Mark Shuman

Des Plaines aldermen have voted 7-1 to allow Des Plaines' 13 commissions to elect their own chairmen, taking the privilege away from the mayor. The Des Plaines mayor had been...

A delayed response to a Feb. 1 house fire has ignited controversy in Des Plaines, where the director of the emergency communications center is calling for the dismissal of a...

A 33-year-old Elgin woman was treated for cuts and puncture wounds at Sherman Hospital Tuesday night after the second attack this week by Rottweiler dogs in the far northwest suburbs,...

Des Plaines aldermen voted 8-0 Monday night to continue to fund an after-school program for middle school students at a cost of about $15,000 a year. However, the council made...

The 12 members of the newly formed Mt. Prospect Youth Commission on Wednesday night voted unanimously to continue exploring the idea of a skateboard park in the village. Youth commissioners...

Aldermen on Tuesday got a look at new downtown redevelopment plans calling for a new stand-alone, 80,000-square-foot public library. Under the revised plans, the new library would be flanked by...

The Des Plaines City Council voted 7-0 Monday night to seek bids to repair a suspended city water main that officials say is "sagging." The water main in question runs...

The Des Plaines City Council voted 8-0 on Monday night to tentatively approve a special-use permit for a mosque at 2424 Dempster St. The Islamic Community Center now holds prayer...

The City Council rejected a motion to ask voters in a spring referendum whether they would support moving the local library as part of a downtown redevelopment project. Des Plaines...

Elgin police who responded to a report of shots fired about 8:20 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Larkin Avenue and McLean Boulevard confiscated two handguns and a small quantity...