INSIDE Wendy's Forced To Remembering Hero, Prospect Plays In ******CRLOT 0041A**C071 Look Elsewhere For Mom, Col. Jill Double Overtime MT PROSPECT PUBLICLIBRARY New Eatery Page 2A Morgenthaler Page 3A Classic Sports, page 7M 10 S EMERSON STSTE 1 MT PRnRPFrT 9R0056-3.995 0000 1412 MOUNT PROSPECT JOURNAL Vo!. 89 No. 9 Journal & Topics Media Group I journal-topics.com I Wednesday, February 27, 2019 I $1 Driver Goes For Joyride On Runways Equipment Damaged At Chicago Executive; Skokie Man Charged Mount Prospect village and police officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 21 for the new police headquarters at 799 Biermann Ct. Those participating in the groundbreaking included (left By LAUREN BARRY to right) village trustees Colleen Saccotelli, William Grossi, Paul Hoefert, Richard Rogers, and Michael Journal & Topics Reporter Zadel, along with Police Chief John Koziol, Mayor Arlene Juracek, Deputy Director of Building & Inspec- tion Services Mark Rysavy, Deputy Chief Mike Eterno, Assistant Village Manager Nellie Beckner and Village Manager Michael Cassady. (Journal photo) Earlier this month a car went Age To Buy for a destructive joy ride through the Prospect Heights side of Chicago Executive Airport, dam- Tobacco In Groundbreaking Signals Start aging FAA equipment, safety equipment and fences. Skokie resident James Lee, Village: 21 57, who police say was the Of Work On New Police Station driver of the vehicle, has been By CAROLINE FREER charged with criminal dam- Journal & Topics Reporter By RICHARD MAYER address of 911 E. Kensington Rd. Once the police department age to government supported Associate Editor Interior demolition of themoves out of its current station land, criminal trespassing and Trustees voted to raise the 103,126 sq. ft. building previ-at Northwest Highway and Emer- reckless driving, according to legal age to purchase tobacco Mount Prospect village andously occupied Advocate Health son Street, police operations will Prospect Heights Deputy Police products in the village from 18 police officials took part in Thurs- Care is underway and should beconsume approximately 87,000 Chief Mark Porlier. On Tuesday to 21 at the Tuesday, Feb. 19 day's (Feb. 21) groundbreakingcompleted by mid -April. Fol- sq. ft. of space in the new facility. (Feb. 26), Porlier said the case village board meeting. ceremony for the village's newlowing that, interior buildout Village Manager Michael Cas- is pending and a court date has Mount Prospect follows a police department headquarterswill begin. Village officials em- sady called it an "exciting day" not been set. growing trend and beats the in the Kensington Business phasize the project, overseen by during Thursday's groundbreak- At approximately 1:45 a.m. state by making the change. Center. Camosy Construction, remains ing. He mentioned the amount of Monday, Feb. 11, Lee crashed Rolling Meadows increased the Currently located at 799within the $21.7 million budget debate and many critical deci- his Honda sedan through a fence tobacco purchasing age to 21 on Biermann Ct., the building willand on schedule to be completed sions that went into the effort to at the airport between Wolf Road Feb. 12 following the lead of eventually be assigned a newby April 2020. 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She months, this police family will be said the village analyzed what the walking into our shiny new home. police department's future visionI ask that you look to this build- would like to be, and the villageing as a symbol of what the great is always on the lookout for new number of good citizens think of opportunities. you. For it is for their collective "We need to upgrade for 21stsacrifice, that we are all getting a century policing and we looked atbadly needed new home." alternative sites , but this one is ab- Fire Chief Brian Lambel said a Residents opposed to Wendy's locating in their subdivision on Rand Road enjoyed the outcome at last solutely perfect and we are proud groundbreaking ceremony for the week's village board meeting. to be here for police to continue to fire department's new headquar- keep us safe and sound for yearsters in the former MB Financial to come," she said. Bank at 111 E. Rand Rd. is tenta- Wendy's To Look For New Location In. MP Police Chief John Koziol said he tively set for April 4. promises the project will be com- The fire department is also ex- By CAROLINE FREER titioned for rezoning to B-3 Additionally, etz said a pleted on time and within budget.pected to start operating out of the Journal & Topics Reporter Community Shopping and con-higher fence and nie trees could "To the citizens of Mount Pros- new facility around the same time ditional use for a drive -throughbe installed to mitii1; E noise , and pect, we thank you," he said. "This as police. Once both police and fire Residents of Mount Prospect's establishment. the garbage dump: ti r; could be building will not only be the home move out of their shared downtown Wedgewood subdivision are The request came with a nega- relocated further a v from the of your guardians, it will be where headquarters, the village plans on savoring victory in their opposi- tive recommendation from theback fence. the fearful seek shelter, where the redeveloping that site into a mix of tion to a Wendy's drive -throughMount Prospect Planning and Svetla and Mich e' Gregory victimized take their first step for residential and retail uses. restaurant being built in theirZoning Commission, requiringwhose home abuts t it proposed neighborhood. a supermajority vote of 5-1 insite hired Northlok-based At last Tuesday's (Feb. 19) order to be approved by the vil- Shapiro and Assoc ai cs Law to regular village board meeting, lage board. represent the neigl- o D-hood. Mitch Goltz of G.W. Properties Acknowledging residents' Associate Ian Bros in began his asked trustees to approve a zoning concerns, Goltz said Wendy'spresentation by asking for a show map amendment for 200 and 204had agreed to modify its hoursof hands, so the board could see W. Rand Road. of operation, in effect closinghow many residents were oppos- Currently zoned R -X Single the drive -through at midnight ing the amendment. Family Residence, Goltz pe- instead of 2 a.m. (Continued on page 6A) Artist's rendering of the new police station. 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A heart -related issue may have "Most people saw her as a mili- taken the life of former Des Plaines tary person and her accomplish- resident, retired Army Col. Jill than 30 years in the U.S. having scuba diving, might be related to ments. She's always been so good Morgenthaler, 64, who has lived been awarded the Bronze Star a pulmonary embolism the retired at being a mom. She's a mom to in Mount Prospect for about the and Legion of Merit, and was a U.S. Army officer suffered 15 all our friends too," Jamie said.