Mayors Against Illegal Guns Airs Super Bowl Ad

Winnetka Village President Jessica Tucker and Northfield Village President Fred Gougler are among the more than 850 mayors in support of keeping illegal guns out of dangerous hands.

  Mayors Against Illegal Guns ran a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl, calling for lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. Winnetka Village President Jessica Tucker and Northfield Village President Fred Gougler, both members of Mayor Against Illegal Guns, joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other Illinois mayors last December to call for stronger gun control regulation after the Newtown tragedy  Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a coalition of more than 850 mayors that advocates for gun control laws. The coalition aims  to protect the rights of Americans to own guns, while fighting to keep criminals from possessing guns illegally, according to the Mayors Against Illegal Guns website. What do you think of the ad? Tell…

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Winnetka, Northfield Village Presidents Call for Stronger Gun Control Regulation

The village officials joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in “Mayors Against Illegal Guns”, a coalition to make communities safer by cracking down on illegal guns.

Winnetka Village President Jessica Tucker and Northfield Village President Fred Gougler recently joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other mayors, village presidents and law enforcement officials from around the Chicago region to call for stronger gun regulations.  “In order to protect our children, our families and our communities, we need common-sense gun-control legislation,” Mayor Emanuel said.  “To provide the residents of our cities with the safety they deserve, we need criminal background checks on all gun sales, a comprehensive assault weapons ban, and a ban on high-capacity magazines meant for the battlefield, not America’s streets.  I urge other city leaders from throughout our state and the country to join our cause.”  Mayor …

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Northfield Trustee John "Jack" Chapin Resigns

Village President Fred Gougler said he will recommend Northfield resident Jane Goldenberg for the position.

Dold Hosts Summit for 10th District Mayors

Municipal leaders met with Congressman Monday.

When Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) invited mayors and village presidents to his 10th District Mayors’ Summit, the idea was to discuss job creation and economic development.  At the event Monday, the conversation stayed focused primarily on the weather.  Municipal leaders from Highland Park, Winnetka, Northfield, Buffalo Grove, Riverwoods and other communities were more concerned with the damage from last Tuesday’s storm that left nearly half a million people without power at its apex.  “We talked about our common experiences and how we can work together,” Winnetka Village President Jessica Tucker said.  Dold anticipated the mayors’ needs and added a special presentation to the agenda from Lake County Emergency Coordinator Kent McKenzie. …

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Northfield: Massage Parlors Must Have Licenses

The village will now keep tabs on such businesses to help crackdown on criminal activities. McDonald's is also looking for another space in Northfield.

In light of recent speculation that a massage parlor might be moving to Northfield, the Village Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to adopt an ordinance that forces all “massage establishments” to register a business license with the municipality. Before it adopted home rule, the village did not have this authority, but now all massage establishments will have to obtain an annual business license and provide copies of their valid state licenses from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations. Additionally, all massage therapists and employees will be subject to criminal background checks. The recent interest in massage parlors comes four months after the Northfield Police Department busted a massage establishment at …

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Northfield Trustees Amend Budget, Pledge $50K To Willow Road

Northfield trustees voted Tuesday to use the money to pay consultants working on the Willow Road study project.

Village trustees voted unanimously to appropriate $50,000 in operating funds to the ongoing Willow Road study project at Tuesday’s village board meeting. The motion requires the village to amend its May 1, 2010-April 30, 2011 budget. The money will pay for services provided by communication and engineering consultant firms that to date have included Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona Inc. (KLOA), All Circo Inc., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Culloton Strategies LLC, and Coopers Civil Engineering LTD. The only firm mentioned at the board meeting was KLOA, the traffic and transportation planning and engineering firm the village has hired to study road and traffic data produced by the Illinois Department of Transportation. KLOA has been tasked with …

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With Home Rule, Village Would Consider New Revenue Sources (Part 5 of 6)

Home Rule in Northfield: An in-depth look in six parts into the history and effects of putting more power into Northfield leaders' hands.

This article is the fifth part of a six-piece series on the issue of home rule in Northfield, which will appear as a referendum on the ballot Nov. 2. To read the first part of this series, 3 Weeks Before Vote, Questions About Home Rule Remain, click here. To read the second part of this series, In Brief, A Description of Home Rule, click here. To read the third part of this series, The Power and Limits of Home Rule, click here. To read the fourth part of this series, So How Bare Are Northfield's Finances?, click here. Watch the video next to this article for more information on home rule. If home rule is passed in Northfield, how will the village exercise its new powers?  Following the Long Range Financial Subcommittee's recommendation to …

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The Power and Limits of Home Rule (Part 3 of 6)

Home Rule in Northfield: An in-depth look in six parts into the history and effects of putting more power into Northfield leaders' hands.

This article is the third part of a six-piece series on the issue of home rule in Northfield, which will appear as a referendum on the ballot Nov. 2. To read the first part of this series, click here. To read the second part of this series, click here. Watch the video next to this article for more information on home rule. The following information was culled primarily from a 30-year assessment of Illinois home rule, published by the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies in 2001 and a case study on Illinois home rule and fiscal responsibility conducted by Dr. James M. Banovetz, director emeritus of the Division of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University, who has studied Illinois' local government for …

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In Brief, A Description of Home Rule (Part 2 of 6)

Home Rule in Northfield: An in-depth look in six parts into the history and effects of putting more power into Northfield leaders' hands.

This article is the second part of a six-piece series on the issue of home rule in Northfield, which will appear as a referendum on the ballot Nov. 2. To read the first part of this series, click here. Watch the video next to this article for more information on home rule. Illinois' 1970 amended constitution includes Article VII, Section 6, "Powers of Home Rule Units," which reads: "Except as limited by this Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs including, but not limited to, the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare; to license; to tax; and to incur debt." "Home rule is in some ways really simple and in other ways …

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Home Rule in Northfield: What Does It Mean?

Patch talks to Village President Fred Gougler and a concerned resident about home rule and its effects.

Are you ready to vote for or against home rule on Nov. 2? Still have questions? Patch brings you a video and a story in six parts that looks at the effects of home rule in Northfield.

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