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Skokie resident urges board to revisit child-care project, cites safety and code concerns at 8104 Lincoln Avenue
Summary
A Skokie resident told the Village Board on June 16 that a modified review for a child-care project at 8104 Lincoln Avenue has created obstructions, mail delivery issues and alleged fire-safety risks; staff said the acting village manager will contact the resident to follow up.
Imran Shah, a Skokie resident, told the Village Board on June 16, 2025, that construction associated with a modified-review approval for a child-care project near his home at 8104 Lincoln Avenue has caused repeated safety, access and code concerns and asked the board to reopen review of the project.
Shah said the issues began after a playground installation in 2024 tied to a modified review for the Swift Child Care project and described problems he said have affected his family, including obstruction of egress, hindered mail and package delivery, vehicle exhaust affecting children, and alleged fire-code violations. "We are having issues with obstruction of egress, hindrance of our mail, delivery package is not coming to us because of this obstruction...fire code violations," Shah told the board.
Shah said he had raised the matter with multiple village departments, council and the post office and that the building or planning departments had subsequently issued a retroactive permit after the project was completed. He asked the board for assistance and said he has not seen a remedy; "All we want is no fire hazard," he said.
Mayor Tennis limited the public-comment time and the board did not take action at the meeting. Acting Village Manager Nick Wyatt told Shah that village staff would follow up; the meeting record shows the acting village manager committed to call the resident the following day. The board’s packet or staff records referenced by Shah were not presented during the public comment period.
No formal complaint resolution was recorded on the meeting record. The presentation of the complaint indicates the resident expects further investigation by village building, fire and code-enforcement staff and possible review of the special-use/modified-review approval for the child-care project. Staff follow-up was promised as next step; the board did not make a public vote or direct staff to reopen permitting during the meeting.
