Wednesday, September 19, 2012
In an effort to make city policy as open to the public as possible, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering invites residents to join her and members of the city's other governing bodies for informal conversations.
We at City Hall are committed to communication, accessibility and collaboration. Our annual Neighborhood Meetings provide an easy opportunity for community members to share their thoughts, ideas and concerns. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. Starting this week, representatives of the City and our sister governments will come together for these informal conversations. You set the agenda. Join us at whatever meeting works within your schedule. Meeting times, dates and locations are below: For more information, please contact Luke Banaszak in the City Manager's Office at 847-926-1030 or lbanaszak@cityhpil.com. Can't make a meeting, but still have something you want us to know about? Feel …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The 18-year-old accused of crashing her father's car into a family while intoxicated on Labor Day can no longer drive, has a curfew and cannot imbibe illegal substances as a result of a hearing on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old Highland Park woman who was cited for driving under the influence after she drove into a family on Labor Day, killing a 5-year-old girl, has had her bond increased to $50,000 and new conditions imposed, according to the Highland Park Police Department. Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento: The Story So Far Carly Rousso, who was cited with a DUI shortly after police say she drove her father's Lexus coupe into Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, 5, her two brothers and her mother, appeared in front of a Lake County judge on Tuesday because the city of Highland Park requested her bond be increased, The Highland Park News reports. Rousso's new bond conditions include a curfew from 9 p.m. till 7 a.m., no driving and no illegal substances according to…
About 100 people attended the funeral service Tuesday for the 5-year-old Highland Park girl who was killed last week when she was hit by a car on Central Avenue.
With his eyes clenched shut, Highland Park City Manager David Knapp knelt behind a pew to pray at the beginning of Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento's funeral mass on Tuesday morning. Just then, a young Hispanic boy crawled along the pew and looked at him, puzzled. The child was one of many at a service where another child was the focus: Jaclyn was 5 years old when she was hit and killed by a car while walking on the Central Avenue sidewalk with her mother and two brothers on Labor Day. An 18-year-old Highland Park resident has been charged with driving under the influence during the crash. Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento: The Story So Far Though the tragedy shook the community, the children at Tuesday's service still didn't quite grasp it, even with …
Authors Jonathan Eig, Joseph Epstein and Elizabeth Berg joined musician Billy Corgan and other award-winning artists at a packed reading at the Highland Park Public Library on Sunday.
"Today Show" correspondent Mike Leonard told the packed crowd at the Highland Park Public Library on Sunday his inspiration to pursue a creative career came from this city. The broadcast journalist, who has filed over a thousand stories and has traveled the globe to report, explained that he had undiagnosed dyslexia when he was a child and sat "in the back of the back of the classroom." That is until he went to a Ravinia concert in 1964 and saw Bob Dylan perform. "I couldn't move for two hours," Leonard said of the performance. "I decided that night I was going to be creative." Leonard, who read the lyrics to "Mr. Tambourine Man," was one of a dozen renowned creative minds that celebrated the library's 125th anniversary by reading …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Highland Park 18-year-old who drove into a family, killing a 5-year-old girl, was cited with driving under the influence shortly after the crash on Monday. Why wasn't her name disclosed to the public until Wednesday evening?
The 18-year-old Highland Park resident who drove her car into a mother and three children, killing 5-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, was cited with a DUI shortly after the crash on Monday, two days before her name was released, according to the Lake County States' Attorney's office. The driver's identity was not revealed on Monday because charges had not been filed yet, according to a news release sent out Monday afternoon by the Highland Park Police Department. On Wednesday evening, a news release from the Highland Park City Manager's office identified the driver as Carly Rousso and said she'd been cited with "driving under the influence of an intoxicating compound or combination of intoxicating compounds in connection with protocols …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Mayor Nancy Rotering says she and the City Council are frustrated by the Lake County State's Attorney's delay in filing charges against the Highland Park teen who crashed her car into a mother and her three children on Labor Day, killing a 5-year-old.
Our community continues to grieve over the tragic death of 5‐year old Jaclyn Santos–Sacramento on Labor Day. As you may already know, Jaclyn was struck and killed by an 18‐year-old driver while she was walking with her family near downtown Highland Park. Her mother and younger brothers sustained injuries as well. This case, like other similar cases, is handled by the Lake County State's Attorney's Office. The decision to file charges is made by the Lake County State’s Attorney. The City Council, staff and I are frustrated by the delayed manner in which this case is being handled. Releasing the driver with no restrictions was a decision of the State’s Attorney. This was a mistake and we are demanding an explanation. We continue to urge the …
The Renaissance Place anchor store will shut its doors in Highland Park at the end of the holiday shopping season. The city and developers are already working to find new retailers.
The Saks Fifth Avenue in Renaissance Place will close at the end of December, Crain's Chicago Business reports. The 49,000 square-foot store opened in 2000 in downtown Highland Park. Though no reason has been reported yet for the store's closing, it follows a trend of Saks closures over the past decade. The Saks location at Skokie's Westfield Old Orchard mall closed in 2005, according to Crain's, which also points out that after the Highland Park store closes, the only remaining full-line Saks store in the Chicago area is its flagship location on Michigan Avenue. Shortly after the news was announced, the asset manager for Renaissance Place issued a press release outlining its plan to deal with the loss of its anchor store. “We have enjoyed…
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A car struck a family on Central Avenue on Labor Day afternoon, killing a 5-year-old Highland Park resident and injuring her mother and two brothers in what Mayor Nancy Rotering is calling 'a parent's worst nightmare.'
A 5-year-old was killed when a vehicle drove onto a sidewalk as she was walking with her mother and two brothers on Central Avenue in Highland Park on Monday afternoon. The girl was with her 25-year-old mother and her 4-year-old and 2-year-old brothers, all of whom were also injured when a car jumped the curb on the north side of the 700 block of Central Avenue and plowed into them, according to a news release issued by the Highland Park Police Department. Five-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento was taken to Evanston Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. She lived in the 900 block of Deerfield Road, according to Highland Park News. Her brothers and mother were taken to Highland Park Hospital. The boys are expected to be treated …
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and City Council members will be knocking on doors to solicit resident input regarding budget priorities for 2013.
The information below comes from Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering. In the coming weeks, the City of Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and City Council will be knocking on doors to solicit resident input regarding City budget priorities for FY2013. In addition to the "walk about," several Councilmen will be available for budget conversation next Sunday. “We made a commitment to transparency and accessibility. This is another way to advance our on-going dialogue with residents,” said Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering. Cameras were brought into budget workshops and Committee of the Whole meetings last year, so residents could watch the detailed policy discussions, even if they could not attend the meetings in person. In addition, …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The Highland Park City Council voted unanimously to consider a memorandum of understanding regarding a proposed project to revitalize the Highland Park Theatre on Monday.
The City Council took a big step towards reopening the recently-shuttered Highland Park Theatre at its meeting on Monday night, when it voted unanimously to to consider a memorandum of understanding to revitalize the Highland Park Theatre and its adjacent parking lot. Earlier: City Council May Pursue Plan to Revitalize Theater The proposal, by Alcyon, LLC (Alcyon), was one of three proposals submitted in response to the City’s fall 2011 Request for Proposal (RFP) on how to revitalize the theater and parking lot properties, according to a news release from the City of Highland Park. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. “This is the beginning of a thorough evaluation process,” Highland Park …
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1:20 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Mike: I feel that the open events provide a superb opportunity for residents to interact with their city officials. This type of open governance is to be commended. However, there is no doubt you are right in that few will take part in these open meetings and the few that do, will be the same group recycling with similar impute. That is the conundrum that we have. We want open accessible … more ›