a possible suspect in an internal security bulletin and alerted Winnetka police while Meiring was still in the drive through, police said. Meiring and her vehicle were located and detained in the bank’s drive through and police say subsequent investigation found that Meiring presented a …
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Monday, December 3, 2012
The veterinarian says he saw the big, tan cat just south of Lake Cook Road.
A Winnetka resident and veterinarian told police he spotted a mountain lion just south of Lake Cook Road in Glencoe on Sunday, Nov. 25, Glencoe News reported. That’s the same day a Highland Park resident reported a possible cougar sighting. “I can definitely recognize a mountain lion,” veterinarian Bryan Haag, DVM, told Glencoe News Monday. “I’ve seen them before.” Chicago Botanic Garden security investigated the incident but only found coyotes, Glencoe News reported. Similarly, Highland Park police did not find any tracks or other evidence confirming the identification of the animal when they investigated the possible cougar sighting. Cougar-like sightings have also been reported near the Winnetka-Northfield Border, in Glencoe and …
A 19-year-old told police she had mutual friends with the man whom she saw in her home, according to police.
Wilmette Police arrested a 20-year-old former New Trier High School student Friday after a school acquaintance recognized him when he attempted to burglarize her home earlier that morning, police say. Russell Thomas, 20, of the 700 block of 11th Street, Wilmette, was charged with one felony count of residential burglary. A woman and her 19-year-old daughter told police that they were upstairs in their home, located in the 1200 block of Richmond Lane, when they heard noises coming from the first floor early Friday morning. The daughter said that when she went downstairs to investigate, she saw Thomas standing in the foyer, sifting through her mother’s purse, police reported. When the daughter confronted Russell, he fled on foot, police said…
A fire, obituary and charges against New Trier students topped our list of readers' favorite stories of the month.
Winnetka Firefighters Investigating Fire on Bryant Winnetka Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 800 block of Bryant Avenue. No one was injured in the fire. The fire was mostly in the back of a house under construction at 807 Bryant Avenue and did not affect nearby homes, according to Winnetka Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky. Obituary: Marc Cardoza Marc Cardoza, 43, of Winnetka, passed away on November 11. 6 New Trier Students Charged With Distributing Inappropriate Photos Six New Trier High School students were charged with distributing inappropriate photos by text and email. The investigation began last month and District 203 Superintendent Linda Yonke alerted parents that the police were looking into the matter. Winnetka …
The 1920 Lola Maverick Lloyd House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's for sale for $699,930.
Lola Maverick Lloyd was a social activist whose grandfather's refusal to brand his Texas cattle inspired the term "maverick." So it's no surprise that such a freethinker would build a uniquely charming home. That arts-and-craft-style house on a wooded lot is for sale in Winnetka for $699,930. It has been preserved by her family since she died in 1999. The home, at 455 Birch St., includes a large mural in the living room of a ranch scene, turquoise window trim and lots of hand-carved wooden details and furnishings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. A 2009 Chicago Magazine article on the home, listed then at $990,000, pointed out the difficulties of buying a protected home that has rehab restrictions in place…
John Warren
9:12 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Lets take a moment and Put this into perspective... Your really going to start risking a felony concealed weapon conviction in Glencoe of all places because of a possible Cougar in the area?????? There have been 88 reported attacks on humans in the United States 1890... 20 fatal.. You have a better chance of being struck by lighting and killed on your way to the hospital in a car accident than … more ›