Russell Lissau
-
Raises approved for about 40 Des Plaines municipal workers under new 3-year dealMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - About 40 Des Plaines municipal employees will get small pay raises as part of a newly approved labor contract. The pact with the American Federation of State County and ...
-
All in or all out; Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 to eliminate hybrid learningMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 students can return to fully in-person learning starting March 29, the first school day following Spring Break, officials announc...
-
Grant program created to help Des Plaines businesses recover from pandemicMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Des Plaines businesses could receive municipal grants of up to $2,000 under a new program designed to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The City Co...
-
How Des Plaines mayoral candidates want to improve the downtownMar 01, 2021 4:30 am - Des Plaines' three mayoral candidates have different ideas for revitalizing the city's downtown area. Michael Charewicz, Malcolm Chester and Andrew Goczkowski discus...
-
Suburban Hero: Grayslake man braves dog attack to save choking womanFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - A good Samaritan from Grayslake is being hailed as a hero for saving a choking stranger near Gurnee, all while fending off an attacking dog. Griffin Rebecca's actions on...
-
Horcher, Smith disagree about severity of Restaurant Row vacancies in WheelingFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove information about the former Hackney's restaurant building still being vacant. A different restaurant operates o...
-
Des Plaines Park District to buy church land at Lake OpekaFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Park District is set to buy a church building nestled between two of its properties. The park district board will meet Monday to approve the $1.4 million...
-
Mundelein mayoral candidates debate infrastructure needs, other issuesFeb 25, 2021 4:22 am - Editor's note: To clarify, Trustee Robin Meier voted to hire a company to demolish village-owned buildings on Lake Street in 2018. Trustee Dawn Abernathy opposed tha...
-
Des Plaines council candidates divided on support for COVID-related restaurant rulesFeb 25, 2021 4:20 am - Des Plaines City Council candidates are split on whether city hall should have enforced temporary bans on indoor restaurant dining and bar service ordered by Gov. J.B. P...
-
Lincolnshire-Prairie View District 103 board candidates explain why they're runningFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - Candidates for the Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 board expressed their motivations for running in a joint interview this week. Seven people are running f...