The following items were discussed and/or action was taken at the village of Lincolnwood board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, May 17.
Lincolnwood to host annual Memorial Day parade
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Lincolnwood and American Legion Post 1226 will host the annual parade and ceremony in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30.
The parade will start at 10:20 a.m. at the corner of Cicero and Pratt avenues and travel east on Pratt Avenue and north on Keeler Avenue before ending at Madeleine’s Garden in Proesel Park where a ceremony honoring the nation’s fallen service members will be held.
Local groups and organizations that wish to participate in the Memorial Day events should contact Olivia Antosz at the Lincolnwood Parks and Recreation Department at 847-677-4723 or [email protected].
Lincoln Hall student wins vehicle sticker design contest
Seventh-grader Angelina Boudouvas was named the winner of Lincolnwood’s 2016 vehicle sticker design contest. The theme chosen by the Lincoln Hall Middle School student was the upcoming 40th anniversary of Lincolnwood’s annual Turkey Trot race, which she captured by drawing a Turkey running away from its captor.
Mayor Jerry Turry presented Boudouvas with an award during the May 17 Lincolnwood board meeting, and her parents, John and Toula Boudouvas, received a free vehicle sticker.
Village buying new broadcast video system
Technical problems caused by Lincolnwood’s 10-year-old broadcasting system used by village staff to live stream and record some public meetings at village hall will be replaced with modern equipment the village will purchase this year for $88,900, officials said.
A contract to buy the new equipment from Wood Dale-based OSA Integrated Solutions, Inc. was approved as part of Tuesday’s consent agenda.
The new system will include a video conferencing feature, an improved operating system, offsite remote access, and high-definition video cameras, according to the village.
The village began to consider replacing its current broadcast equipment following a series of outages and technical problems that have occurred during the past two years.
Annually, the village streams 60 hours of live content online and via major cable providers for public view of Village Board, Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and District 74 School Board meetings.
The new equipment will be paid for with funds from the Public, Educational, Government (PEG) Capital fee fund, according to the village.
Special liquor license issued for summer festival
Friends of Lincolnwood 2015, Inc., a group of volunteers that runs the annual Lincolnwood Fest in Proesel Park, has been granted a Class S-E Liquor License for the sale of beer and wine during the event.
This year’s Lincolnwood Fest will be held July 21-24.
Bus provider rehired for summer day camp service
The village renewed an ongoing year-to-year contract with Skokie-based Alltown Bus Services, Inc. to provide summer bus transportation for the Lincolnwood Park and Recreation Department’s swim team and the summer day camp program.
The contract renewal marks the seventh year in a row the village has partnered with the bus company for transportation services offered during the summer.
The village will be charged a 2.5 percent increase from last year’s cost, which was budgeted at $23,000 budgeted for day camp transportation and $1000 for swim meet transportation, according to the village.
While the village covers the initial costs for the bus service, participation fees are later recovered for the fill cost, according to the village.
More street lights to be replaced this year
The fourth year of a five-year plan to replace street lights throughout the Village for Lincolnwood for an estimated $5 million will continue with the replacement of the existing street lights on Touhy Avenue between Cicero Avenue and Karlov Avenue. Metal halide bulbs in the street lights on Touhy Avenue between Karlov Avenue and Hamlin Avenue with also be retrofitted with LED lights as part of the project.
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A $1.146 million contract for this phase of the project was awarded to Franklin Park-based H&H Electric.
Brewery hopes to begin construction this summer
The owners of Chicago-based Begyle Brewery said they plan to start construction on a new 24,100 square-foot brewery and tap room at 7005 N. Central Park Avenue within two weeks being issued a building permit. Co-owner of Begyle, Kevin Cary, said he plans to file an application for the permit by the end of May.
Citing delays related to construction costs and engineering, Cary asked the village to extend the permitting and zoning timeline for the project by an additional 180 days past the prior deadline of May 29 that was previously established by the village. The board approved his request as part of the consent agenda at the May 15 Village Board meeting.
Next board meeting scheduled
The next Lincolnwood Village Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 6900 N. Lincoln Ave.
Natalie Hayes is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.