Mark Shuman

Aldermen voted last week to defer action until Jan. 21 on a 22-unit condominium project in the 100 block of North East River Road. About 50 residents who oppose the...

Aldermen voted early Tuesday to defer action until Jan. 21 on a 22-unit condominium project in the 100 block of North East River Road. About 50 residents who oppose the...

Homeowners can expect to pay about $7 more a year in city property taxes after aldermen increased the 2001 property tax levy by 2.5 percent. It is the first increase...

A proposed record store cleared a hurdle this week at a Des Plaines City Council meeting. Aldermen asked city staff to draft a conditional-use ordinance allowing the conversion of a...

Homeowners could see the city's portion of their 2001 tax bill increase 5.25 percent if aldermen heed a city staff recommendation. Finance Manager Jim Egeberg recommended the first tax levy...

Homeowners could see the city's portion of their 2001 tax bill increase 5.25 percent if aldermen heed a city staff recommendation. Finance Manager Jim Egeberg recommended the first tax levy...

A projected revenue shortfall of $1.5 million could pave the way for further cost-cutting or an increase in user fees or property taxes, officials said Wednesday. After the final 2002...

Homeowners could see the city's portion of their 2001 tax bill increase 5.25 percent if aldermen heed a city staff recommendation. Finance Manager Jim Egeberg recommended the first tax levy...

Aldermen voted to retain ownership of the city's former public library building at 841 Graceland Ave. and to consider using the site for a police station. The City Council agreed...

The Des Plaines City Council has formally approved a $250,000 grant to the Suburban O'Hare Commission, an organization opposed to new runways at O'Hare International Airport. "The voters know SOC...