Des Plaines
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Home & garden calendar, March 16-22Mar 11, 2025 6:52 pm - Garden club meetings, plant sales, grafting and more.
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‘Heartbeat’ of downtown or ‘missed opportunity?’ Mount Prospect candidates discuss Chase building’s futureMar 11, 2025 5:26 pm - What should become of the vacant former Chase Bank building in Mount Prospect has become an important campaign issue in the race for three village board seats.
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Why one suburb is banning EV chargers from public parking garagesMar 10, 2025 7:50 pm - Rosemont has banned the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in parking garages due to fire risk, prompted by a long-burning car fire last year.
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Mount Prospect village board to remain one trustee short until after electionMar 10, 2025 5:49 pm - Mount Prospect Mayor Paul Hoefert will not fill the vacancy created by Trustee Augie Filippone’s resignation. The announcement comes as Filippone said he is blocking Hoefert from filling the vacancy until May 5, citing state law.
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Metropolitan Square, vacant Kmart building among top concerns for Des Plaines council candidatesMar 10, 2025 5:06 pm - Empty storefronts in Metropolitan Square, cracked sidewalks and a long-vacant former Kmart store are among the issues that Des Plaines’ aldermanic candidates believe need attention in town.
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Best Bets: Ailyn Pérez returns to the Lyric for ‘La Bohème’Mar 10, 2025 5:04 pm - Former Elk Grove Village resident Ailyn Perez stars as Mimi in “La Bohème” at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Jay Pharoah does standup in Schaumburg, and McHenry Sham-Rocks the Fox takes over Miller Point Park this weekend.
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Men exchange gunfire outside Des Plaines restaurant; no injuries reportedMar 10, 2025 2:32 pm - Des Plaines police are investigating after two men exchanged at least eight gunshots in a restaurant parking lot Sunday afternoon.
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Mount Prospect invites public to brainstorm on future of Chase Bank propertyMar 10, 2025 1:34 pm - The Mount Prospect village board is inviting public input on the future of the former Chase Bank building at 111 E. Busse Ave. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday at village hall.
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Des Plaines mayor highlights fiscal responsibility, economic growth during address to businessMar 10, 2025 1:22 pm - Mayor Andrew Goczkowski delivered his fourth address to the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce on March 6, emphasizing the city’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and economic growth.
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League of Women Voters posts videos of Arlington Heights-area candidate forums, interviewsMar 10, 2025 11:57 am - The League of Women Voters of the Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and Buffalo Grove Area is providing opportunities for voters to see candidates in local April 1 elections at public forums and in recorded individual interviews.