Local Politics
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‘The best of us’: Longtime Des Plaines Public Library board leader and LGBTQ advocate diesJun 18, 2026 2:14 pm - Longtime Des Plaines Public Library board President Gregory Sarlo has died.
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Developer eyes former BP campus in Naperville after previous rejection of data center proposalJun 18, 2026 1:36 pm - Six months after the Naperville City Council pulled the plug on plans for a data center along Warrenville Road, the same developer is eyeing the nearby former BP campus, officials have confirmed.
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Bartlett board reviews designs for Lake Street gateway projectJun 17, 2026 3:58 pm - Bartlett village board members provided input Tuesday on three visions for redevelopment of the town’s northeastern gateway on Lake Street, which will help shape a fourth plan for unveiling at a public open house July 22.
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‘Heading in the right direction’: Des Plaines council sets new 4-year strategic planJun 17, 2026 11:22 am - Des Plaines’ latest strategic plan gives residents and city employees a new vision for the city and a new mission statement, both of which can be summed up in just six words: to be a caring, welcoming community.
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Des Plaines easing sign rules for cannabis storesJun 16, 2026 3:46 pm - Des Plaines officials are easing restrictions on signs advertising cannabis-related businesses.
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‘Wrong project, wrong place’: Critics push back on rezoning plan for potential Hoffman Estates data centerJun 16, 2026 1:16 pm - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday heard from 13 critics of the proposed rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property for a possible data center campus.
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Cook County picks ex-Fermilab CFO to oversee its financesJun 15, 2026 3:25 pm - Angela Manning-Hardimon has been appointed chief financial officer of Cook County’s Bureau of Finance.
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Ruffing reelected president of Naperville park boardJun 15, 2026 10:41 am - Leslie Ruffing will continue to lead the Naperville Park District board of commissioners as its president.
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‘Unlike anything else’: How public-private partnership hopes to rejuvenate downtown Des PlainesJun 14, 2026 8:45 pm - Des Plaines officials hope the restaurant coming to a former bank building will help boost life in the downtown area.
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Hoffman Estates board won’t consider rezoning for potential data center MondayJun 11, 2026 11:27 am - A proposed rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property in Hoffman Estates that could pave the way for a data center development will not appear on the agenda of Monday’s village board meeting.