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Niles government, municipal services performance data released

May 9, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

Beginning in the spring of last year, Niles village departments gathered performance data on a wide variety of municipal services ranging from employee recruitment, to building permits, to the time...

Niles Village Board approves roof and road repair plans

June 15, 2018 at 2:32 p.m.

At it's most recent meeting, the Niles Village Board voted unanimously to spend roughly $2.7 million on street resurfacing and roof repair projects planned for this year. Niles Mayor Andrew...

Niles Mayor Andrew Przybylo said during a board meeting in June that a project to purchase water from Evanston for the village would be costly, but ultimately would save Niles a substantial amount of money in the long term.

Niles board votes to begin Evanston water deal negotiations

May 9, 2019 at 6:40 a.m.

As part of ongoing effort to find a cheaper source of water, the Niles Village Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to direct staff to officially begin negotiating and drafting a...

Chester Kulis, a former adjunct lecturer at Oakton Community College, says more than 50 adjuncts have lost their teaching positions at the college as a result of the a new employment policy that bans hiring individuals who receive pensions.

77 employees won’t be rehired by Oakton College

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

An Oakton Community College official said relatively recent changes to the college's employment policies were necessary reactions to laws passed at both the state and federal levels, and resulted in...

Evanston debuts new features at recycling fair

May 12, 2019 at 8:50 p.m.

Evanston residents will be able to recycle electronic items, safely dispose of unused medications and shred personal documents at the city's annual Recycling Fair on July 11. This year's fair,...

Volo museum to keep ‘Hazzard’ car with Confederate flag on display

May 23, 2019 at 10:56 p.m.

The director of the Volo Auto Museum said he's committed to keeping one of the original General Lee cars from the television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" on display, despite...

Townhomes given 2nd chance to win approval

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

Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz cast the tie-breaking vote to allow reconsideration of a proposed townhouse development in which the number of units has been reduced by four and 20...

Courtney Stocking supported a proposed housing complex for the disabled in March, but it was denied variances in Des Plaines.

Special needs housing in doubt in Des Plaines

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

The future of a proposed affordable housing complex for individuals with disabilities is uncertain following a decision by Des Plaines aldermen to deny two zoning variances for the property. The...

Des Plaines Ald. Dick Sayad, pictured during a City Council meeting in May, has been found guilty of trespassing.

Des Plaines mayor stands firm on paying alderman’s legal fees

August 18, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.

Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz said he stands by his previous statement that the city should not pay for 4th Ward Ald. Dick Sayad's legal fees from his recent trespassing...

Construction work on Des Plaines' River Road from Touhy to Henry avenues began in March. The $13 million project is expected to wrap up in the fall of next year.

2 big capital projects underway in Des Plaines

June 15, 2018 at 3:08 p.m.

Des Plaines' capital budget this year of more than $24 million is the largest in the last several years and shows the city is investing in itself, an official said....

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