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Des Plaines Alds. James Brookman, 5th, and Mark Walsten, 6th, debate a zoning change at a council meeting.

Des Plaines allows billboards to move

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Despite vocal objections to the measure by one alderman, the Des Plaines City Council voted to approve a zoning change that would allow three billboards to relocate due to the...

Alice Chrostowski, a resident of Stone Gate condominiums, which is located just south of a proposed town house development in Des Plaines on Western Avenue, expresses concerns that preliminary plans for the project do not include enough visitor parking spaces, and that the homes may not sell well.

Townhome plans raise question about parking

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Preliminary plans for a 101-townhome development on Western Avenue near downtown Des Plaines are awaiting city council approval and have drawn questions about marketability and parking. The project, known as...

Cody A. Pennington, 20, was being held April 27, 2015, on $250,000 bond after his arrest April 26 on charges of causing great bodily harm to a child under the age of 13, according to a police news release.

Woodstock dad charged after baby found to have skull fracture: police

May 22, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.

A Woodstock man is charged with aggravated battery after his baby son was diagnosed with a skull fracture, police said. Cody A. Pennington, 20, was being held Monday on $250,000...

Harvard’s Coventry home, barn on landmark endangered list

August 18, 2019 at 7:19 p.m.

A 160-year-old house and barn in McHenry County is in danger of falling apart if efforts to restore and preserve the structure fail. The William H. Coventry House and Barn...

Des Plaines Sixth Ward Alderman Mark Walsten listens to residents' concerns about proposed zoning changes that would allow for a billion-dollar development north of Devon Avenue and across the street from Rivers Casino.

Des Plaines postpones development zoning vote, again

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Residents from both Rosemont and Des Plaines spoke out against a proposed billion-dollar development in Des Plaines' sixth ward, citing the potential negative effects it could have on their property...

Mourners pay their respects to Cardinal Francis George during public visitation at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral on April 22, 2015. Following an April 23 funeral Mass for George, a funeral procession will travel from Chicago to Des Plaines for a committal service at a Catholic cemetery.

Des Plaines traffic delays expected from Cardinal George funeral procession

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Motorists traveling through northern Des Plaines on Rand and River roads Thursday afternoon and evening should prepare for heavy traffic and road closings. Following a funeral Mass for Cardinal Francis...

Needs of poor assessed in Des Plaines

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Des Plaines is asking residents, nonprofit agencies and other government bodies to help identify the needs of its low- to moderate-income population and how to meet them. The effort is...

The wall in Des Plaines' city hall where photos of all aldermen, the mayor and city clerk are hung. City Clerk Gloria Ludwig chose to remove all photos of the city's elected officials after receiving a directive from the Cook County Clerk's office to remove campaign material from city hall, including photographs, of any officials running for re-election.

Des Plaines leaders argue over photo removal

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

A Des Plaines alderman charged the city clerk with overstepping her authority earlier this month after she removed the photos of all elected officials from the city hall's lobby before...

Sheldon Sternberg, WWII navigator, ran Best’s Kosher Sausage Co.

August 18, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

Soon after Sheldon Sternberg returned to Chicago from Europe after serving in World War II, he went to work for the company that had been in his wife's family for...

Des Plaines sixth ward Alderman Mark Walsten said this week he was unaware that the city would risk voiding a factory warranty on a Ford police interceptor if a compressed natural gas fuel system was installed in the vehicle.

CNG use could void warranty on Des Plaines cop car

May 11, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

If Des Plaines moves forward with a pilot program to install a compressed natural gas fuel system on one of the city's Ford police interceptors, Ford executives say the city...

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