GLENVIEW, IL — A pedestrian underpass beneath Pfingsten Road connecting Glenbrook South High School with the future park at the former Signode property is among two transportation projects Glenview officials hope could receive state-administered grant funding.
The Glenview Village Board is scheduled Monday to consider resolutions supporting applications for the 2026 Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, which provides federal funding for projects designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle transportation.
According to an agenda for the meeting shared with Patch Friday, the village is seeking funding for the Pfingsten Road pedestrian underpass and a separate project that would create a wider multi-use path along Glenview Road between Shermer Road and the village's eastern limits.
The board meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 15, at the Glenview Municipal Center, 2500 East Lake Ave.
The meeting comes one week after trustees approved an updated agreement with Glenview School District 34 covering school resource officers, information sharing and police access to school security cameras during emergencies.
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Pfingsten Road is a heavily traveled north-south route that village staff says creates a significant barrier for people traveling between Glenbrook South, neighborhoods west of Pfingsten Road and the future development of the former Signode property.
Plans for the Signode property include recreational amenities such as a fieldhouse, sports courts, pavilion, trails and open space, along with commercial uses and parking.
Village officials expect pedestrian traffic in the area to increase as students and residents travel between those destinations.
The proposed underpass would include ADA-compliant switchback ramps, pedestrian railings, lighting, stormwater drainage improvements and retaining walls as needed.
A location map included in the board packet shows the proposed crossing along Pfingsten Road between Glenbrook South on the west and the Signode property on the east.
The second project would replace an existing 5-foot sidewalk along one side of Glenview Road between Shermer Road and the eastern village limits with a wider path designed for both pedestrians and bicyclists.
Village staff says the project would improve connections to downtown Glenview, the regional trail network and Cook County forest preserves.
Glenview has already secured $200,000 through the Invest in Cook program for a feasibility study of improvements along the corridor. The ITEP application would seek additional money for later phases.
Applications are due Oct. 5. Awards are expected in spring or summer 2027.
If either project receives funding, the grant would cover 80 percent of eligible costs, with Glenview responsible for the remaining 20 percent. No village spending is being requested Monday.
Also on Monday's agenda, Village President Michael Jenny is expected to appoint David Williams to the Glenview Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
Williams would fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Commissioner Robert Milan.
Williams has spent nearly 30 years with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and currently serves as deputy bureau chief of its Multi Jurisdiction Bureau, which oversees matters including financial crimes, public corruption, narcotics and consumer fraud.
He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois, a law degree from Boston College and a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The three-member Fire and Police Commission oversees testing and hiring for Glenview's police and fire departments and has disciplinary authority over covered sworn personnel.
Trustees will also get their first look at a request from Hakata Ramen House, 1865 Tower Drive, for a Class B liquor license.
The license would allow the restaurant to sell beer and wine for consumption on the premises. To accommodate the application, Glenview would increase the maximum number of Class B licenses from 11 to 12.
Hakata Ramen House serves Japanese ramen for lunch and dinner, including Hakata, miso, shio and vegan ramen, along with rice bowls and combination meals, according to the village.
Monday's agenda also includes the second consideration of plans to expand Wesley Child Care at 727 Harlem Ave., which was continued to Oct. 6.
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