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
Jul 29, 2024 12:08 pm - With her bid to seek reelection in 2025 yet to be announced, St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek is advertising her first campaign event, “Lagers for Lora,” where she intends to make the announcement.
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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.