A proposal, an approval and a completed project are different events. These permanent timelines and published records connect the evidence and identify what remains unverified.
795 published records and 16 reviewed projects · Source review 2026-09-06. Selected coverage; this is not a complete list of municipal activity.
The applicant brought concept plans for redeveloping the garden center site at 1440 Higgins Road to the Planning and Zoning Commission on June 13, 2017 and August 8, 2017, then applied for a planned development of townhomes and a commercial building. After a public hearing on November 14, 2017, the motion to recommend approval failed. The staff memo to the City Council reported the vote as 0–9. The roll call printed in the draft minutes does not match that result, so the tally here comes from the memo.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
2017 · Planning and Zoning Commission5 on this page
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Oct 24 2017 · Evidence
The co-owners of the motor vehicle service station at 1200 West Touhy Avenue (parcel 09-26-319-014-0000) asked to rezone it from the retail and office district, where the station is a nonconforming use, to the general commercial district. After a public hearing on October 24, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval; the staff memo to the City Council reported the vote as 8–0. Any sign changes would need separate review.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Aug 8 2017 · Evidence
The Park Ridge Park District asked for site plan approval to put up seasonal light poles taller than the usual limit at Centennial Park, 100 South Western Avenue, so soccer teams could practice in the evening during the fall. On August 8, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7–0 to approve the site plan as submitted.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Recorded step (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 25 2017 · Evidence
A request to rezone the motor vehicle service station property at 1118 West Touhy Avenue from the retail and office district to the general commercial district was on the Planning and Zoning Commission's hearing agenda for July 25, 2017. At the hearing, a representative of the applicant, Thorntons Incorporated, said the application would be withdrawn. The Commission made no recommendation.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Public hearing (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 25 2017 · Evidence
Thornton's Incorporated asked the Planning and Zoning Commission to amend the sign regulations so that motor vehicle service stations could use electronic digital (LED) price displays. After a public hearing on July 25, 2017, the Commission voted 6–1 to continue the case to a date not yet set, so that it could get input from the City Attorney and more information from the applicant. These records do not show a later recommendation on the case.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jun 13 2017 · Evidence
After a public hearing on June 13, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a special use for an appointment-based health and fitness center in a suite at 444 North Northwest Highway, in the Office district. The applicant was Perfect Workout, Inc. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
