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Glendale Heights board selects Alka Inc to host Oktoberfest amid dispute with Schnitzel Platts owner

5747124 · June 6, 2025
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The Village Board granted the Cameron Park rental for this year's Oktoberfest to Alka Inc after discussion about collaboration and past conflicts between competing local applicants. Representatives from both organizations spoke to the board before a roll-call vote to approve Alka Inc.

The Village of Glendale Heights on Thursday approved a park rental to Alka Inc to host the village’s Oktoberfest at Cameron Park, after a public exchange between representatives of two local restaurants that both sought the event.

Mayor Giannelli and trustees urged the two applicants — Alka Inc, which has hosted the festival previously, and Schnitzel Platts, a local restaurant — to consider collaborating or splitting event dates. Both applicants told the board they had attempted to work together…

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