Des Plaines Business
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During intense flooding, Levee 37 proving effective at keeping the waters at bayApr 20, 2026 5:05 pm - For years, heavy rains along the Des Plaines River meant anxiety for residents in Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights and Wheeling. Since Levee 37 was built, however, flooded streets and sandbags reaching to the middle of River Road are just an unpleasant memory.
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District 214 students put investment skills to the test in annual competitionApr 20, 2026 11:02 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214’s annual Investment Competition brought together 90 students across 24 teams to compete in a fast-paced simulation of the financial world.
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Family feud: Rosemont mayor’s brother says cleaning contracts wiped out after TIF lawsuitApr 15, 2026 8:18 pm - Mark Stephens, chairman of Triton College’s board and owner of Bomark Cleaning, claims he lost longstanding janitorial contracts for Rosemont public venues after the college sued the municipality over tax increment financing districts.
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Measles in Illinois: What to know about vaccination ratesApr 15, 2026 11:15 am - State public health data shows that measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren are above the threshold recommended to prevent outbreaks of the highly contagious viral infection.
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Rosemont firm run by mayor’s brother loses longstanding contracts at Allstate ArenaApr 14, 2026 6:51 pm - Bomark Cleaning, run by Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens’ brother Mark, lost long-held janitorial and parking contracts for the Allstate Arena after a request for proposals process.
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With eye toward revenue sharing at Bears redevelopment, school districts to retain financial adviserApr 13, 2026 7:46 pm - The three school districts near the Bears’ potential Arlington Heights stadium site plan to hire a financial adviser to help negotiate revenue-sharing deals.
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Rosemont’s Stephens is latest player in Bears stadium talksApr 13, 2026 5:02 pm - Rosemont’s Brad Stephens and other House Republicans will meet Wednesday with Gov. JB Pritzker’s staff to discuss legislation that would provide a tax break for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights.
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Mount Prospect approves facility for at-risk middle school, high school studentsApr 08, 2026 3:49 pm - An educational facility serving at-risk middle and high school students from across northern Cook County will open in Mount Prospect's Kensington Business Center.
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Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehiclesApr 07, 2026 12:43 pm - Autonomous vehicles, known as AVs, currently are being tested on the streets of Chicago. A bill in the legislature would eventually allow such driverless vehicles to operate in Illinois counties that have more than 1 million residents, plus Sangamon and three downstate jurisdictions. They could replace rideshare and taxi drivers.
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Cook County warns of measles exposures in Northwest suburbsApr 01, 2026 1:27 pm - The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning of possible measles exposures in Mount Prospect and other parts of the Northwest suburbs.