Mark Shuman

Fire Department officials told aldermen this week that new homes in the city should be built with automatic sprinkler systems. Chief Tom Farinella said residential sprinkler systems cost between $2...

Aldermen have postponed spending $60,000 for a feasibility study that would gauge community support for revamping the Des Plaines Theater until they can talk to the theater's new owners. In...

The former Des Plaines Public Library building at 841 Graceland Ave. could make way for downtown condominiums, officials said this week. The one-story, 42,000-square-foot building has been vacant since 2000,...

A $70 million retail and residential development in downtown Des Plaines will include a 35,000 square-foot independent grocery store. During a Monday night City Council meeting, aldermen voted 7-1 for...

A Des Plaines activist told the City Council this week he would seek to place two referendum questions on the ballot next November that could alter the structure of the...

Six vacant building sites in Des Plaines will face better odds for development if the city secures state environmental grants, officials said. The city plans to apply for $163,000 in...

Des Plaines residents who owe the city money for parking tickets may soon be surprised when they walk out to their driveways. Aldermen have ordered police to put a Denver...

The city council's consideration of a $60 million downtown retail and condominium project could be delayed if the developer cannot find a grocery store to anchor the project, an official...

The City Council's consideration of a $60 million downtown retail and condominium project could be delayed if the developer is unable to find a grocery store to anchor the project,...

A proposal for a $60 million apartment and recreation complex for seniors that, at 14 stories, would become the city's tallest building was rejected by the Des Plaines Plan Commission...