Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Officials convened yesterday to review financial activity in the village's two tax incremental financing districts.
Village administrators powwowed Tuesday morning to put their financial stethoscopes to the pulse of Morton Grove's tax incremental financing districts. The bill of health wasn't exactly perfect. The Waukegan Road district "a marginal TIF right now," according to Morton Grove Finance Director Ryan Horne. “Financially, it is challenging because we do need one or two more projects in the Waukegan Road TIF for it to be considered a financially healthy TIF,” Horne said at a meeting held yesterday to review both the Waukegan Road and Lehigh-Ferris TIF districts. Two different financial pictures TIF districts function by redistributing property taxes to a designated area for the purpose of redevelopment, while freezing other taxing bodies’ shares…
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Morgan Grove isn't immune to the market's problems but is doing better than the region overall.
Despite extremely low housing prices, buyers aren't exactly swarming to take advantage of the bargains and lenders remain cautious with their money, according to agencies. In the first quarter of 2011, prices fell to their lowest levels since the beginning of the housing bust, reported the S&P/Case-Shiller housing index. It showed that the U.S. National Home Price Index had declined by 4.2 percent in the first quarter, after it fell 3.6 percent in the last three months of 2010. Overall, the index is down 5.1 percent compared to its level a year ago. “Home prices continue on their downward spiral with no relief in sight,” David M. Blitzer, the index committee chairman at S&P Indices, said in an announcement about the numbers. While not …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
A year into economic development job, John Said notes possibilities from revitalizing Dempster Street.
Spearheading economic development in a town that isn't exactly a hotbed of business at a time when the country is crawling out of a recession might sound like a daunting task, but John Said opted to step into the job anyway last May. As the community and economic development director, he said that “Morton Grove has a lot of potential.” “I think it’s important for a community to try to move forward,” Said explained. That’s why residents, business owners and village officials convened recently at a public forum and broke into groups to discuss how to spur business along a stretch of Dempster Street from the railroad tracks to the Eden’s Expressway, a move perceived as an important step toward bolstering business in Morton Grove. Creating a …
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Officers arrested five people over the past week and logged six incidents of vandalism.
"Readers are reminded that an arrest by the police does not constitute a finding of guilt, and that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty," according to a statement from police Cmdr. Michael Fujara. On the road Charles Davis, 23, of Addison was arrested for driving on a suspended driver’s license at the intersection of Dempster Street and Oak Park Avenue after police stopped his vehicle for traffic violations on March 9. Itiren Sitftit, 55, of Skokie was arrested for driving with a revoked driver’s license on March 8 after being stopped by police for traffic violations in the 6700 Block of Dempster Street. Norman Astudilio, 23, of Niles was arrested for driving without a valid driver’s license on March 8 after police …
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
24 cases logged in 2010, more than double '09 number.
Police Commander Michael Fujara said identity theft is on the rise. The Morton Grove Police Department logged 24 incidents of the crime in 2010 -- more that twice the number the department dealt with in 2009, when there were 11 identity theft cases recorded. In 2008 there were 15 occurrences. The crime "occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes," according to the Federal Trade Commission. “It’s very difficult” for law enforcement to fight a crime like this, Fujara said, because people often become victims long before they recognize something is awry. The latest version of the annual Identity Fraud …
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Officers arrested eight people in the last week and recorded five incidents with unknown perpetrators.
"Readers are reminded that an arrest by the police does not constitute a finding of guilt, and that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty," according to a statement by Cmdr. Michael Fujara. Morton Grove Arrests Mario Baratti, 42, of Morton Grove was charged with retail theft on Jan. 6 after he was caught on camera stealing a drill bit from the Menard's store on 6300 Oakton Ave. Police stopped Vikas Auluk, of Skokie, for traffic violations at 6200 Dempster St. on Jan. 6 and then charged the 19-year-old with driving with a suspended driver’s license. Joanne Wong, 44, of Skokie, was charged with retail theft after being observed Jan. 8 on a security camera changing the bar code on a snow shovel and then buying the shovel for …
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Village overcomes Illinois' 'Fatal Fifteen' reputation for high number of drinking-related deaths.
While the Morton Grove police handled 71 DUI cases in 2010, none of those incidents resulted in fatality, even though a physician-led group recently named Illinois as one of the “Fatal Fifteen” states with the highest number of drunk-driving deaths in the U.S. Every year, the Coalition to End Needless Death on Our Roadways (END) unveils it’s “Fatal Fifteen” list -- a ranking of states with the highest numbers of drunk-driving fatalities. The list calculates the percentage of deadly crashes where a driver involved had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more. Illinois is No. 14, at about 35 percent. However, police say that Morton Grove has been fortunate when it comes to drunk-driving deaths. Police Commander Michael Fujara said that …
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Decision on repairs or wrecking ball awaited in 5-year fight over abandoned Marmora Avenue eyesore.
A four-man cleaning crew arrived at an abandoned Morton Grove home Friday. The men were met at the door by a mass of garbage, debris and personal belongings so profuse that entering the home and moving about was a daunting task. On Monday, after four days of work, the two-bedroom, single-family home at 9116 N. Marmora Ave. was still a disaster. The walls were yellowed and caved in at various points, the floors--still littered with rubbish--were almost black and mold was visible in many spots throughout the house. Village officials fear that mold has permeated every part of the building, making it uninhabitable. One of the workers, who estimated that it would take two more days for the crew to finish, described the house's condition as "the…
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Pat Craig
7:53 pm on Thursday, June 30, 2011
Actually Sherwin, I could not afford what I wanted in Arkansas but I did buy a nice little patch in southern Tennessee. When I move it will be in my own good time. Until then I will work toward improving the place I live. From time to time that may include pointing out where I believe that the "powers that be" are in error, (the ordinance allowing police to enter private property to enforce … more ›