The Homewood Village Board approved a Cook County Class 8 property tax incentive for Munir Bawadi, who plans to develop a Mediterranean restaurant at 18155 Dixie Highway at the Feb. 24 meeting.
According to Angela Mesaros, Homewood economic and community development director, the village purchased the building in October 2024 after it had sat empty for years and accumulated unpaid property taxes. It remained vacant until the village entered into a sales agreement with Bawadi…


