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Des Plaines boy collecting Legos for impoverished Guatemalan children

May 11, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

Adrian Menzel is not a typical 8-year-old. The Des Plaines resident and Plainfield Elementary School student is embarking upon an ambitious project to bring hundreds of Lego sets to impoverished...

Longtime west suburban veterans’ advocate dies

May 10, 2019 at 11:33 p.m.

Frank Bottigliero dedicated seven decades of his life to serving his fellow military veterans. Bottigliero, a Chicago native, served in the U.S. Air Force's 368th Bomb Squadron during World War...

Ray Reiss, center, owner of Ray's Bucktown B&B, speaks up in opposition to a plan to reclassify all Cook County bed-and-breakfast establishments as commercial rather than residential properties beginning Jan. 1. The owners say the change could add thousands of dollars to their property tax bills.

Cook County B&B owners oppose assessor’s tax reclassification plan

August 18, 2019 at 8:14 p.m.

Several bed-and-breakfast owners told the Cook County assessor's office during a contentious meeting Monday that they would be forced to close their businesses by year's end as the result of...

Cook County B&B owners oppose assessor’s tax reclassification plan

August 18, 2019 at 8:14 p.m.

Several bed-and-breakfast owners told the Cook County assessor's office during a contentious meeting Monday that they would be forced to close their businesses by year's end as the result of...

Audit: Be careful with water and sewer fund

May 11, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

While Des Plaines received a clean bill of health overall in an annual audit, officials were warned to keep a close eye on the water and sewer fund and several...

Following outcry, Des Plaines rescinds $27,000 check to city manager

May 11, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

Des Plaines City Manager Michael Bartholomew is still set to receive a previously approved $22,000 annual raise, but following a unanimous decision by the city's aldermen on Monday, the pay...

Amended lawsuit adds new defendant, specifies alleged threats to community

August 18, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

An amended lawsuit against the village of Niles and the company that plans to open up a gun shop and range in the village was filed Monday, July 27, by...

Kaylee Koslowske, top right, of Villa D'Citta in Lincoln Park, escorts guests Carine and Jay Francica to their bedroom July 23, 2015.

Bed-and-breakfast owners say they have no room for tax increase plan

August 18, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

Chicago bed-and-breakfast owner Kapra Fleming was baffled and shocked when she heard the news: Her taxes and costs to do business could double or even triple before the year's end....

Gambling funds to local communities could be delayed

May 10, 2019 at 3:08 a.m.

Elgin isn't panicking about a potential loss of video gambling funds. "While this is an unfortunate situation, Elgin has adequate reserves to deal with the withholding in the short term,"...

Suburbs fear state budget woes will delay their cut from video gambling

May 8, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

For Wheeling Village President Dean Argiris, the possibility that towns like his that host casino gambling might not get their share of the tax money until legislators in Springfield approve...

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