Wheeling board approves grants, contracts and a special‑use for a dental lab; sets follow‑up executive session

The Village of Wheeling Board on Oct. 20 approved a slate of consent‑agenda items and individual measures including a special‑use permit for a dental laboratory and a restaurant/entertainment build‑out grant, then voted to recess into executive session to discuss the sale or lease of public property.

Among consent‑agenda approvals, the board authorized a grant agreement of $86,367 for congregate meals, approved a fourth amendment to the food service agreement with Hoffman House Catering for the congregate dining program, and approved contract change orders for local capital projects: an increase of $35,000 to Strand Associates Inc. for the Milwaukee Avenue water main and sidewalk improvements (from $250,000 to $285,000), and a final change order of $23,048.50 to Suburban Concrete Inc. for the 2025 sidewalk replacement project (final amount $119,508.50).

The board approved the purchase of up to 9,950.4 tons of road salt from Morton Salt Inc. through the State of Illinois Central Management Services program at $73.34 per ton, with an extended purchase amount of $69,702.34 budgeted in FY2026. The board also authorized intergovernmental agreements to share grant‑funded public safety equipment with Northbrook and to share quiet‑zone corridor maintenance costs with Lake County and multiple neighboring villages. The board waived fidelity bond requirements for St. Joseph the Worker Parish to conduct a raffle event on Dec. 12, 2025.

On separate agenda items, the board granted special‑use approval (PSU25‑0018) to permit operation of Zubotech Dental Lab, a dental prosthetics laboratory at 307 S. Milwaukee Ave., Unit 128. Applicant Yvonne said the operation will be a one‑person lab with no patient visits; delivery staff will transport finished dental prosthetics to dental offices. The motion to approve carried on a roll call vote.

The board awarded a restaurant, entertainment and retail build‑out grant to Synergy 111, LLC (Synergy Entertainment) for improvements at 401 W. Dundee Rd. The board approved a grant amount up to $91,260.83 under the village program; presenters said the project will relocate the theater’s primary entrance from the east side to the north side and upgrade concessions and electrical capacity for family‑friendly arcade features. Company representatives discussed timing before the holiday season and asked for coordination on marketing and a proposed mural; trustees urged prompt completion.

Trustees also approved October bills for Oct. 2 through Oct. 15, 2025, by roll call. At the close of the meeting the board voted to recess into executive session to discuss setting a price for the sale or lease of public property and purchase or lease of real property for village use.

Below is a list of formal actions recorded at the meeting with brief notes and outcomes.