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The Winnetka Park District Board has decided not to pursue an intergovernmental agreement with the village saying the optics would appear less transparent than going through the entire special use permitting process. Commissioners considered the idea during the March 7 committee of the whole meeting. Executive Director Shannon Nazzal read a memo from a March 4 meeting with village ...

Restrictive Covenant With Ishbia Approved By Winnetka Park District - Winnetka-Glencoe, IL - Commissioners voted 4-3 to accept the terms of restrictive donation agreement with the billionaire's foundation in exchange for $3 million.

A billionaire’s donation offer still has Winnetka Park District officials wary as commissioners weigh the merits and drawbacks of the proposed agreement. A proposed agreement for a $3 million donation from billionaire resident Justin Ishbia to the Winnetka Park District ruffled feathers at the Nov. 30 Park District Board meeting. Several members of the board, along with public commenters, ...

A proposed $3 million donation by billionaire Justin Ishbia to the Winnetka Park District for its proposed rebuild of Elder Lane and Centennial beaches has some commissioners wondering if the goodwill measure comes with one major string attached: naming rights to the proposed Centennial Dog Beach. Commissioner Warren James informed the board during its Sept. 21 meeting that Ishbia had called ...

The Winnetka Park District Board voted unanimously on Aug. 17 to increase security measures and add signage at the entrances to Elder Lane Beach to ensure people aren’t entering the closed beach. Elder Lane Beach has been closed for nearly four years due to unsafe conditions including exposed wire mesh used to retain the bluffs and prevent erosion. Superintendent of Parks Costa Kutulas told ...

The Winnetka Village Council voted 5-1 on July 18 to approve a nine-month hold on new lakefront construction. The move was taken in response to concerns about construction at Justin Ishbia’s lakefront property and the impact bluff destruction could have on neighboring properties. Since Ishbia purchased four homes along Sheridan Road in Winnetka, three of which have been demolished and ...

The public got its first look at cost estimates for the planned revamp of Elder and Centennial beaches this week with a potential $21.5 million dollar price tag, a number that outgoing Commissioner David Seaman said surprised those on the board.