On Sept. 30, Rob Bahan clocked out for his last day as Winnetka’s village manager – and the following day, Oct. 1, clocked in for his first day as strategic development manager for Winnetka.

The career civil servant is not quite done with the North Shore village, where he’s spent the last 15 years in the top job.

He’s trading his office in Winnetka Village Hall for a work-from-home position, where he’ll assist with the hiring process for a new deputy village manager as well as planning for a new stormwater mitigation project and electricity plant generation study.

Josie Clark, a spokesperson for the village, called his new work a temporary staff position that will last through March.

Deputy village manager Kristin Kazenas is taking on the village manager position.

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