Krystyna Slivinski

Village leaders approved a $77.5 million operating budget for 2004 that reflects a loss of employees and several service reductions. The package is expected to cost taxpayers about $1.15 for...

After repeatedly rejecting a developer's request to build town homes on the northeast corner of Rand and Hicks Roads, Palatine officials have teamed with the Park District to try to...

Tax increases are expected to generate an additional $2.4 million in annual revenues in a bid to rebuild the village's reserve fund. The village's home rule sales tax will go...

Elk Grove Village officials on Tuesday unanimously approved a partnership with several municipalities with the goal of leading the planning and construction of an airport near south suburban Peotone. The...

Despite interest from motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, Village Council members voted 5 to 2 Monday against a plan to develop a 20-acre site on the northeast corner of Rand and Hicks...

The Village Council, meeting as a committee of the whole Monday, voted Monday night to reject a local developer's plan to build 99 town homes. The development, proposed for the...

Responding to complaints about a home developer's track record in neighboring towns, the Village Board rejected the company's request to build three condominium buildings. Des Plaines-based Tantillo Homes had proposed...

Faced with a $4.4 million budget shortfall next year, the Village Council raised the town's portion of the sales tax and created a food and beverage tax. Both measures take...

Pace is altering bus service in Elgin, Carpentersville, East Dundee and West Dundee. The changes, approved Wednesday, aim to improve service where ridership has remained stagnant despite a booming population....

Faced with a growing budget deficit for next year, the Palatine Village Council approved an ambulance user fee that is expected to generate more than $900,000 per year. Residents and...