Local Politics
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Arlington Heights couple pleads not guilty to vandalizing Republican headquartersApr 07, 2026 4:44 pm - The Arlington Heights couple charged with vandalizing Wheeling Township Republican headquarters in January appeared in a Rolling Meadows courtroom Tuesday and entered not guilty pleas to the charges.
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Power, water and worry: How growing data center concerns are being addressed locally and statewideApr 07, 2026 2:24 pm - Data center development in Illinois is facing the prospect of greater regulation at both the local and statewide levels after initially being embraced in many suburbs.
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Restaurant with cricket simulators gets go-ahead in WheelingApr 06, 2026 7:30 pm - Plans for a restaurant featuring cricket simulators got the Wheeling village board’s OK Monday night.
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‘Quite alarming’: Cary mayor critical of state zoning, parking legislation
Apr 06, 2026 1:10 pm - Cary Mayor Mark Kownick used the recent annual state of the village address to warn residents of possible state legislation that would put substantial limits on local control of things from housing to parking.
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3-story apartment building again proposed for vacant Wheeling lotApr 03, 2026 3:10 pm - For the second time in as many years, a six-unit apartment building has been proposed for a vacant lot in Wheeling.
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Hotelier may get grant from Des Plaines to fund renovationApr 03, 2026 2:18 pm - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday will consider awarding a $135,751 grant to the owner of a local hotel to help fund recent renovations.
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‘A regular neighborhood guy’: Suburban mayors talk White Sox with Pope Leo XIV during trip to the VaticanApr 02, 2026 7:02 pm - Illinois mayors met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a private audience at the Vatican this week, discussing baseball and the White Sox with the Chicago-born pontiff who joked the team “could use a few more wins.”
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Veteran Des Plaines District 62 board member stepping downMar 31, 2026 1:02 pm - Veteran Des Plaines School District 62 board member Beth Morley is stepping down.
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Property tax collections throughout Cook County outpaced inflation, study showsMar 30, 2026 5:15 am - A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas shows property taxes collected by county taxing bodies over the past 30 years grew at twice the rate of inflation.
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Suburban mayors traveling to the Vatican this week to meet native son Pope Leo XIVMar 28, 2026 12:00 pm - A delegation of Illinois mayors is visiting the Vatican this week for a private audience with Chicago native Pope Leo XIV.