Local Politics
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Divided Crystal Lake park board ends metal detectors, extra security at meetings
Dec 19, 2025 2:11 pm - Heightened security and metal detectors will be removed from Crystal Lake Park District board meetings starting in January.
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‘A good thing for people’: Palatine Township levies first tax for community mental health boardDec 18, 2025 1:03 pm - Palatine Township trustees this week approved a $1.65 million tax levy for its community mental health board.
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Des Plaines Park District board gets a new memberDec 17, 2025 1:15 pm - The Des Plaines Park District board once again is at full strength.
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Veteran West Chicago alderman stepping downDec 17, 2025 1:15 pm - Spence Hallett, a West Chicago alderman since 2013, resigned his position in a city council meeting this week.
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Why building owner is marketing former Uncle Julio’s space for office use in Vernon HillsDec 17, 2025 11:35 am - Vernon Hills officials agree the northwest corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Route 60 near Hawthorn mall is a valuable location in the retail-heavy village, but are split on whether medical offices are a good use for the site.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets 5% raise, $15K bonusDec 16, 2025 5:53 pm - Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus received a 5% raise and $15,000 performance bonus following his annual evaluation with the village board.
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New restaurant headed to Wheeling space with checkered pastDec 16, 2025 10:40 am - A new restaurant is coming to commercial space in Wheeling where a fatal shooting occurred a little more than a year ago.
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‘A destination restaurant’: New Indian eatery proposed for former Tuscany site in WheelingDec 15, 2025 8:18 pm - A Chicago-area restaurateur plans to open his latest culinary offering in a long-vacant space on Wheeling’s Restaurant Row.
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‘This doesn’t pass the sniff test’: Proposal for new lounge in Mundelein encounters resistance over gamblingDec 12, 2025 7:17 pm - A plan to open a cocktail lounge with video gambling machines in downtown Mundelein encountered resistance during this week’s village board meeting.
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Pickleball and badminton club proposed for WheelingDec 12, 2025 2:24 pm - The Wheeling village board meets Monday night to discuss plans to open a club for pickleball and badminton players as well as other business.