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Des Plaines reveals new branding strategy and tagline — ‘good move’

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

Des Plaines' new branding strategy presented to aldermen at a meeting Monday night focuses on the city's proximity to downtown Chicago, O'Hare International Airport and access to various forms of...

Attendees stroll past vendor tents during the Taste of Des Plaines.

Organizers of Taste of Des Plaines say changes were a success

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

Organizers of last weekend's Taste of Des Plaines say the festival was a hit, thanks to the help of community partners and Chicago-based Ravenswood Event Services. Earlier this year, the...

Oakton College says email by former adjunct teacher was threatening

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

Lawyers for Oakton Community College say a one-sentence email from a former adjunct lecturer at the school commemorating May Day and the Haymarket riot in Chicago constituted a threat of...

Circuit Court of Cook County Judge Franklin Ulyses Valderrama granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by People for a Safer Society, a gun control advocacy group, against the village of Niles at a hearing Thursday afternoon at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago. The group plans to file an amended lawsuit.

Lawsuit over proposed gun range in Niles dismissed

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

A Skokie-based gun control advocacy group plans to file an amended lawsuit against the village of Niles and the owner of a gun shop and range in what has been...

Firefighter, resident hospitalized after fire at Palatine condo building

May 8, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

Several people were rescued early Wednesday from a fire at a Palatine condominium building that left one resident and one firefighter hospitalized and caused over $1 million in damage, fire...

Woman crashes car into Dunkin’ Donuts, Palatine police say

May 8, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

An 80-year-old Palatine woman driving a Lincoln Town Car crashed into a Dunkin' Donuts at 801 E. Dundee Road in Palatine about 4 p.m. Tuesday, police said Wednesday. Further details...

Cops: Passenger threw rock, Uber driver responded with gunshots

May 25, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

An Uber driver is accused of firing a gun at several of his passengers after one them threw a rock that damaged his vehicle in Rolling Meadows on Saturday, police...

Des Plaines condo building burglarized twice

May 20, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.

A Des Plaines condominium building in the 500 block of South River Road was burgled for the second time in as many weeks, according to Des Plaines police. Surveillance video...

Des Plaines Ald. Dick Sayad, 4th, pictured during a city council meeting held in May, urged Speedway representatives, the owner of an office building located next to the gas station and their respective attorneys to resolve a dispute over a decades-old parking agreement between the two properties.

Des Plaines Speedway, office building in fight over parking

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

Des Plaines officials have for the second time deferred approval of changes related to a Speedway expansion project on Touhy Avenue as a result of a private dispute between the...

Palatine boy, 5, dies after being struck by vehicle near his home

May 8, 2019 at 2:31 p.m.

A 5-year-old Palatine boy died early Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle on Palatine Road on Monday afternoon, police said. The boy was seen walking alone across Palatine Road...

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