Winnetka, IL

Historic Preservation Commission

The regular monthly meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission scheduled for November 2, 2026, has been cancelled.

Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

The Board of Fire & Police Commissioners will hold a special meeting to conduct business and enter a closed session. The agenda includes a discussion regarding conditional offers of employment for patrol officers.

• Patrol Officer Conditional Offers of Employment

Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

The Board of Fire & Police Commissioners will hold a special meeting to address new business and other matters. The agenda includes a discussion regarding conditional offers of employment for firemedics.

• Firemedic Conditional Offers of Employment

Village Council

Zoning Board of Appeals

Village Council

Environmental, Forestry, & Sustainability Commission

Foreign Fire Insurance Board

Planned Development Commission

Village Council

Firefighters Pension Board

Firefighters Pension Board

Plan Commission

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Village Council

Historic Preservation Commission

Environmental, Forestry, & Sustainability Commission

Zoning Board of Appeals

Village Council

Plan Commission

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Planned Development Commission

Police Pension Board

Police Pension Board

Police Pension Board

Police Pension Board

Village Council

The Village Council will meet to review the proposed 2027 Annual Budget and the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan. The meeting includes a period for public comments.

• Proposed 2027 Annual Budget
• Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan

Village Council

The Village Council is holding a budget review meeting to discuss the 2026 budget, including the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and the 2023 tax levy. Department-by-department presentations cover areas such as police, fire, public works, and utilities. This is a working session, not a final vote, and public comment is scheduled near the end.

• 2026 budget and Capital Improvement Plan overview
• 2023 tax levy discussion
• Police Department budget (pages 69-96)
• Fire Department budget (pages 97-126)
• Water and Electric Fund budgets (pages 204-308)

The Village Council held a budget review meeting for FY2026, hearing presentations from all departments. The proposed budget is balanced but includes a 4.93% increase for residents, a 1.45% property tax increase, and proposed rate increases for electric, water, sewer, refuse, and stormwater. No formal votes were taken; the meeting was for discussion and review only.

• Reviewed FY2026 budget with 4.93% resident cost increase
• Reviewed proposed 1.45% property tax increase
• Reviewed proposed utility rate increases (electric, water, sewer, refuse, stormwater)
• Reviewed $39 million capital program for 2026
• Reviewed $18.4 million Willow Road reconstruction project
• Reviewed $16.68 million proposed tax levy
• Discussed eliminating $1.1 million business district transfer due to new home-rule sales tax
• No formal votes taken; meeting was informational

Village Council

Plan Commission

The Plan Commission will meet to discuss findings and recommendations for Case No. 26-23-TX. This item concerns text and map amendments for the Open Space Institutional District.

• Case No. 26-23-TX: Open Space Institutional District Text and Map Amendments

Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Police Pension Board

The Winnetka Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees will meet to discuss fund management and administrative updates. The board is scheduled to review the Cash Management Policy and approve bills.

• Establish 2027 Repeat Withdrawals from IPOPIF
• Review and approval of Fiduciary Liability Insurance Renewal
• Review and adoption of Municipal Compliance Report
• Approval of Trustee Training Registration Fees and Reimbursable Expenses
• Establishment of 2027 Board Meeting Dates

Planned Development Commission

The Village of Winnetka's Planned Development Commission cancelled its regular monthly meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Winnetka Village Hall Council Chambers, 510 Green Bay Road. The posted agenda contains only the cancellation notice and general public-comment and accessibility information; no substantive items were scheduled. The notice states that public comment is permitted on all agenda items and gives email and mail options for submitting comments before a meeting.

• Regular monthly meeting of the Planned Development Commission scheduled for Oct. 21, 2026 is cancelled
• Meeting was to be held at 7:00 PM at Winnetka Village Hall Council Chambers, 510 Green Bay Road
• Written comments may be sent to planning@winnetka.org or to Community Development, Village of Winnetka, 510 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093
• Agenda materials are posted at www.villageofwinnetka.org/agendacenter
• ADA accommodation requests: Village ADA Coordinator, (847) 716-3543; T.D.D. (847) 501-6041

Village Council

The Village Council will consider creating a new Open Space Institutional Zoning District and updating the official zoning map. The council is also establishing an Ad Hoc Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Steering Committee and appointing its members.

• Ordinance MC-05-2026: Create an Open Space Institutional Zoning District
• Ordinance MC-06-2026: Update zoning map for Open Space Institutional District
• Resolution R-79-2026: Establish Ad Hoc Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Steering Committee
• Resolution R-77-2026: Contract with Progress Group, Inc. for Turbine #7 overhaul
• Appointments of 8 representatives to the Zoning Review Ad-Hoc Steering Committee

Design Review Board

The Design Review Board will consider applications for a sign permit and certificates of appropriateness for exterior alterations. The board is also reviewing a continued application for a retaining wall at the Water and Electric Plant.

• Case No. 26-30-V2: Retaining wall at 735 Tower Road (Water and Electric Plant)
• Case No. 26-20-DR: Back-lit illuminated wall sign at 515 Lincoln Avenue
• Case No. 26-21-DR: Exterior building alterations at 894-96 Green Bay Road
• Case No. 26-22-DR: Patio replacement at 800 Oak Street

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

The regular meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners scheduled for October 15, 2026, has been cancelled.

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

Environmental, Forestry, & Sustainability Commission

The Environmental, Forestry, & Sustainability Commission will meet to review a project user agreement and an ordinance update. The body will also discuss the near-term Climate Action Plan and sustainability communications.

• SWANCC Project User Agreement (PUA) presentation
• Open Spaces ordinance update
• Climate Action Plan discussion
• Monthly or bi-monthly Sustainability Communications

Village Council

The Village Council will meet to review and discuss a preferred concept plan for the Post Office Site. The remainder of the meeting consists of public comments and a closed session.

• Presentation and discussion of the Post Office Site Visioning Preferred Concept Plan

Zoning Board of Appeals

The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a request for a zoning variation at 735 Tower Road. The board will discuss whether to allow a retaining wall and fence to exceed maximum height limits. The Village Council holds final jurisdiction on the request.

• Case No. 26-30-V2: Variation for retaining wall and fence height at 735 Tower Road (Water and Electric Plant)

Village Council

The Winnetka Village Council meets October 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Village Hall, 510 Green Bay Road. The agenda includes a police presentation on the Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) Policy #433, a consent agenda with three contract resolutions waiving competitive bidding, and several ordinances and resolutions up for adoption. Notable items include a zoning variation for a swimming pool at 286 Ridge Avenue and a funding agreement with the State of Illinois for the Willow Road Reconstruction Project (Job No: C-91-873-09).

• Resolution No. R-71-26: waiving competitive bidding to award a contract to ABB, Inc. for ten 15kV circuit breakers
• Resolution No. R-73-2026: waiving bidding to award a contract to Microsystems, Inc. for digitization services for Community Development
• Resolution No. R-74-2026: waiving bidding and approving a renewable energy credit assignment and incentive payment agreement with RPG Energy Group, Inc.
• Ordinance No. M-14-2026: zoning variation to allow a swimming pool in the R-4 Single Family Residential District at 286 Ridge Avenue
• Resolution No. R-76-2026: local public agency agreement with the State of Illinois for Willow Road Reconstruction Project funding (Job No: C-91-873-09)

Historic Preservation Commission

The Winnetka Historic Preservation Commission meets October 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Village Hall, 510 Green Bay Road. The commission will review a local landmark nomination application for the single-family residence at 682 Lincoln Avenue (Case No. 26-16-HPC) and give advisory review of proposed alterations to 1140 Willow Road, a locally designated landmark (Case No. 26-17-HPC). It will also consider approving its August 3, 2026 meeting minutes and take up other business including a quorum check for the November 2, 2026 meeting, a preservation award plaque update, and a discussion on monthly communications content. Public comment is permitted on all agenda items.

• Landmark nomination review: 682 Lincoln Avenue single-family residence (Case No. 26-16-HPC)
• Advisory review of proposed alterations to 1140 Willow Road, a locally designated landmark (Case No. 26-17-HPC)
• Approval of August 3, 2026 regular meeting minutes
• Quorum check for the November 2, 2026 regular meeting
• Preservation Award Plaque Update and monthly communications content decision

Design Review Board

The Winnetka Design Review Board/Sign Board of Appeals meets September 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Village Hall, 510 Green Bay Road. The main item is a continued application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed four-story mixed-use building at 901-05, 907-09, 911-13 Green Bay Road and 1007-11 Tower Court, part of the Tower Court Condominiums preliminary planned development. The agenda notes the Village Council has final jurisdiction on this request, and the item has been continued from the May 21, June 18, July 16, August 27, and September 24, 2026 Design Review Board meetings. The Board will also take public comments, approve August 27, 2026 special meeting minutes, and check quorum for its October 15, 2026 regular meeting.

• Case No. 25-19-PD: amended Certificate of Appropriateness application for a four-story mixed-use building at 901-05, 907-09, 911-13 Green Bay Road and 1007-11 Tower Court (Tower Court Condominiums preliminary planned development)
• Village Council holds final jurisdiction over the Tower Court request
• Item continued from the May 21, June 18, July 16, August 27, and September 24, 2026 Design Review Board meetings
• Approval of August 27, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes
• Quorum check for the October 15, 2026 Regular Meeting

Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

Design Review Board

The Winnetka Design Review Board/Sign Board of Appeals will hold a special meeting to consider continued and new applications for certificates of appropriateness and sign permits. The main item is a continued review of the proposed four-story mixed-use building at Tower Court, which has been discussed at several prior meetings. Other items include a sign permit for Solidcore, a retaining wall at the Water and Electric Plant, a fence replacement, and storefront changes.

• Case 25-19-PD: Amended Certificate of Appropriateness for new 4-story mixed-use building at 901-05, 907-09, 911-13 Green Bay Road and 1007-11 Tower Court (continued from prior meetings)
• Case 26-15-DR: Sign permit for back-lit wall sign for Solidcore at 736 Elm Street (continued)
• Case 26-30-V2: Certificate of Appropriateness for patterned retaining wall at 735 Tower Road (Water and Electric Plant)
• Case 26-17-DR: Certificate of Appropriateness for fence replacement at 711 Oak Street
• Case 26-18-DR: Sign permit to change face of The UPS Store sign at 1001 Green Bay Road

Plan Commission

The Winnetka Plan Commission will hold a regular meeting to consider two new applications: a text and map amendment creating an Open Space Institutional Zoning District for certain publicly-owned land, and a special use permit for a preschool at Winnetka Presbyterian Church. The Commission will also approve minutes from the August meeting and receive a community development report. Final jurisdiction on both applications rests with the Village Council.

• Case No. 26-23-TX: Text and map amendment to establish Open Space Institutional Zoning District
• Case No. 26-25-SU: Special Use Permit for preschool at 1255 Willow Road (Winnetka Presbyterian Church)
• Approval of August 26, 2026 meeting minutes
• Public comments on all agenda items

The Commission recommended establishing a new Open Space Institutional zoning district and rezoning specific public lands to that district. It also recommended approval for a preschool to operate within the Winnetka Presbyterian Church.

• Recommended approval of text amendment to establish Open Space Institutional zoning district (6-1)
• Recommended approval of map amendment to place certain properties in the new zoning district (5-2)
• Recommended approval of special use permit for a preschool at 1255 Willow Road (4-1)
• Approved August 26, 2026, meeting minutes (7-0)

General

The Winnetka Foreign Fire Insurance Board will hold a regular meeting to review and accept minutes from prior meetings and the treasurer's report. Under old business, the board will discuss EMS equipment and the outcome of a special election. New business includes potential purchases of shaded eye protection, RagTop extrication gloves, and Carhartt collared cold-weather jackets. Public comment will be heard before adjournment.

• Review of minutes for October Special Meeting and July Regular Meeting
• Treasurer's report review
• Discussion of EMS equipment under old business
• Special election outcome discussion
• New business: Shaded Eye Protection, RagTop Extrication Gloves, Carhartt Collared Cold-Weather Jacket

Historic Preservation Commission

The regular monthly meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission scheduled for September 21, 2026, has been cancelled. No other business is listed on the agenda.

Foreign Fire Insurance Board

Design Review Board

Design Review Board

The Design Review Board/Sign Board of Appeals regular meeting scheduled for September 17, 2026, has been canceled. No agenda items will be discussed or decided at this meeting.

• Regular monthly meeting canceled

Design Review Board

Village Council

The Winnetka Village Council is meeting to vote on several contracts, including one for underground cable, water plant piping, and a mechanical project, as well as an ordinance on building permit extensions and a resolution amending service fees. They will also hear presentations on a mural project, the Park District, and an ADA ramp design.

• Resolution R-66-2026: Contract with Wesco Distribution Inc. for 15KV underground cable
• Resolution R-67-2026: Contract with Boller Construction for water plant piping modifications
• Resolution R-70-2026: Rejecting bids and awarding contract to Quality Mechanical Inc. for Public Safety Building RTU replacement
• Ordinance MC-04-2026: Amending building permit extension rules for new single-family residents
• Resolution R-68-2026: Amending Village service fees