Mark Shuman

Aldermen voted 7-1 Monday night to accept new contracts with union representatives of the city's police and fire departments. The three-year contracts with both departments give police and firefighters 3.75...

The City Council Thursday night voted 6-1 to accept a $175,256 bid to pave a temporary 300-space parking lot downtown for vehicles displaced by the planned demolition of the Behrel...

Aldermen have voted to reject a Northwest Municipal Conference proposal that would have given Des Plaines a share of casino tax revenues levied by the Village of Rosemont if that...

A police officer whose squad car struck a 1985 Dodge Caravan in an accident that injured the officer and two occupants of the van has been named in a suit...

Running from police proved a mistake for an unincorporated Palatine Township man after an officer discovered drugs valued at $2,600 and cash amounting to $2,290 in the man's apartment, authorities...

The City Council said Tuesday night it would try to keep a lucrative portion of their tax base, the Des Plaines Chrysler-Plymouth dealership, from moving out of town by extending...

Aldermen will decide on Oct. 3 whether the city will guarantee an $800,000 bank loan that would enable the owners of Des Plaines Chrysler Plymouth to buy out "Z" Frank...

The City Council granted unanimous preliminary approval Monday night to plans to build two eight-story, multi-family condominuium buildings at a downtown site. Ground-breaking for the development, to be called Capital...

The owners of Des Plaines Chrysler Plymouth were expected to learn Sept. 27 whether city officials would agree to pay $1.2 million in financial incentives that would allow the dealership...

A request by nine property owners that the city take over maintenance of a privately owned street will be considered in coming weeks after a discussion of the issue by...