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The Wirtz family, which owns the Chicago Blackhawks and other companies, has proposed turning nearly 800 acres on Mundelein’s northwest side into a residential and commercial development. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, 2022 Despite objections from the potential beneficiaries and many residents, the Mundelein village board on Monday approved a tentative plan for how much the would-be…
Aurora mayoral candidate John Laesch, left, campaigning door to door on March 20, and current Mayor Richard Irvin greeting supporters before he gives his 2025 State of the City speech at the Fox Valley Mall on March 26. Voters in Tuesday’s election will finish selecting mayors and village presidents in some hard-fought races throughout DuPage…
Jack Brogan Mount Prospect village board candidate Jack Brogan owes more than $32,000 in overdue property taxes for four residential parcels he plans to develop along Golf Road. Brogan, who is running as a write-in candidate, acknowledged he is late with the tax payments, but said he has been approved for a construction loan and…
Jessica Mastalski Nearly two years after Des Plaines City Clerk Jessica Mastalski settled her lawsuit against the city-connected credit union where she once worked and the city, she again is arguing issues at the core of the case — but this time in the court of public opinion. Mastalski spent two minutes during last week’s…
Nonprofit Full Circle Communities plans an affordable housing development along Taft Avenue in Glen Ellyn. The village is responsible for the demolition of the property to help make way for the project. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com A nonprofit affordable housing developer will add nearly four dozen units to the suburban supply with a new Glen Ellyn apartment…
The name of the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde has been removed from the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com The courthouse in DuPage County no longer bears the name of one of the better-known politicians from the county. DuPage has removed the name of the late U.S. Rep. Henry J. Hyde from…
Elizabeth Davies, left, and Jeffrey Loffredo are running for Grayslake village president in the April 1 consolidated election. The two candidates vying to be Grayslake village president have different campaign priorities with incumbent Trustee Elizabeth Davies focusing on keeping the town debt-free and community oriented, while Jeff Loffredo is seeking to improve the town’s infrastructure…
Top from left, Roger Byrne and Monica Lee Lundeen, bottom from left, Michael Schenk and Craig Takaoka are Vernon Hills trustee candidates in the April 1 election. Candidates for three seats on the Vernon Hills village board are well-known to each other and in the community, with three incumbents seeking reelection and a longtime village…
Michele Hunter An Arlington Heights trustee candidate faces a formal complaint alleging she accepted campaign contributions exceeding limits set by the village code. The campaign committee for Michele Hunter received in-kind contributions of $6,353.86 and $1,406.22 on Jan. 17 from the Illinois Republican Party for mailing and printing, according to disclosures filed with the Illinois…
The Des Plaines City Council has agreed to invest up to $12 million to redevelop a former bank building downtown as a restaurant. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, 2024 Des Plaines officials are celebrating a proposed real-estate agreement that would see a historic downtown building undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation to become a new restaurant. The city council…
