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The Des Plaines City Council on Monday tentatively approved local regulations for e-bikes — like this one being used in Hanover Park — as well as scooters and other battery-powered vehicles.

Proposed e-bike regulations progressing in Des Plaines

The Des Plaines City Council on Monday tentatively approved local regulations for e-bikes, e-scooters and similar battery-powered vehicles.

A homebuilder has floated a proposal to develop a former Lombard seminary campus with approximately 159 townhouse units east of Yorktown Center mall. The property has access to Butterfield Road at Maxant Drive, a signalized intersection.

Builder interested in developing former Lombard seminary campus with roughly 160 townhouses

Less than a decade ago, a Baptist seminary moved its main campus from Lombard to Lisle, leaving a uniquely shaped property east of the Yorktown Center shopping mall. A homebuilder has floated a proposal to develop the site with townhouses.

Former Chicago Botanic Garden employee Kai Shin addresses the Cook County Forest Preserve board of commissioners in October.

Cook Board president, officials back efforts to unionize at Chicago Botanic Garden

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle led a press conference Tuesday supporting unionizing efforts among employees of Chicago Botanic Garden

Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, confers with Sen. Ram Villivalam on the Senate floor on Oct. 30, 2025.

Senate President Don Harmon avoids $10M fine after election board deadlocks

Senate President Don Harmon will not have to pay a nearly $10 million fine for violating state campaign finance laws last year after the State Board of Elections deadlocked Tuesday on approving the fine.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill

WASHINGTON — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender...

Palatine area resident Valeria Delgado speaks on behalf of the immigrant community at Monday's village council meeting.

Palatine passes resolution answering residents’ concerns about federal immigration enforcement

The Palatine village council unanimously passed a resolution Monday reaffirming its commitment to safety, respect, and trust for all village residents.

Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva. The organization is suing the state to get permission to build a cluster of community integrated living arrangement homes in Elgin.

Marklund sues state over denial of community-based housing proposal

The Marklund organization is asking a Kane County judge to overturn the state’s decision prohibiting it from building seven community homes in Elgin for adults with disabilities.

Public documents show this month’s firings of two Prospect Heights police officers were based on allegations of deceit and misrepresentation.

Documents allege fired Prospect Heights officers misrepresented their police authority

Public documents show this month’s firings of two Prospect Heights police officers were based on allegations of deceit and misrepresentation.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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