Friday, December 21, 2012
The 10 topics that most interested readers during the past year were stories about child endangerment, a train derailment, local deaths and more.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Now that the year is nearing its end, it offers an opportunity to look back on which stories most interested Glenview Patch readers. What story did you follow most closely? 1. A 4-year-old drowns at a Glenview pool while with his child-care center. Vincente Cardenas was visiting Roosevelt Pool, 2239 Fir St., with Glenview-based Wesley Child Care Center. Eight counselors were at the pool with the kids. Lifeguards unsuccessfully administered CPR before Cardenas was transported to Glenbrook Hospital. 2. Neal Pagano dies after after falling into a firepit. Neal Pagano, 46, died at his Glenview home after falling into a firepit in his backyard. 3. Freight train derails, bridge collapses, crushing couple in their car The frieght train, which …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Representatives from the railroad company will discuss the circumstances of the July 4 train derailment and bridge collapse on Shermer Rd. that killed two Glenview residents.
At the request of Northbrook and Glenview officials, representatives from Union Pacific will appear at a community meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Glenbrook North Sheely Center for the Performing Arts. Officials are expected to discuss the safety history of the collapsed viaduct — the site of two prior derailments — construction plans for the replacement viaduct and information for those looking to file claims with Union Pacific. Read Patch's full coverage of the train derailment and bridge collapse here. Representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration, Illinois Commerce Commission and Illinois Department of Transportation are also scheduled to attend the meeting. Community members at the meeting will have an opportunity to ask …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Village Manager Todd Hileman's annual salary is ranked second highest in the state, according to conservative organization For The Good of Illinois. Hileman banks more than Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, the study said.
With an annual salary of $245,653 in 2011, Glenview Village Manager Todd Hileman is the No. 2 highest paid village manager in the state of Illinois, according to a new study by For The Good of Illinois, a conservative leaning public interest group. Additionally, Hileman was one of seven Village Managers who made more money than Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the study said. Stay tuned to the latest Glenview news: Like us on Facebook! Other burbs with managers who also banked more than Emanuel last year include: Northbrook, Highland Park, Skokie, Schaumburg, Grayslake and Gurnee. The study, which lists the 13 highest paid village managers in Illinois, also said Hileman’s salary has seen rapid rise in the last six years, increasing 34 percent …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Task force of municipal officials drafts white paper for state senator to turn into legislation.
When state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) called a meeting in July to bring municipal officials and ComEd executives together to resolve some of the problems arising from severe summer storms, Glenview Village Manager Todd Hileman asked to attend. Little did Hileman know he would be volunteering to head a task force examining ComEd's response to outages. On Tuesday, he and others presented the results of their work during a news conference sponsored by the Northwest Municipal Conference in Chicago: a white paper that Garrett hopes to turn into legislation to hold ComEd accountable for its actions. More storms, more problems Hileman served on a similar task force three years ago after an earlier series of storms and thought some …
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Officials received a plan to reduce outages in pocket areas and an annual report from the utility company.
Amid skepticism from members of the Glenview Village Board, ComEd gave the Village its plan to reduce power outages in pockets prone to interruption at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting. ComEd identified ten areas of Glenview which have experienced higher than normal power outages during good weather and bad. The utility then explained what it intended to do in each one to ease problems. ComEd Vice President for External Affairs Michael Guerra and Reliability Engineer Ken Cicirale explained a combination of pole improvement, wire upgrading, enhanced equipment and tree trimming would reduce outages for people who experience frequent loss of power. Read more: Summertime Outages hit Glennview Hard The original purpose of the meeting was…
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Strong effort by Hileman gets results for local citizens.
A solid effort by Glenview Village Manager Todd Hileman to bridge the gap between ComEd and citizen's issues with utility was evident at a meeting with company executives Wednesday night at the Glenview Police Station. More than 65 people primarily from the Park Manor neighborhood came to the meeting sponsored by state Rep. John Damico (D-Chicago) and state Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) to ask questions and learn steps ComEd was taking to improve service. Read More: Summer Storms Nab Glenview, Outages Abound Unlike earlier meetings where legislators like State Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Hileman blasted ComEd for its service in the aftermath of the June 21 and July 11 storms, this time five company representatives came with …
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
In the wake of summer storms and massive outages, a look at Winnetka's independent approach.
While some North Shore residents were without electricity for up to five days after massive storms June 21 and July 11, no one in Winnetka was out of power more than 12 hours. As ComEd struggled to restore service to more than 400,000 customers in the aftermath of the June 21 outages and over 800,000 in the wake of the July 11 weather, Winnetka took care of itself. Related: ComEd Can't Pull Plug on Residents' Anger Communities like Glenview, Highland Park, Lake Forest and Wilmette rely on ComEd to provide it power. Winnetka has been generating or supplying its own for more than 100 years, according to Village Director of Water and Electric Brian Keys. Its citizens also pay less. According to Keys, people in Winnetka paid $59 less for …
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Communities claim strong financial footing will help maintain AAA bond rating.
When Standard & Poor’s downgraded America’s credit rating Friday from AAA to AA+, a number of Northern Suburbs with AAA ratings faced the possibility they could suffer the same fate despite their unchanging finances. A few days after Congress passed an extension of the debt ceiling, the bond rating agency claimed America was less likely to pay its obligations because of the mounting national debt. 'Solid as a rock' According to both Standard and Poor’s and the New York Federal Reserve Bank, state and local credit ratings are not absolutely tied to the United States, but there is a strong influence. Since neither Moody’s nor Fitch downgraded American debt, there is ambiguity. “Our rating is by Moody’s, not Standard & Poor’s and I believe …
Friday, July 29, 2011
Mayor, city staff join other suburbs in asking utility for honesty.
With representatives from Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) in attendance, Thursday's gathering of more than 40 mayors and managers from a dozen north suburban communities in Lake Forest soon turned to the utility company's inability to be honest in its communications during the recent storms that knocked power out for much of the Chicagoland area. State Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) convened the meeting at the Lake Forest Municipal Facility to find ways for all branches of government to work together when crippling storms hit. The last one on July 11 left more than 800,000 ComEd customers without power. Across the board, village and city officials expressed frustration at ComEd giving out inaccurate answers rather than admit it does not …
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Glenview has withheld two months of payments claiming it was overcharged.
The Village of Niles filed a lawsuit against the Village of Glenview this Wednesday seeking $698,000 that Niles officials say its neighbor to the north owes in water bills. The amount represents payment for water used by 44,000 customers of North Maine Utilities—which is owned by Glenview—in April and May. The customers, who live in unincorporated areas, will continue to receive water while the two villages resolve their conflict, according to a statement released by the Village of Niles. In addition to homes, the utility serves hospitals, fire departments and businesses. In its lawsuit, Niles claims that Glenview has breached the terms of a 30-year agreement on the provision of water to North Maine customers, and is asking for an …
Jimmy T
8:29 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
Yikes, a better title would have been "Top 10 Tragedies in Glenview for 2012". more ›