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08/15/2025

One local Mount Prospect organization is asking the village to hold off on approving construction of a pedestrian bridge over Northwest Highway that would connect Melas and Meadows parks.

08/15/2025

The longtime former home of Giuseppe’s Restaurant & Banquets site at the corner of Lee Street and Graceland Avenue will be purchased by the city of Des Plaines, according to city documents. The city will pay the owners of the property, Galaxy Kitchens, LLC $675,000. The proposal will be part of Mo...

08/13/2025

State Rep. Marty Moylan (D-55th) of Des Plaines Longtime State Rep. Marty Moylan (D-55th) will seek a seventh term in the Illinois House of Representatives and if he’s victorious, it will be his last. Moylan, 74, was first elected state representative in 2013. Prior to that, he served as mayor of ...

08/13/2025

Oakton Park, which has been closed for renovations since April 2024, will reopen to the public on Saturday, Aug. 23 -- and the Park Ridge Park District plans to mark the occasion with plenty of activities, classes for kids to try out, and opportunities to skate for free. The park district renovated....

08/13/2025

A “person of interest” in the shooting death of a 33-year-old man whose body was found inside a parked car on North Avenue in Des Plaines on July 23, was released from custody last Friday with no charges having been filed. The person of interest, said Des Plaines police, is a resident of Des Pla...

08/13/2025

Maine Township High School District 207’s regular board meeting the first Monday (Aug. 4) of the month also served as the first meeting of the 2025-2026 school year.

08/11/2025

With an eye on future development of one of Rosemont’s last large pieces of vacant property, village board members on Monday are expected to approve the purchase of 10600 W. Higgins Rd. that includes a 100,000 sq. ft. office building and adjacent parking garage.

08/11/2025

Two old Des Plaines Park District playgrounds recently found new homes in Africa and South Asia. The old Arndt Park playground ended up in Lusaka, Zambia, while the old Bluett Park playground ended up in Pokhara, Nepal. The Kids Around the World nonprofit removed the playgrounds at its own expense,....

08/11/2025

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Friday (Aug. 8) the indictment of a Palatine High School teacher’s aide for allegedly possessing multiple files depicting child sexual abuse images on his cell phone.

08/11/2025

The Mount Prospect Village Board approved, with the waiving of two readings, the adoption of a 1% local grocery tax at its Wednesday, Aug. 6 meeting. This comes as the state will eliminate a 1% grocery tax of its own, effective Jan. 1, 2026, that has been imposed since 1990.

08/08/2025

Two black males, who police said were dressed as females, sprayed Mace or some other type of chemical agent on a store clerk before robbing a Park Ridge 7-Eleven of liquor and ci******es Tuesday night (Aug. 5).

08/08/2025

A 38-year-old man who allegedly fired a gun near a car full of teens in a McDonald's drive-thru lane and fled police has been charged.

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