The Winnetka Park District Board voted unanimously on Aug. 17 to increase security measures and add signage at the entrances to Elder Lane Beach to ensure people aren’t entering the closed beach. Elder Lane Beach has been closed for nearly four years due to unsafe conditions including exposed wire mesh used to retain the bluffs and prevent erosion. Superintendent of Parks Costa Kutulas told .
Fences to block off entrances to Elder Lane Beach in Winnetka chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Winnetka Village Council voted 5-1 on July 18 to approve a nine-month hold on new lakefront construction. The move was taken in response to concerns about construction at Justin Ishbia’s lakefront property and the impact bluff destruction could have on neighboring properties. Since Ishbia purchased four homes along Sheridan Road in Winnetka, three of which have been demolished and .
A new chapter is unfolding in the controversy over a billionaire’s purchase and consolidation of multiple properties along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Winnetka for the purpose of building a huge mansion. Justin Ishbia, who already owns five parcels along the lake, is willing to exchange one of those parcels — at 261 Sheridan Road — with the Park District in exchange for a 70-foot piece of .
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