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An anonymous donor has come forward to offer the Winnetka Park District $3 million to shore up funding for the Elder Lane and Centennial beach project, but questions remain how this new donation could impact a similar one made by billionaire Justin Ishbia. The donation and a letter regarding it were presented to the Winnetka Park District Board during a Dec. 14 meeting by the anonymous donor’s ...

The Winnetka Village Council is debating changes to its lot consolidation and steep slope regulations in an effort to protect the lakefront from negative impacts of potential development. Drafted ordinances presented at the Nov. 14 Village Council study session proposed a variety of changes to zoning ordinances. One change proposes using the ordinary high water mark as the front lot line of ...

Winnetka Park District's Land Swap With Billionaire Greenlit By Judge - Winnetka-Glencoe, IL - Meanwhile, the park district board has yet to learn the conditions of billionaire Justin Ishbia's "no strings attached" offer of $3 million.

The Winnetka Park District is soldiering on with plans to rebuild Elder Lane and Centennial beaches after a lawsuit by resident Rob Schriesheim was dismissed by a Cook County judge. The lawsuit, which alleged the proposed land swap between the Park District and billionaire future resident Justin Ishbia is in violation of the public trust doctrine, was dismissed by Cook County Circuit Judge Eve ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has ruled that the village of Winnetka did not violate the Open Meetings Act during discussions last year about properties owned by billionaire resident Justin Ishbia. The challenge was filed by Winnetka resident Ted Wynnychenko after the Dec. 6, 2022, Village Council meeting where discussion was held about the consolidation of several plots of land owned ...