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Lake County approves 8-month moratorium on data center applications, development

Daily Herald report
Sep 09, 2026 8:16 am - Lake County Board members have approved an eight-month moratorium on applications to develop and operate data centers in unincorporated areas.
District 214 offering behind-the-scenes tours before $295 million referendum

By Christopher Placek
Sep 08, 2026 5:43 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has scheduled public behind-the-scenes tours of its schools ahead of a $295 million referendum to renovate its six aging buildings.
Affordability is key as Lake election races enter stretch run: ‘We may have a higher turnout than usual’

By STEVE SADIN
Sep 04, 2026 12:44 pm - Leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties in Lake County agree on the most important issue — affordability — for voters in the Nov. 3 federal, state and local elections, but they offer different explanations for their reasoning.
‘I can’t wait’: $22M redevelopment deal for former Des Plaines YMCA could be inked Tuesday

By Russell Lissau
Sep 03, 2026 3:11 pm - A $22 million deal to renovate a long-vacant YMCA facility in Des Plaines and reopen it as a private athletic center could be finalized early next week.
Happy hour ban on drink specials lifted in Naperville

By Carolyn Stein
Sep 03, 2026 1:14 pm - The ban on happy hour drink specials in Naperville, in place for at least a decade, has been lifted by the Naperville City Council, allowing local restaurants and bars to offer special drink promotions.
No decision yet on whether recall referendum questions will be on fall ballot in Aurora

By Addison Wright
Sep 03, 2026 12:59 pm - The Aurora electoral board has yet to reach a final decision on whether two referendum questions aiming to allow for the recall of a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen can appear on the November ballot in Aurora.
Naperville City Council bans retail sale of kratom products

By Carolyn Stein
Sep 02, 2026 3:12 pm - The Naperville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the retail sale of kratom products in the city, adding its name to the list of communities in Illinois that have imposed local restrictions on the drug.
Defying trends, Grayslake welcomes start of massive data center project

By Mick Zawislak
Sep 01, 2026 6:19 pm - Amid continuing pushback against data centers from communities across the country, Grayslake on Tuesday announced it has granted a building permit for the first component of a massive data center campus in the Cornerstone business park.
Saccotelli won’t seek fourth term on Mount Prospect board

By Steve Zalusky
Sep 01, 2026 5:50 pm - The Mount Prospect village board race will see some new and old faces next year. But one familiar face will not be among them. Longtime village Trustee Colleen Saccotelli has announced she will not be running for reelection.
No guarantee: DuPage clerk won't commit to using $665,000 for election printing and postage

Alicia Fabbre
Sep 01, 2026 5:42 pm - DuPage County Board members Tuesday approved another $665,000 for election-related printing and postage expenses, even though the county clerk’s office could not guarantee the money would be spent as intended by the board.

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