Afternoon Briefing: Proposed lakefront regulations stir up trouble in Winnetka

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Proposed lakefront regulations stir up trouble in Winnetka

Proposed ordinances would see the creation of a lakefront preservation overlay district as well as placing a nine month hold on lakefront construction while the village looks into the potential impacts the construction could have on the stability of the bluffs. Read more here.

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