Local Politics
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Wauconda starts annexation process to block solar energy facility in residential areaApr 08, 2026 6:03 pm - Wauconda has begun the process to annex 62 acres on the north side of town to block a solar energy system to be built near a residential area.
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Mount Prospect trustees criticize process behind Kensington Road bike-walk path study planApr 08, 2026 5:18 pm - With half of the trustees expressing frustration with the selection process, the Mount Prospect village board narrowly approved a contract with a Chicago engineering firm for a study of a bicycle and pedestrian path along Kensington Road.
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One-time Arlington Heights trustee candidate’s appointment to panel draws dissentApr 07, 2026 5:58 pm - Normally a rubber-stamped process, the Arlington Heights village board voted 6-2 to confirm former trustee candidate Martin Bauer’s appointment to the housing commission Monday.
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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.”