795 published records and 16 reviewed projects · Source review 2026-09-06. Selected coverage; this is not a complete list of municipal activity.
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Approved (recorded), Jan 5 2026 · Evidence
On January 5, 2026 the City Council adopted, on its consent agenda, an ordinance amending the parking code to prohibit parking during certain hours on Norman Boulevard from South Home Avenue east to the dead end. The consent agenda vote was 7–0. The hours and signage details are not established here.
Ordinance · City Council · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 5 2026 · Evidence
The City received the application in case HD-26-01, the first historic district application in Park Ridge, on June 1, 2026. The proposed Spanish Town district groups Spanish Colonial houses at 424 Talcott Place, 428 Talcott Place, 430 Talcott Place, 1305 S. Crescent Avenue and 1309 S. Crescent Avenue. After a preliminary review on July 1, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission voted 5–0 to hold a public hearing on August 5, 2026. Council action is outside this record.
Historic district · Historic Preservation Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Jun 3 2026 · Evidence
At its meeting on June 3, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission considered a hundred-year-old house certification application for 911 S. Washington Avenue; the applicant attended and commissioners had no questions. The commission approved the certification for the property as shown in the plans attached to the staff memorandum; the vote was 5–0. This account relies on the draft minutes of the meeting.
Public record · Historic Preservation Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Feb 4 2026 · Evidence
At its meeting on February 4, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission considered a hundred-year-old house certification application for 313 S. Fairview Avenue; the applicant attended and commissioners had no questions. The commission approved the certification for the property as shown in the plans attached to the staff memorandum; the vote was 4–0. This account relies on the draft minutes of the meeting.
Public record · Historic Preservation Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Feb 4 2026 · Evidence
At its meeting on February 4, 2026, the Historic Preservation Commission considered a hundred-year-old house certification application for 500 Root Street; the applicant attended and commissioners had no questions. The commission approved the certification for the property as shown in the plans attached to the staff memorandum; the vote was 4–0. This account relies on the draft minutes of the meeting.
Public record · Historic Preservation Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jan 7 2026 · Evidence
The City of Park Ridge, as applicant and owner, sought local landmark designation for the pair of greystone gate columns in the public right-of-way on both sides of Berry Parkway just east of Northwest Highway. At its meeting on January 7, 2026, after a public hearing at which commissioners asked for additional information to be reflected in the findings of fact, the Historic Preservation Commission voted 6–0 to recommend that the City Council approve the designation. The commission had first agreed by consensus that the gates should be a landmark on May 1, 2024.
Historic district · Historic Preservation Commission · Park Ridge
Scheduled (recorded), Sep 29 2026 · Evidence
A map amendment and planned unit development for a hotel and multi-family development at 809 W Touhy Avenue and neighboring parcels were heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission on August 25, 2026. The Commission voted 9–0 to continue the cases, including PUD-26-03, to September 29, 2026. No recommendation or Council action appears in the records reviewed.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Recorded step (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 28 2026 · Evidence
On July 28, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6–0 to continue the site plan review for 245 Vine Avenue to its meeting of September 15, 2026, while the applicant's related Zoning Board of Appeals request was pending. The agenda for September 15, 2026 lists the continued review; no outcome from that meeting is in this record.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Recorded step (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 28 2026 · Evidence
On June 9, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission heard planned unit development PUD-26-02, filed with map amendment MA-26-04 by applicant Andrew Nast for a boutique hotel and an apartment building sharing a parking garage on the block at 809 W Touhy Ave. Commissioners asked for a more complete and consistent plan and clearer public benefits, and voted 6–0 to continue both cases to July 28, 2026. The draft minutes of July 28, 2026 note that the applicant withdrew the application.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Recorded step (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 28 2026 · Evidence
On June 9, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission heard map amendment MA-26-04, filed with planned unit development PUD-26-02 by applicant Andrew Nast for a boutique hotel and an apartment building sharing a parking garage on the block at 809 W Touhy Ave. Commissioners said the application lacked detail and was inconsistent in places, and voted 6–0 to continue both cases to July 28, 2026. The draft minutes of July 28, 2026 note that the applicant withdrew the application.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 28 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on July 28, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended text amendment ZA-26-03, which adds a definition distinguishing murals from signs in support of a City program for murals on public property. The draft minutes record the vote as 6–0; the staff memo to the City Council reports it as 6–0. The meeting agenda printed a different case number for this item.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jun 9 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on June 9, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council grant special use SU-26-08 for an express car wash at 505 Busse Highway. Commissioners discussed noise from the wash tunnel and vacuum area near homes and other sensitive uses before voting 6–0, according to the draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded), Jun 23 2026 · Evidence
On June 23, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by the Park Ridge-Niles school district for parking lot and basketball court improvements at Lincoln Middle School, 200 S Lincoln Avenue. The approved minutes record the vote as 6–0.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Jun 9 2026 · Evidence
At the same meeting on June 9, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the site plan for the car wash at 505 Busse Highway, voting 6–0 according to the draft minutes, on conditions that accessible parking requirements be resolved and that outstanding landscape buffer issues be worked out with staff.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), May 26 2026 · Evidence
On May 12, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission opened the public hearing on SU-26-05 for a personal services establishment at 31 S. Fairview Avenue and voted 5–0 to continue it so the applicant could supply a clearer floor plan. At the continued hearing on May 26, 2026, applicant Oyun Batbayar described the retail share of the space. The draft minutes word the second motion as a continuance but record it carried 8–0; the staff memo to the City Council reports that the Commission recommended approval by 8–0.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), May 26 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on May 26, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council grant special use SU-26-06 for a medical/dental clinic at 31 S Northwest Highway, where applicant Michael Kogelis described an optical store offering limited eye exams. The draft minutes page with this vote is not in the text record, but the staff memo to the Council reports the recommendation as 8–0. The draft ordinance lists parcels 09-35-205-033-0000 and 09-35-205-020-0000.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), May 26 2026 · Evidence
On May 26, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the site plan for the hospital expansion at 1700 Luther Lane, voting 8–0 according to the draft minutes, with a condition limiting the height of the parking lot light poles. The applicant had asked for taller poles because underground detention tanks and the water table limit where footings can go.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Amended (recorded in draft minutes), May 12 2026 · Evidence
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the site plan review for the addition to the middle school at 200 S. Lincoln Avenue, a companion to the special use for the same expansion. The vote was 7–0. The minutes cited are the draft version posted for approval at the next meeting.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded), Apr 28 2026 · Evidence
On April 28, 2026 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by the Park Ridge Park District to replace, and slightly enlarge, a shed near the driving range at the Oakton Sports Complex, 2800 Oakton Street. The approved minutes record the vote as 6–0.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Mar 10 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on March 10, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council grant special use SU-26-03 for a medical/dental clinic, a wellness and functional medicine business, at 27 N Northwest Highway, with the building owner's consent. The draft ordinance lists the parcel as 09-26-425-045-0000. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Feb 10 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on February 10, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended text amendment ZA-26-01, a City-initiated change to the Zoning Ordinance's fence material rules that would allow aluminum fencing designed to simulate wood. The draft minutes record the vote as 7–0; the staff memo to the City Council reports it as 7–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jan 13 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on January 13, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council grant special use SU-26-01 for an addition to the elementary school at 2401 Manor Lane, a property owned by the Park Ridge-Niles school district. The draft minutes record the vote as 8–0, and the staff memo later sent to the Council reports the recommendation as 8–0. The Council's draft ordinance lists the parcel as 09-22-306-027-0000. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jan 13 2026 · Evidence
After a public hearing on January 13, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council grant special use SU-26-02 so that applicant Amy Fontana could open a health and fitness studio at 136 N Northwest Highway, with the consent of the building's owner, Uptown Station LLC. The draft ordinance lists the parcel as 09-26-424-006-0000. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Dec 9 2025 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use (SU-25-14) allowing dwelling units above the ground floor at 800 Busse Highway, applied for by the owner Ranko Ristic, following the earlier rezoning of the property to the retail and office district. The vote was 7–1. The minutes cited are the draft version posted for approval at the next meeting. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Aug 27 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5–0 to recommend that the City Council approve major variances (VA-26-20) at 525 S. Chester Avenue allowing new mechanical equipment (air conditioning units) to be located in, and to encroach into, the required interior side yard. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Aug 27 2026 · Evidence
For a new detached garage at 113 Belle Plaine Avenue (case VA-26-17), the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5–0 on a motion worded as a recommendation that the City Council approve a minor variance for the garage floor area ratio and lot coverage; the findings of fact in the draft minutes state that the board itself approves those minor variances. It then voted 5–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance letting the garage sit closer to the house than the minimum separation in the code. This record does not show any Council action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Aug 27 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3–2 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-19) allowing a hot tub closer to the east property line than the required setback at 1713 S. Ashland Avenue. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Aug 27 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-18) allowing an addition to an existing home at 638 Ottawa Avenue with less than the required interior side yard setback. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 23 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a minor variance (VA-26-16) allowing an addition to an existing home at 420 S. Lincoln Avenue that exceeds the maximum floor area ratio. The board's findings cite an existing basement that counts toward floor area because more than half of its height is above grade. The vote was 7–0; the board is the final authority on minor variances.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 23 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 7–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-12) at 140 N. Northwest Highway allowing an additional wall sign that faces a rear parking lot and is larger than the code's maximum for such a sign. The sign replaces an earlier approved sign on the same elevation. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 23 2026 · Evidence
The applicant proposed replacing a four-unit building at 245 Vine Avenue with three townhomes and sought major variances (VA-26-14) for lot area and parking. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5–2 to recommend that the City Council approve the parking variance, allowing less than the required off-street parking. A separate motion to recommend approval of the lot area variance did not carry; the draft minutes record it as denied. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jun 25 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6–0, in a single motion, to recommend that the City Council approve major variances (VA-26-13) for a hospital addition at 1700 Luther Lane with less than the required perimeter landscape yard for a fence and wall and fewer parking lot islands than required. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), May 14 2026 · Evidence
At a special meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-09) allowing a deck that encroaches the required interior side yard at 1105 Harrison Street. The hearing had been listed for the April regular meeting and was moved to this special meeting. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Apr 23 2026 · Evidence
For an addition to an existing detached garage at 1633 Vine Avenue (case VA-26-08), the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a minor variance allowing the property to provide less than the required open space (vote 6–0), a decision the board makes itself. In a separate vote of 5–1, it recommended that the City Council approve a major variance allowing the addition to exceed the maximum floor area ratio. This record does not show the Council's action on the major variance.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Apr 23 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6–0 to recommend that the City Council approve major variances (VA-26-07) for a parking garage expansion at 1925 W. Dempster Street: exceeding the maximum building height for the zoning district and departing from the design standards for sixty-degree parking spaces. Staff told the board that the applicant was withdrawing a third request, for light fixtures above the maximum height, and would design the fixtures to meet code. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Mar 19 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-06) allowing a wall sign that does not face a public street at 652 N. Northwest Highway (Suite B, a suite whose only entrance faces the development's courtyard. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Feb 26 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6–1 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-04) allowing a business at 813 Devon Avenue to operate without providing the minimum required off-street parking. The proposed occupant was described at the hearing as a wellness studio. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Feb 26 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 7–0 to recommend that the City Council approve a major variance (VA-26-02) allowing a wall sign for a second-story business at 120 Main Street (Unit 202. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Feb 26 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 7–0 to recommend that the City Council approve major variances (VA-26-05) at 120 S Northwest Highway for a wall sign that is not on the sign frieze or directly above the first-floor door or window, that covers part of an architectural detail, window or door, and that exceeds the maximum size allowed by code. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jan 22 2026 · Evidence
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5–0 to recommend that the City Council approve major variances (VA-26-03) at 1305 Garden Street for a renovation and addition that encroaches the front yard setback, a front-loaded attached garage wider than half of the front facade, and an attached garage located in front of the main front facade. The City Council makes the final decision on major variances; this record does not show that action.
Zoning variance · Zoning Board of Appeals · Park Ridge
SSA final reading approved; final construction award not yet verified · Evidence
September 8 Council minutes record a 7–0 vote approving the SSA final reading. A separate 7–0 Committee motion advanced the $512,851 construction contract to the September 21 Council agenda. The reviewed records do not yet establish that final award, completed work or individual owner bills.
Reviewed project · Park Ridge
In capital program; installation unconfirmed · Evidence
The Village program proposes audible/tactile pedestrian signals and emergency-vehicle signal preemption at a specific intersection.
Reviewed project · Glencoe
Study underway; zoning unchanged · Evidence
A study following the 2024 Comprehensive Plan explores business uses, mixed-use flexibility, building standards and parking rules. The Village explicitly says zoning changes have not been adopted.
Reviewed project · Wilmette
Storage built; program phases require separate checks · Evidence
The west-side program links a Council-approved plan and intergovernmental agreements to storage under athletic, golf and school land.
Reviewed project · Winnetka
Renovation scheduled; closure starts September 8 · Evidence
An announced September 8 closure affects the lower ramp, beach, beach house and playground; the upper road has different access restrictions.
Reviewed project · Glencoe
Hearing agenda verified; outcome unconfirmed · Evidence
Revised map-amendment and planned-development applications concern nine named properties; the August 25 agenda is available, but an outcome was not verified.
Reviewed project · Park Ridge
Revised application; hearing September 28 · Evidence
The revised Saint Francis Xavier School application combines building changes, an alley vacation, parcel consolidation and a proposed pickup/drop-off area.
Reviewed project · Wilmette
Ramp and plaza access open; future phases conditional · Evidence
The August 14, 2026 contractor report confirms the ramp and stramp opened and fencing was removed for full beach access. Punch-list work remained; the Village separately identifies future improvements needing funding.
Reviewed project · Kenilworth
Design direction; no construction vote · Evidence
Approved June 9 minutes record design direction toward on-street bike lanes and parking on one side, alongside road, drainage and water-service work. Construction funding and later approvals remain separate.
Reviewed project · Wilmette
Funded project; start anticipated November 2026 · Evidence
A July update shifts expected construction to November 2026 and connects road rebuilding with storm sewer, watermain and sanitary-sewer work.
Reviewed project · Winnetka
