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Mayor Van Dusen summarized the village’s stance and staff guidance: \"We do not share village data with third party vendors. Period. We do not detain anyone based only on immigration status,\" he said, reading a synopsis of police guidance that he said was developed with the chief and corporation counsel. The mayor and corporation counsel said the village’s policy is aligned with the Illinois Trust Act and other state laws that promote limited local involvement in civil immigration enforcement.

Corporation Counsel Michael Lortz and Chief Barnes explained operational limits. \"We are not alerted to that,\" Chief Barnes said when asked whether the police are notified in advance when federal immigration arrests are executed; he said federal agencies do not routinely inform the village about administrative enforcement actions unless the activity occurs as part of a local criminal investigation. The chief added that if a family comes to the police looking for a detained relative the department will try to assist by contacting federal agencies.

Trustees and speakers urged additional outreach and reaffirmation. Trustee Robinson urged the board to use the month to reflect and recommit to equity and inclusion. Several residents asked the board to consider a renewed public reaffirmation of the board’s 2017 resolution and to support community education such as \"know your rights\" trainings and distribution of bilingual materials. One resident suggested the village coordinate with grassroots groups to provide information in trusted settings rather than only in public venues such as the library.

Corporation counsel said the mayor received the coalition’s letter at 4 p.m. the same day and staff would review it; he also noted the village’s ordinance (section 58 of the village code) had been considered a strong local model when adopted in 2017. The board did not take formal regulatory action; trustees directed staff to review the coalition’s suggestions and to consider reissuing or reaffirming the board’s 2017 resolution for the next meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","February 3, 2025 Village Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees and members of the public on Monday reviewed Skokie’s 2017 welcoming ordinance and the village’s policies on interactions with federal immigration authorities, with village leaders saying most recommendations in a letter from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights are already reflected in village policy.","taxTitle","Skokie, Cook County, Illinois","taxId",3818,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6352571,"Skokie board adopts building-code amendments to allow temporary occupancy, require fireproof charging storage and parking labeling",396,1391000,1787000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2224445-41e2c98cff8d426b7cfe2dd165b57e32&start=1391&end=1787","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2224445-41e2c98cff8d426b7cfe2dd165b57e32/thumbnail_1391000.jpg","/articles/6352571/Skokie/Cook-County/Illinois/Skokie-board-adopts-building-code-amendments-to-allow-temporary-occupancy-require-fireproof-charging-storage-and-parking-labeling","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352571-0c79c898176f6db16cfccc635c101333/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193010&Signature=UAQj6dp7LLyHY-Spu6lV~XaL61pYjU3ghnNv58hAjLW5ydkTLnWU5X1FVB15YFissvuSjNaqMdszODJhATEd6ov4gZO1azMRyAi-UZAeecPLZIHQtKM8iVQSOykOcXPlR1F~65eqDtyX46nFXds468cuhaG8RFKHULuYS6yqTDO1SytnjS6RvwlGVpmvZGheyvWC0wP2GG6MzablTmq4~0lmQitQXryeuj5A2N9P04Lw~u6wxoTBnHNv6Prs32ZWTdJE25URg7ApXwUVAuIF-K~kKopDazjVVxfhjTmRc9ZAU96BQ0QzVfOtuGBSRToeysLGJC31RlF5SoQycA7Peg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Skokie Village Board on Monday approved amendments to the village code that change several building and occupancy rules, including allowing temporary certificates of occupancy, replacing bonds with proof of insurance in some situations, requiring fireproof charging storage in new multifamily buildings and requiring assigned parking spaces to be labeled with unit identifiers.

Village Manager John Lockerbie presented the recommended changes and asked the board to authorize the corporation counsel to draft the necessary ordinance language. \"This is a way to help manage that and make sure we're putting in safe spaces in our buildings,\" Lockerbie said when explaining the fireproof charging-storage requirement, citing concerns about lithium batteries and device charging in dwelling units. He described the temporary certificate of occupancy as a tool to help businesses and property owners open sooner once critical life-safety items are addressed.

The amendments were discussed in detail by staff. Johanna Knighton, community development director, and Angel Schnorr, manager of building services and inspection services, answered trustees’ technical questions on parking labeling and inspection practice. Schnorr told the board labeling deeded or assigned exterior parking spaces with unit numbers helps inspectors identify which unit an inoperable or unlicensed vehicle belongs to so the village can send a compliance notice to the correct owner rather than to the entire association. \"We do our inspections from the public way,\" Schnorr said, adding that interior garages would not be entered without permission.

Trustees raised routine procedural questions about the periodic code review and the source of the proposed changes. Lockerbie and the staff said the updates reflect observed best practices and lessons from other jurisdictions, including micro-mobility concerns and building-owner needs.

A motion to adopt the recommended village code amendments, moved by Trustee Johnson and seconded by Trustee Klein, passed on a roll call vote with all trustees present voting aye.

The amendments will be drafted by corporation counsel and returned to the board as an ordinance for final adoption and codification.","The Skokie Village Board on Monday approved changes to local building rules that allow temporary certificates of occupancy, replace bonds with proof of insurance, add fireproof storage for charging e-devices in new multifamily buildings, and require assigned parking spaces to be labeled.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6352556,"Village counsel introduces ordinance for first reading to allow alcohol at village-owned 4051 Main Street site",149,1814000,1963000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2224445-41e2c98cff8d426b7cfe2dd165b57e32&start=1814&end=1963","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2224445-41e2c98cff8d426b7cfe2dd165b57e32/thumbnail_1814000.jpg","/articles/6352556/Skokie/Cook-County/Illinois/Village-counsel-introduces-ordinance-for-first-reading-to-allow-alcohol-at-village-owned-4051-Main-Street-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352556-20a6a0fc3e20beacb96d6becccfc1a1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193010&Signature=Tsp9rDq17tr3o73aWqP9Y8w8oLNmQl6dcuwnvQgoV6JGVlhjV7AmaDyhuAtYlUbSotfBPvQH9kK0bBhQp04flU6LhRL4pfyzzFHCH1550SaQF9qPIyuErCBlLDaeNq~GH18u38lTj~wrtkDbBQtSs3XGm6YMoU5avwLnXgfIFEjwitfJ1q5fo2kYEPQNifLnehAc~AdIHLxXWx1APXEiYmwc5gJKEK-hwcQ4mDv9-MUKIjXDTEm6KwxiXkxmhVejURAR05-fZ0j8jLxGTJXLR4BTIT3-mER-BoWQ5XOLuNITN36dIYS7RabSjldPhUamsJrk9weh8SXZCQX629pulQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Corporation Counsel Michael Lortz presented an ordinance for first reading that would amend Chapter 10 of the Skokie Village Code to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol at 4051 Main Street, a property the village recently acquired for events and other functions.

Lortz described the proposal as a site‑specific exemption permitting the sale and consumption of alcohol on village‑owned property when the event is village‑sponsored or a village activity. Any vendor must be an existing Skokie liquor licensee and would be required to obtain a temporary liquor license for each event under the village’s temporary‑license provisions (section 10‑40). \"This building was recently acquired by the village for various functions and events,\" Lortz said while summarizing the memo attached to the ordinance.

Lortz said the measure is intended to provide flexibility to existing and potential restaurants and vendors and to allow issuance of additional license types under the village’s liquor‑licensing structure. The ordinance will return for a second reading and possible final action on Feb. 18, 2025; no vote was taken at first reading.","Corporation counsel presented for first reading an ordinance to permit sale and consumption of alcohol at 4051 Main Street for village-sponsored events, subject to a temporary-liquor-license requirement for licensed vendors; second reading scheduled for Feb. 18, 2025.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6352561,"Board approves street vacation and site plan for five‑story mixed‑use project at 8101–8107 Skokie Boulevard",435,3875000,4310000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2224445-41e2c98cff8d426b7cfe2dd165b57e32&start=3875&end=4310","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2224445-41e2c98cff8d426b7cfe2dd165b57e32/thumbnail_3875000.jpg","/articles/6352561/Skokie/Cook-County/Illinois/Board-approves-street-vacation-and-site-plan-for-fivestory-mixeduse-project-at-81018107-Skokie-Boulevard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6352561-6b3bb909b7db088f917187287bb6493d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193010&Signature=HJYEbZ0RhmvmoU7C2riySTuxGeDZdknSGLeGM28pCgiWm27HwFo4sxrEfL0wwaMpMVGGSxbG0ANpiy3CRUQTNmjPjDSeIxUmFDgXPacD7uWHq0QoMfx~~LAdu1MrMPC2z08EZX-8v76vzvycY-ZCCADX2cvXiz3LGn5hGP3KQKEcKkNNR6tr4kb-oX~olH6tlPoAg4xWlIOwTlatKGfx53Bc9w0v1Yxk~bPKiUIJrOd5IdvmB7Z3f8UakxU9HBBXdsQGgkRyEjXiF8ZeadzQV0KnPetkJ3Pz7pcE8iyfHsMzA5pp1kPkdYIvruqtbt8qoWG9h92HIncoqf1KM6uing__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Skokie Village Board on Monday approved a street vacation and site-plan approval for a proposed five‑story mixed‑use building at 8101–8107 Skokie Boulevard following a Plan Commission recommendation.

Mary Banduso reported that the Plan Commission recommended approval on Nov. 21, 2024, by an 8–0 vote, with one member absent. The petitioner requested multiple variances including building within the required 15‑foot sight‑distance triangle, a 0‑foot rear yard where five feet is required, an interior ramp with a 16% grade rather than the 10% maximum, and an 18‑foot two‑way driveway width instead of the required 24 feet. Banduso said the developer agreed to provide one affordable housing unit at 80% AMI.

Trustees approved Plan Commission Case 2024‑37P (street vacation) on a roll call motion moved by Trustee Pierce Logan and seconded by Trustee Klein. The board then approved Plan Commission Case 2024‑38P (site‑plan approval for 8101–8107 Skokie Boulevard) on a motion by Trustee Sudcker seconded by Trustee Cooney; both motions passed by recorded roll call votes with trustees present voting aye.

Trustees asked about why the affordable housing requirement produced only one unit. Staff explained the project had entered review before the village’s affordable‑housing ordinance took effect; the petitioner agreed to provide a single unit at the 80% AMI level as a voluntary commitment consistent with timing of the application. One trustee raised concerns about the scale of the variances granted and asked whether the village had negotiated additional public benefits in exchange; staff said much of the relief reflected constraints typical of an urban corner site and that no additional concessions beyond the single affordable unit were required.

The approvals will allow the developer to move forward with building‑permit processing subject to any conditions listed in the final plan‑approval documents.","The village board approved a street vacation and site-plan approval for a proposed five-story mixed-use building at 8101–8107 Skokie Boulevard; the developer agreed to provide one affordable unit at 80% AMI and several site variances were granted.","actionData","errors"]

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Skokie trustees reaffirm sanctuary-style protections, agree to review coalition suggestions

Skokie board adopts building-code amendments to allow temporary occupancy, require fireproof charging storage and parking labeling

Village counsel introduces ordinance for first reading to allow alcohol at village-owned 4051 Main Street site

Board approves street vacation and site plan for five‑story mixed‑use project at 8101–8107 Skokie Boulevard