Russell Lissau
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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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Downers Grove drugstore robbedAug 23, 2025 10:24 am - A Downers Grove drugstore was robbed Friday night by a man who initially appeared to be a customer.
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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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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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Police: Taxi driver attacked a different car with a bat in Des PlainesAug 21, 2025 10:10 am - A taxi driver was arrested Tuesday after attacking another vehicle with a baseball bat during a dispute in Des Plaines, police said.
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GOP House hopeful Marter slams mail-in voting as ‘a scam’Aug 20, 2025 2:49 pm - The Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood for her seat in Congress supported President Donald Trump’s call to end mail-in voting this week by calling the centuries-old practice “a scam” that is “ripe for fraud.”
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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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Ex-GOP leader Don Tracy running for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seatAug 13, 2025 3:09 pm - Former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Dick Durbin.
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No one hurt in overnight Des Plaines house fireAug 13, 2025 9:42 am - A Des Plaines house was left uninhabitable by a fire Tuesday night.
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Mundelein BBQ joint gets $1,500 village grant for lighting upgradesAug 12, 2025 1:39 pm - A barbecue restaurant on the edge of downtown Mundelein will receive a municipal grant to help pay for new interior light fixtures.