Skokie Notices

New Skokie Walmart Shopping Center project at the intersection of Touhy & St. Louis

There is a new major Walmart shopping center development that has been approved by the village council. The site is 14 acres and lies between Touhy on the South, Chase Avenue on the North, Lawndale Avenue on the West and St. Louis Avenue on the East. This is just a bit West of Crawford Avenue. Here is…

Skokie Sales Tax Increases to 9.5%

It appears that the Skokie Sales tax increased to 9.5% in July 2012. That was a surprise. http://skokie.patch.com/articles/inside-look-westfield-old-orchard

Lou Lang Closing in on Medical Marijuana Bill Passage

It looks like representative Lou Lang is closing in on the passage of a Medical Marijuana Bill for Illinois. http://chicagoist.com/2012/11/27/lou_lang_illinois_medical_marijuana.php He has tried before. He just couldn’t muster the votes. He told me that the sentiment was there, but that too many other representatives were scared of the political blowback. It seems like that the…

Audiotaping of Police & Public Officials in Illinois

Illinois has a very strict anti-eavesdropping law that, believe it or not, prohibits citizens from audiotaping police and other public officials while they are on the job. It is a crime to do so…. or at least it was until very recently. I think it is a good thing. It protects the police and/or public official and it…

Village budget debate – From EvanstonNow.com

EvanstonNow.com has collected data from Niles that indicates that it has the lowest out of pocket costs for homeowners in the area. Though Park Ridge has it own chart of results that show something entirely different. These charts a quite interesting. But obviously someone is using figures to mislead. It makes you wonder who Skokie…

Legal Research Resources & Links Sponsored by Sahakian Law Offices

Legal Research Resources & Links Sponsored by SahakianLaw.com Skokie Ordinances and Zoning Laws Skokie Code of Ordinances (from municode.com) Skokie Zoning (from municode.com) Ordinances and Zoning Laws for Other Cities & Villages Illinois State Law Illinois State Constitution Illinois State Statutes Illinois Administrative Code New Laws in Process Legislature Status of Current Legislation Illinois Supreme and Appellate Court…

Niles Township High School District 219 Teacher Salary Data for 2011

Niles Township High School District 219 Teacher Salary Data for 2011 (If you would like more information including years of experience, pay grade, position and teaching assignments, email cpart@spamarrest.com with your request) NAME SALARY Ackman, Scott $133,606 Acuna, Michelle $0 Ahearn, Caroline $35,776 Ahmad, Tayyaba $57,318 Akwa, Stefanie $97,437 Albert,…

Skokie Gov. Home Owner Costs Compared to Other Villages

Skokie Costs to Home Owners Compared to Other Villages EvanstonNow has done an article that is deserving of close study by anyone interested in local governmental accountability. They compare two studies. One by Niles claiming itself to be the lowest local government in Illinois…. and another by Park Ridge showing Niles to be the highest.…

Less than 1/3 of Evanston’s employees live in Evanston

Less than 1/3 of Evanston’s employees live in Evanston It seems like this kind of thing only happens with the good jobs. Only 12 out of its 110 Fire Department personnel live in Evanston. We wonder how much of this job outsourcing goes on in Skokie. How much village business and purchasing is directed outside…

Legislation to Permit Automatic Electric and Gas Rate Increases over next 10 years

We received an email from Michael Happ of Citizen Action/Illinois “Hundreds of Illinoisans have written their legislators about ComEdand Ameren’s request for a free pass to raise rates on their customers. The General Assembly will debate this issue this morning-and may vote by Friday-which is why I’ll be in Springfield this week, and I need…

Ilya Sheyman running for Mark Kirk’s Old Seat

Ilya Sheyman has announced his 2012 bid against Rep Robert Dold. Dold is the Tea Party candidate who replaced Rep Mark Kirk after Kirk won the campaign for President Obama’s old Senate seat. Rep Dold is also president of family owned Rose Pest Control. (1) http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=8099253 (2) http://dailyherald.com/article/20110428/news/110429673/ (3) http://highlandpark.patch.com/articles/waukegan-democrat-is-early-dold-challenger (4) http://twitter.com/#!/Sheyman2012 Personal Contact info…

Civil Discourse And Respectful Debate – April 27 Skokie Public Library

The Illinois Humanities Council is sponsoring one of a discussion series “What’s Possible? Government and the Economy,” a conversation with experts who are thinking and writing about the relationship of economics and government to democracy and ideological segregation. This will take place on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Skokie…

The new Skokie Economic Development Plan: “Money For Nothing & Chicks For Free”*

The New Skokie Economic Development Plan: “Money For Nothing And Chicks For Free”* Skokie village recently paid $1.7 million for property located at Dempster and Skokie. That is the equivalent of 17 firefighters. They have just sold it to Oberweis Dairy for $400,000 plus 5% of sales that exceed $1 million a year for the…

City Officials Indicted for Paying Selves Exorbitant Salaries… Almost Like they were School Superintendents

A story about corruption in the small California city of Bell won a Pulitzer Prize for The Los Angeles Times for “its exposure of corruption in the small California city of Bell where officials tapped the treasury to pay themselves exorbitant salaries, resulting in arrests and reforms” The officials included an Assistant City Manager who…

Skokie Voice Community Forum on housing in Skokie

Skokie Voice Community Forum on housing in Skokie. Issues include: * Enforcement of Village ordinances re: property upkeep and occupancy limits * The 2009 Nuisance and Intervention Prevention ordinance * Foreclosed properties in Skokie * Affordable housing * Section 8 housing Take a few minutes to complete the housing survey by clicking the link below.…

16 year old Skokie Girl on the Lam from Arranged Marriage?

According to the Skokie Police Department, Zaineb’s father had gone to Pakistan to arrange a marriage for his daughter. The Skokie Police have expressed concern that the girl’s family might view her disappearance as a disgrace, and that she might possibly be at risk of an “honor crime.” This story has reached accross the world:…

Collapsing Water Systems in Wilmette, Skokie & Northern Suburbs

Collapsing Water Systems in the Wilmette, Skokie & Northern Suburbs Skokie’s water system was built about 100 years ago. The parts have a design life of 100 years. It is falling apart and the village doesn’t have any backup plans to replace it. And it is going to cost a lot. It has a lot…

Schools that prohibit children from bringing their own lunch?

Some schools prohibit children from bringing their own lunches…. unless they have a medical excuse. They are required to eat the cafeteria food. Here are some articles about some schools that follow that policy and why it is so wrong. The real problem: “Any school that bans homemade lunches also puts more money in the…

Controversy over Affordable Housing in Winnetka

Winnetka is considering a plan to introduce affordable housing into the village. A group of residents called the Winnetka Home Owners Association (they call themselves “WHOA”) are organizing to counter considerations of the proposal. A sampling of e-mails for and against affordable housing in Winnetka Winnetka Residents Spar Over Affordable Housing Arguments, Pro and Con…

SkokieVoice community environmental expo

SkokieVoice community environmental expo – April 10 at Niles North HS 10am The Environment Committee of Skokie Voice would like you to join us at Skokie’s Spring Greening, the first community-wide environmental expo, on Sunday, April 10 at Niles North High School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature a trade show…

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