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Plan and Design Commission approves sign package, facade updates for Skokie Valley Road storefronts

Highland Park Plan and Design Commission · February 4, 2026
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Summary

The Highland Park Plan and Design Commission on Feb. 3 approved a design-review and sign package for 172–178 Skokie Valley Road authorizing six signs and modest facade work, including James Hardy siding and reuse of existing gooseneck lighting; staff included an illumination compliance condition tied to the municipal code.

The Highland Park Plan and Design Commission voted Feb. 3 to adopt a certificate of approval for design review and a sign package at 172–178 Skokie Valley Road, clearing facade improvements and a six-sign package for the commercial strip.

Planner Anthony Mistretta told the commission the property currently has internally illuminated box signs and three tenants; the application proposes three wall signs and three 2-by-3 window signs for a total sign area of 78 square feet (60 square feet of wall signage and 18 square feet of window signage).…

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