Mark Shuman

A proposed tax-increment financing district near Rosemont's Allstate Arena could be a boon to Des Plaines, officials say. The City Council disclosed new details about the 20-acre, triangle-shaped TIF district,...

A proposed tax-increment financing district near Rosemont's Allstate Arena could be a boon to Des Plaines, officials said Tuesday. The City Council disclosed new details about the 20-acre triangle-shaped TIF...

A handful of tax increases proposed to offset a projected 2002 revenue shortfall in Des Plaines cleared a hurdle when aldermen voted 7-1 to approve them, including a hotel and...

The Des Plaines City Council will consider new city fees after City Finance Director Jim Egeberg said a drop in 2001 revenue would cause a $3 million budget deficit. The...

The Park Ridge City Council has voted to contribute $250,000 toward a campaign to fight the proposed expansion of O'Hare International Airport. Des Plaines aldermen voted 5-3 to release $22,500...

Carpentersville police on Wednesday were looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist. A tow-truck driver discovered the body of Steve Klinkhamer, 45, on Williams Street just north of...

Des Plaines aldermen voted 7-0 this week to support a bus service for senior citizens and disabled riders. The service, proposed by Des Plaines Senior Center administrators at a Monday...

Des Plaines Mayor Tony Arredia broke a 4-4 vote this week supporting the release of about $22,500 in dues that the city owes the Suburban O'Hare Commission, an anti-airport expansion...

Ald. Don Smith said he would propose a plan this summer to reduce Des Plaines' aldermanic wards from eight to four. His plan, announced Monday at a City Council meeting,...

The Des Plaines City Council this week deferred action on a severance package for former Community Development Director Mike D'Onofrio, who was fired May 29 after 12 years with the...