Ken Manson

HOFFMAN ESTATES Village bowing out of convention bureau Hoffman Estates will end its membership in the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau and likely use the money earmarked for 2008 dues...

ELK GROVE VILLAGE Rental house landlords must register, pay fee Owners of rental houses in Elk Grove Village will be required this fall to register with the village and pay...

HOFFMAN ESTATES Still no name for new entertainment district Village trustees were skeptical in November about a proposed name and logo for the village's new entertainment district, which used the...

HOFFMAN ESTATES Officials consider arcade license A request from an indoor miniature golf business for approval to add more arcade games has Hoffman Estates officials thinking about licensing amusement facilities....

HOFFMAN ESTATES Officials consider raising hotel tax Village officials are considering an increase in the suburb's hotel tax -- to 6 percent from 5 percent -- that would generate more...

HOFFMAN ESTATES Village looks to give company tax break Village officials support a property-tax break that would be used to attract the world's second-largest machine-tool manufacturer as the anchor tenant...

CARPENTERSVILLE Perry school plan upsets parents Dozens of parents and teachers have voiced opposition to a proposed boundary change that would decentralize services for handicapped preschoolers and eliminate the kindergarten...

ROLLING MEADOWS Parking ban relaxed on street by school The City Council made parking around Kimball Hill School easier this week by lifting a 24-hour ban. The council voted 6-0...

ELK GROVE VILLAGE Off-track betting proposal advances An off-track betting parlor for Elk Grove Village may be in the homestretch after trustees lent their support this week and sent the...

HOFFMAN ESTATES Schoolhouse razing delayed by dispute The demolition of Lindbergh Schoolhouse will be delayed at least a month because Hoffman Estates trustees failed to agree on whether to give...