Mark Shuman

In a rancorous City Council session Tuesday night, Des Plaines aldermen agreed on eight tentative committee chairmanships, but not before one senior alderman stormed out of the meeting. Ald. Patricia...

The Des Plaines City Council on Monday night voted 7-1 to grant final approval to a $494,700 contract with Orange Crush L.L.C. for pavement grinding and asphalt services as a...

The Des Plaines City Council on Monday night voted 5-1 to table until April 19 a vote on a 3.5 percent pay increase for about 60 non-union city employees. The...

As many as 22 students bilingual in English and Spanish from Holmes Middle School in Wheeling will be on hand to help at a free inspection of car child-safety seats...

Des Plaines aldermen voted 5-3 this week to approve a controversial zoning amendment that would allow property owners to build new homes or replace homes destroyed in a disaster on...

A Barrington church on Monday warned its congregation to take extra safety precautions after a woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in the church parking lot. The woman...

Des Plaines aldermen have voted 7-1 to delay consideration of a proposed expansion of the Islamic Community Center, a mosque and meeting place at 480 Potter Rd. "I know this...

A zoning amendment that would let property owners build homes on undersize lots without first obtaining city variances is expected to be discussed at the Des Plaines City Council meeting...

Des Plaines aldermen voted 7-1 Monday night to delay consideration of a proposed expansion of the Islamic Community Center, a mosque and meeting place at 480 Potter Rd. "I know...

The Des Plaines City Council this week voted 5-3 to issue $10 million in general obligation bonds to build a new downtown public library. Last year, the city issued $3.5...