Local Politics
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Tie vote kills strip club’s hope for liquor license from Kane County commission
Jun 26, 2025 1:22 pm - Blackjack’s Gentlemen’s Club’s application for a liquor license was rejected on Wednesday when a vote by the Kane County Liquor Commission ended in a 2-2 tie.
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Maine Township assessor offering free help with assessment appealsJun 24, 2025 5:33 pm - Des Plaines- and Park Ridge-area homeowners seeking to appeal recent property assessments can get help from Maine Township Assessor Susan Moylan Krey through July 15.
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Kaneland schools sue Sugar Grove to get rid of the Grove TIF districtJun 24, 2025 11:24 am - The Kaneland school district is suing Sugar Grove, saying the village was wrong to approve a large mixed-use development and create a tax-increment financing district for it.
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Durbin, Duckworth warn Iran bombings could drag U.S. into Middle East quagmireJun 23, 2025 8:29 pm - Democratic U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin panned strikes against nuclear sites in Iran ordered by President Donald Trump on Saturday in separate statements.
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‘It was horrific’: Elgin immigrants advocates say ramped-up deportation push brings fear, uneaseJun 21, 2025 5:30 pm - The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.
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‘Her ideas were trailblazing’: Former Des Plaines civic leader Rosemary Argus has diedJun 19, 2025 2:13 pm - Rosemary S. Argus, a former member of both the Mount Prospect Park District board and the Des Plaines City Council died Wednesday. She was 88.
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Why Des Plaines might get a fourth fire stationJun 19, 2025 12:51 pm - Des Plaines would get a fourth fire station under a $16.5 million plan touted by Chief Matt Matzl.
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Chan Ding running in Democratic primary in 52ndJun 18, 2025 4:57 pm - Erin Chan Ding, who retained her seat on the Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board in April, announced Wednesday she is running for the seat currently held by Republican Martin McLaughlin.
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Gurnee hiking local sales tax to replace lost grocery tax revenue — and then someJun 17, 2025 7:46 pm - The expiring 1% state grocery tax will not be reinstated with a local version in Gurnee, but village officials instead will increase their local sales tax to spread the cost to visitors.
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West Chicago mayor appoints longtime resident to become new aldermanJun 17, 2025 1:57 pm - More than a month into a rocky start to his administration, West Chicago Mayor Daniel Bovey made his first appointment with city council approval on Monday.