Russell Lissau
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Why chickens could be coming to backyards in Mundelein in 2024Aug 29, 2023 5:30 am - Mundelein residents will be allowed to keep chickens in backyard coops starting next year. But there are limits to the policy, which was approved by the village board Mo...
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Wheeling townhouse plan can move forward, trustees sayAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - A plan to build a small townhouse complex in Wheeling got a preliminary stamp of approval from the village board this week. But more public discussions and formal approv...
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75 years and counting: Wheeling celebrates Superdawg brand's anniversaryAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Wheeling officials celebrated the 75th anniversary of one of the village's most iconic restaurant brands this week. Superdawg Drive-In, which has its lone suburban opera...
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How you can appeal property tax assessments in Maine TownshipAug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - If you live in the Des Plaines or Park Ridge areas and think your property tax assessment is incorrect, Maine Township Assessor Susan Moylan Krey may be able to help. Ap...
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Why Des Plaines could become the next suburb to restrict short-term home rentalsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Years after first being proposed, rules for short-term home rentals could be coming to Des Plaines. The city council on Monday informally decided to resurrect a 2017 pro...
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Will Des Plaines give Korean-style barbecue restaurant $350,000 to open in city?Aug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Restaurateurs who want to open a Korean-style barbecue and hot pot eatery in downtown Des Plaines are asking the city to kick in $350,000 to help cover construction cost...
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'No notice': Buca di Beppo closes after more than 25 years on Wheeling's Restaurant RowAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct Village Manager Jon Sfondilis’ title. Wheeling's Buca di Beppo restaurant has unexpectedly shut down after more...
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No one hurt when plane's brakes fail at Wheeling airportAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - No one was injured Monday when a small plane's main brakes failed upon landing at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. The business jet's emergency brakes worked and i...
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Des Plaines woman loses $45,000 to cyber scammersAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman lost $45,000 to scammers who said her computer had been hacked, police said Monday. The 73-year-old victim first heard from the scammers Aug. 16. The...
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'Just happy to be alive': Bartlett High alum trying to rebuild her life after fleeing deadly Maui wildfiresAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Two weeks after fleeing the catastrophic Maui wildfires with her sons, their cats and a duffel bag stuffed with personal belongings, former Bartlett resident Holly Morri...