Des Plaines postpones vote on mayoral appointments
The Des Plaines City Council unexpectedly entered into executive session at a meeting Monday night to discuss new information that had come to light regarding one of Mayor Matt Bogusz'...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Oakton gets Fulbright grant to study indigenous people
Next summer, faculty members from Oakton Community College and several high schools in the near northwest suburbs will learn firsthand about indigenous South American populations through a grant received from...
Old-fashioned holiday party held at historic log house in Winnetka
Children and families filed into the Schmidt-Burnham log house in Winnetka – half of which dates back to 1837 – recently for a holiday celebration hosted by the Winnetka Historical...
Winter break camps available in Northbrook
The Northbrook Park District is offering an alternative to video games and TV over the coming winter holidays. Instead, Winter Break Escapes, Multi-Sports Camp, Holiday Skate and Dance Camp or...
2014 in review: Des Plaines and Park Ridge
In the near northwest suburbs this past year, opposition to a proposed gun shop pitted a community group against a village board, the sudden death of a young alderman left...
Maine West senior stays positive in cancer fight
Not even a cancer diagnosis could dampen 17-year-old Shawn O'Neill's positive attitude. Last year, while a junior at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Shawn sustained a minor injury...
Cupich celebrates Mass with thousands honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe
The newly installed leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated Mass on the campus of Des Plaines' Maryville Academy early Friday with thousands who gathered to mark the...
A farmers market could return to Des Plaines
A farmers market — a long lost Des Plaines tradition — may return to the city as early as next spring. Ald. Patricia Haugeberg, 1st, and city manager Michael Bartholomew...
Des Plaines aldermen question mayor’s decision on appointments
Several Des Plaines aldermen recently questioned Mayor Matt Bogusz' decision not to reappoint some commissioners to city advisory panels. Bogusz presented the council with a list of appointments and reappointments...
Wilmette fire chief retires after 29 years
On the eve of his 30th birthday, Wilmette Fire Chief James Dominik, then a young lieutenant in the department, feared that he would not live to see the next day...