Local Politics
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Should Mundelein enact a 1% grocery tax to replace disappearing state fee?Aug 23, 2025 10:27 am - Mundelein officials on Monday will discuss whether to create a 1% municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax set to be eliminated Jan. 1.
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Des Plaines Fire Department to switch 911 servicesAug 22, 2025 4:32 pm - Emergency calls for the Des Plaines Fire Department will be handled by a different dispatch service starting as soon as next year.
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Mundelein business in line for village grantAug 22, 2025 4:13 pm - A Mundelein business could receive a $4,706 grant from the village to help pay for a smoke detection and alarm system.
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Making Des Plaines ‘look good’: City buying former restaurant on Lee Street for redevelopmentAug 22, 2025 11:59 am - Des Plaines is breaking out its checkbook and buying more rundown commercial property on Lee Street for future redevelopment.
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District 59 superintendent defends equity efforts, but supports board’s search for successorAug 21, 2025 11:15 am - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 superintendent who faced opposition over an equity plan will leave her role in 2026, and the school board has retained a search firm to find her replacement.
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District 211 residents hotly debate transgender player on Conant H.S. girls volleyball teamAug 20, 2025 9:21 pm - Several community members, and even a couple politicians, spoke during a raucous Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Wednesday about the alleged acceptance of a transgender student on the Conant High School girls volleyball team.
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Naperville City Council seeks to renegotiate terms of proposed electricity contractAug 20, 2025 5:55 pm - Naperville City Council members Tuesday signaled support for a 20-year contract extension with the agency that supplies electricity to the city as long as certain conditions are met.
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Glen Ellyn District 89 seeks applicants for empty school board seatAug 20, 2025 9:09 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 is seeking candidates for an open school board seat as students begin the new year.
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Body art studio coming to Des PlainesAug 19, 2025 2:17 pm - A body art studio offering tattoos and piercings is coming to Des Plaines.
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Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announces bid for sheriff
Aug 15, 2025 12:52 pm - Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announced his intent to seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in the 2026 primary election, according to a news release.