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District 30 retirement

There is an uncontested race for positions on the Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 Board of Education, but there will be a person stepping down.

That is board President Ursula Sedlak, who will retire from the board in May. She was first elected to the board in 2013.

She's a former manager for a building products company and, after 14 years, she left that job to care for the two children she has with her husband, Brian.

Ursula Sedlak served in multiple capacities with the District 30 board, from the committees charged with making policy to Character Counts. She's currently on the Building & Grounds Committee, the Parent Support Committee and the Citizens' Curriculum Advisory Committee.

Sedlak arrived as board president after a long history of volunteerism, including being a den leader with both Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts troops. She volunteered at both Wescott and Maple schools, serving on upper and lower parent-teacher organization boards at Wescott, then becoming its PTO president.

District 30 board Vice President Nancy Artz, who joined the board in 2015, will succeed Sedlak as president.

Signs

Northbrook has been updating its zoning code about signs, but the village has released guidance this political season.

The village will not regulate content of any sign, and there's no limit as to how long a political sign may be posted.

Individual political signs may not exceed 6 square feet, applicable to both residential and nonresidential properties. Any number of political signs may be placed anywhere on private property without a permit or fee. However, signs are prohibited on public property, and will be removed by village personnel.

The sole exception is at publicly-owned polling places during early voting or voting day, on April 6. Those signs are regulated by the Illinois Election Code.

For specific questions about political signs, reach Chan Yu, Northbrook deputy director of Development & Planning Services, by email at chan.yu@northbrook.il.us, or by phone at (847) 664-4057.

Police report of the week

At about 2:36 p.m. March 21 Northbrook Police received a report from a person who said their car parked at the Skokie Avenue Lifetime Fitness had a broken window, and a wallet had been removed from the driver's door pocket.

While conducting an investigation, 26 minutes later a police officer contacted the owner of another vehicle at Lifetime Fitness that had a broken window. That owner reported nothing appeared to be missing.

Recycling season

The Northfield Township recycling program resumes on April 5. It runs from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays, and its last day of the seasons is Oct. 29.

Meant for Northfield Township residents only, and not for business recycling, resident will have to produce identification indicating residence within the township.

Residents are responsible for removing their recyclable objects from their vehicle, onto Road District wagons.

Through a partnership with the Village of Northbrook, and additional recycling drop-off site is located at the garage behind the Northbrook Village Hall, 1227 Cedar Lane. Those hours are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

For a list of items Northfield Township will accept to be recycled, visit the township website at www.northfieldtownship.com and click on "Recycling" on the left side of the page, then "Recycling Program."

Business oriented

An offering in the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry's "Ask the Experts" series, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on April 21 the chamber will offer a remote presentation on "COVID Policies for the Workforce."

With vaccines being more available and worksite restrictions being lifted, employers need to understand best practices for maintaining a safe environment while respecting worker privacy. Employment law attorney Susan Troester, of LaPointe Law, will review employers' rights and responsibilities regarding a number of factors along these lines. She also will field questions.

This presentation is free for chamber members, $20 for guests. For details and registration, visit the chamber website, northbrookchamber.org, where this event is listed under "Virtual Events."