Local Politics
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Banquet facility proposed for Des Plaines Park District building at Lake OpekaAug 09, 2024 2:36 pm - A banquet center is planned for the Des Plaines Park District building that’s already home to the Foxtail on the Lake restaurant.
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South Barrington residents to drop lawsuit against park district over land dealAug 08, 2024 5:25 pm - Eight South Barrington residents who earlier this year sued the local park district to stop the proposed construction of a church and school on formerly public land are dropping their fight to undo the sale of the property, officials said Thursday.
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Wheeling office building redevelopment plan up for reviewAug 07, 2024 11:23 am - Wheeling’s plan commission will meet Aug. 14 to consider the final draft of a plan to convert a vacant, three-story office building into a four-story apartment building with ground-floor commercial space.
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Will controversial church plan come up when South Barrington board meets Thursday?Aug 07, 2024 11:19 am - The South Barrington village board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday night is the panel’s first since voting to join a lawsuit that aims to stop the proposed construction of a church and school.
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Lake Zurich village board appoints trustee to fill vacancyAug 07, 2024 10:06 am - A familiar face has been added to the Lake Zurich village board as interim trustee. Jake Marx, who served on the village’s advisory planning and zoning commission, was s...
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Batavia City Council swears in new alderman
Aug 06, 2024 12:29 pm - Newly appointed Batavia Alderman Kevin Malone was sworn in Monday by Mayor Jeffery Schielke at a city council meeting.
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Mundelein Tool Library lands a new homeAug 04, 2024 8:10 pm - Months after the volunteers running the Mundelein Tool Library were told they had to relocate, they’ve finally found a new home.
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South Barrington could join lawsuit seeking to block church planJul 29, 2024 2:20 pm - South Barrington officials could join a lawsuit against the South Barrington Park District that aims to void a land deal.
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St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek eyes reelection in 2025
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Park Ridge school board slashing at least $6 million out of facility improvement planJul 24, 2024 1:45 pm - A $98 million plan to renovate and expand buildings in Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 is being scaled back significantly.