Glencoe Insider

The historic home on Sheridan road that has been a Glencoe landmark for 82 years will remain, for now.   Village attorney Victor Filippini made the announcement at the Glencoe Village Board meeting on Dec. 21.  Trustees had approved both a preliminary and final plat for a proposed two-lot subdivision on the property.

Many residents believed the home would be torn down, taking away a historical piece of Glencoe.   The Sharpe home was designed and built by Chicago architect Robert Seyfarth for Abel Davis, who was a general in World War II and a member of the Glencoe Masonic Temple.  Lots of history has taken place in this luxurious home.  After being sold in 1955 to Byron Sharpe, he and his wife Helen threw grand masquerade parties in the home.  Helen passed away in 2006 and the home was put up for sale by her two sons.  The two sons stopped filing for landmark designation status, and hope to see the home remain intact.

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A little French poodle, who was off its leash, got killed by a coyote in Glencoe on October 26, 2006, according to an online Chicago Tribune article by Susan Berger.  The coyote grabbed the poodle’s neck with its mouth and shook it to death.  The kids in the family that the poodle belonged to were on their way to school when the event occurred, and apparently witnessed the killing on their own front lawn.  I am sure that must have been traumatic for the children, and probably for the rest of the family as well. 
Glencoe has hired an animal trapper to trap the coyote. Part of the problem seems to be related to Glencoe’s being so near the forest preserve.  One of the main concerns right now is for pets in yards with invisible fences.  A coyote could get in and out of the yard while the pet could not escape the yard due to the electronic device it wears to make connection with the electronic fence.
Katie Sweeney, a Glencoe animal control officer, was very adamant about the necessity of dogs’ wearing leashes and cats being kept inside because of the coyote problem.  She stated that no animals that were wearing a leash had been harmed.  Sweeney stated dog walkers could carry air horns and citronella spray to ward off the coyote varmint.
By Flo Crew

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Second-graders at South School were given a history lesson last spring, that led the Glencoe Historical Society earn an Award of Excellence from the Illinois Association of Museums. Last spring, along with every spring before, students spent a week focused on Glencoe’s history with a program called My Community. This program offers students architectural tours of Glencoe, as well as a walk through downtown, learning about what used to occupy the current buildings, and a visit to the Historical Society museum. Parents work together to serve as guides through town and at the museum for the children. The program was originally developed by two historical society board members, and was intended for third-graders. However, the Glencoe PTO Cultural Arts Committee revised it to include other areas for second-graders. The Illinois Association of Museums gave the award to Glencoe for the program’s parent-historical society partnership, saying “although such partnerships are not uncommon, they don’t always work as well as Glencoe’s.”
The Award of Excellence recognizes work of excellent quality that uses available resources well, is creative and meets professional standards. That is exactly what the students, parents, teachers and historical society did. Congratulations.

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