Village grant proposed for new Moretti’s in Wheeling

The Moretti’s restaurant chain could receive a $225,000 municipal grant from Wheeling to help cover the construction costs of a new eatery in that suburb.

The village board will consider awarding the grant during its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at village hall, 2 Community Blvd.

A new Moretti’s is being readied at 365 W. Dundee Road in the Wheeling Town Center complex. It’s taking over a building previously occupied by City Works until late last year.

A January 2025 opening is expected.

The proposed grant is part of a village program that reimburses entrepreneurs for up to half the cost of a renovation or improvement project. Grants are limited to commercial buildings within Wheeling’s tax increment financing districts, which use property tax revenue to raise money for public improvements.