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Des Plaines alderman wants to change firefighter hiring rules

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

Des Plaines Ald. James Brookman, 5th, would like the Des Plaines Fire Department to ditch a requirement that mandates prospective firefighter candidates have a paramedic license to qualify for the...

District 64 decides to pay for computers

June 17, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.

All students in kindergarten through eighth grade will get iPads or Chromebooks paid for by Niles Park Ridge District 64, relieving the financial burden a computer initiative originally had placed...

Des Plaines officials at odds over hearing officer

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

Tension between Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz and some city aldermen is running high while officials continue to debate the employment of administrative hearing officer Chris Cohen. Cohen, a Glencoe-based...

Alderman stops fight to reduce take-home vehicles

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

Des Plaines Ald. Dick Sayad, 4th, announced he would stop advocating for the reduction of employee take-home vehicles, saying instead that it was an issue for Des Plaines' city manager...

Lake Zurich considers home-rule ballot question

June 17, 2018 at 11:07 a.m.

Lake Zurich trustees are slated to vote Monday on whether residents should be asked on the November ballot if they want the village to adopt home rule. The status, allowed...

No comment on possibility of new Mariano’s in Des Plaines

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

Des Plaines officials, property managers and representatives from Mariano's grocery stores won't say whether a new location for the supermarket chain is headed to Golf Road in Des Plaines, with...

Outdoor dining encouraged through city grants

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

Des Plaines officials have set aside $100,000 and awarded nearly $40,000 to restaurants interested in creating or improving outdoor dining spaces. The City Council approved changes at a recent meeting...

Banking official joins District 64 board

June 17, 2018 at 11:59 a.m.

The Niles Park Ridge District 64 Board of Education has selected Robert Johnson, a senior vice president at Northern Trust in Chicago, to fill the seat left vacant by former...

Black Ram revises patio plans

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

The Black Ram restaurant has revised plans for an outdoor dining area in hopes it can overcome neighbors' concerns about noise from music and patrons. Instead of appealing a decision...

Alfredo Esparza, co-owner of American Wildburger, works in the restaurant's kitchen located at 1550 E. Oakton St. in Des Plaines.

Des Plaines burger joint expanding

May 11, 2019 at 1:34 a.m.

In December 2012, Chicago-born brothers Ricardo Talavera and Alfredo Esparza took a big risk and opened American Wildburger, a fast-casual restaurant that advertises itself as a gourmet and health-conscious dining...

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