Des Plaines officials approve replacement alderman
Residents of Des Plaines' 7th ward now have an alderman, following the period of more than a month in which the ward had no representative in city government. Mayor Matthew...
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Des Plaines approves water deal
Des Plaines is one step closer to saving thousands of dollars per day on the city's water bill. The Des Plaines city council approved a 20-year agreement to purchase water...
Grants boost open space projects
From promoting the use of alternative modes of transportation to the restoration of a bird pond in a historical park, communities across northern Illinois are using funds received through Green...
Medline offered incentive to expand in Mundelein
To try and encourage Medline, the village's biggest employer, to expand its campus off Route 60, Mundelein is prepared to rebate the company up to $1.8 million in property taxes....
Capital projects figure in District 64 budget
The Park Ridge-Niles District 64 Board of Education approved a fiscal 2015 budget that includes nearly $5.9 million worth of capital expenditures. The budget provides projected revenues of $73.7 million...
Des Plaines working toward reducing number of take-home vehicles
Des Plaines City Manager Michael Bartholomew is asking the city's fire and police chiefs to reduce the number of vehicles personnel in their departments are allowed to take home. At...
District 64 expects deficit spending to pay for some projects
The Niles Park Ridge School District 64 administration projects a small operating budget surplus of roughly $641,000 for the 2014-15 school year, but that projection does not take into account...
Des Plaines mayor’s Facebook post raises ire
Discussion by Des Plaines aldermen of an appointment to fill the 7th Ward seat left vacant by the late Ald. Joanna Sojka turned into a debate over a social media...
Black Ram neighbors continue to complain about noise
Some neighbors of the Black Ram restaurant in Des Plaines continue to complain about noise from the property, though city officials say there isn't much more that can be done...
Lake County Forest Preserves seeking input on dog park
The Lake County Forest Preserves is asking residents for feedback on a planned $1.7 million, 40-acre off-leash dog park in the Waukegan Savanna Forest Preserve. The planned canine exercise area...