Oakton Community College seeking new president
After three decades spent in leadership positions at Oakton Community College, Margaret B. Lee plans to retire from her current post as college president next June. The Oakton Community College...
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Des Plaines moving forward on changing its noise rules
Des Plaines staff and officials say they plan to use sound meters in an effort to enforce newly proposed noise regulations. Changes to the city's decades-old rules stem from recent...
Mundelein officials approve new subdivision
A new subdivision containing 69 homes with an average price tag of $345,000 is expected to be built on the former site of Quig's Apple Orchard in Mundelein within the...
Lake Zurich residents to vote on home-rule status
Lake Zurich residents will have the opportunity to decide at the ballot box this November whether they want the village to become a home-rule community or not. The village board...
Parents complain to school board about Niles gun shop
Members of the Niles Park Ridge District 64 Board of Education said it's not their place to criticize Niles elected officials for approving a special use permit for a controversial...
Carpenter School’s new HVAC system needs fixing
A report completed by an independent consultant has identified more than 200 problems -- 62 of them deemed critical -- within the one-year-old heating and air conditioning system at Carpenter...
Des Plaines alderman remembered as accomplished, promising
Des Plaines Ald. Joanna Sojka, 7th, had already accomplished a great deal in her short time in public office, said Ald. Denise Rodd, 3rd, her colleague and friend. But Rodd...
Buy locally, Mundelein trustee urges
Mundelein village Trustee Dawn Abernathy questioned at a recent board meeting why the village administration hadn't made more of an effort to purchase office equipment locally. The board ultimately authorized...
District 64 discusses how best to measure student achievement
The Niles Park Ridge District 64 Board of Education dug deep into the details of the measures of academic progress assessment as part of a recent discussion aimed at figuring...
Paramedic license rule up for debate in Des Plaines
As part of a continuing debate, two Des Plaines aldermen are urging the city's board of fire and police commissioners to reconsider a requirement that mandates all prospective firefighter new...