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Ben Ventura, owner of VapeCity Chicago, a small chain of stores specializing in e-cigarettes and the liquids that fuel them, said he's concerned about the impact a possible 20-cent per milliliter tax on e-cigarette liquid may have on the health of his business.

Possible e-cigarette tax in Cook County worries some in vape business

May 9, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

Ben Ventura is worried about his business. Ventura owns VapeCity Chicago, a small chain of stores specializing in e-cigarettes and the liquids that fuel them, with locations in Skokie, Mount...

State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, is seeking re-election in the 55th District.

Des Plaines warned about losing tax revenue

June 16, 2018 at 12:04 p.m.

Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, told aldermen recently that legislation expected to be heard this week could keep millions in tax revenue that is owed to Des Plaines from being...

Evanston woman fatally shot in Chicago saw modeling as way to pay for law school, sister says

May 12, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Chantal Pryor said her family is devastated by the shooting death of her sister, Kaylyn Pryor, an aspiring model who she said always dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Kaylyn Pryor,...

Des Plaines gets grant for planning process

May 23, 2019 at 4:27 a.m.

Des Plaines plans to embark on a comprehensive planning process next year with technical and financial assistance from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. City Manager Michael Bartholomew said at...

Des Plaines Aldermen James Brookman, 5th, and Malcolm Chester, 6th, discuss proposed townhouse development.

Townhouses approved on second try

May 11, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

Ongoing concerns about a lack of parking, congestion and aesthetics didn't stop Des Plaines aldermen Monday from approving a townhouse development they initially rejected. The council voted 5-4, with Mayor...

Lobbyist Al Ronan discusses the impact of the state budget crisis with Niles officials during a village board meeting Tuesday night.

Niles officials mull money withheld by state

May 9, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

A lobbyist painted a grim picture for Niles officials of the state budget crisis and its impact on local communities, including the village, during a board meeting Tuesday night. Al...

Niles, Morton Grove to split cost of Skokie water source consultant

May 9, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

Niles will pay a consultant over $22,000 to determine whether it's possible to use Skokie's existing water infrastructure as a means to ultimately purchase water for the village from Evanston....

Members of the Community Renewal Society, a faith-based nonprofit organization composed of dozens of predominantly Christian-based congegations, held a vigil Thursday evening before a Cook County budget hearing at the Skokie Courthouse calling on the county's commissioners to increase funding for intiatives aimed at keeping criminal offenders out of jail and instead within community-based rehabilitation and restitution programs.

Restorative justice advocates hold Skokie courthouse vigil during budget hearing

May 15, 2019 at 12:13 p.m.

About a dozen churchgoers from the Chicagoland area gathered in front of the Skokie Courthouse Thursday evening to call on the Cook County Board of Commissioners to increase funding for...

Council OKs permit for assisted living facility in Des Plaines

May 11, 2019 at 12:15 a.m.

An assisted living and memory care facility first approved by the Des Plaines City Council in 2012 again received the go-ahead . Construction is expected to begin next April. Council...

Aldermen—Evanston's Eighth Ward Alderman Ann Rainey and Chicago's 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore—joined the roughly two dozen residents surrounded by police personnel from Evanston and Chicago, in what neighborhood organizers dubbed a "positive loitering" event Saturday outside Howard Food Mart, 2059 Howard St.

Neighbors unite against violence on Howard Street in Evanston, Chicago

May 12, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

Following a spate of shootings in the area, residents from Evanston and Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood gathered in the parking lot of a Howard Street convenience store located on the...

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