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Arlington Heights residents could soon pay a tax for using streaming services, under a budget proposal being considered by the village board. AP Your Netflix bill in Arlington Heights could soon include a new tax from village hall. Village officials are considering an extra charge on streaming services to help fund staffing for a fifth…
Blackjacks Gentlemen’s Club is at 7N657 Illinois Route 25 in St. Charles Township. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Local News Network Blackjack’s Gentlemen’s Club’s application for a liquor license was rejected on Wednesday when a vote by the Kane County Liquor Commission ended in a 2-2 tie. The strip club, located at 7N657 Illinois Route 25 in St….
Local residents protest Trump administration policies including deportations Saturday in downtown Elgin. Marni Pyke/mpyke@dailyherald.com The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said. “We as a group anticipated this change but it’s gotten a lot more…
St. Charles Alderman Ryan S. Bongard St. Charles could impose new regulations and fees for AirBnbs, Vrbos and other short-term rentals currently unregulated within city limits. Short-term rentals are not defined in the city’s zoning codes and no tax is collected from their operators. At city staff’s suggestion, city council members reviewed the topic and…
Entrepreneurs want to open Narrow Gate Brewery at 610 E. Hawley St., Mundelein. Bosacki’s Brewery operated there for about nine years until it closed this spring. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com A new microbrewery with a tap room could open soon in Mundelein. Libertyville entrepreneurs Michael and Christine Zemke want to open Narrow Gate Brewery in the…
Homes, light industrial buildings, parks and pedestrian-friendly roads are part of the Ivanhoe Village concept proposed for northwest Mundelein. Courtesy of village of Mundelein Legislation clarifying municipal officials’ ability to impose fees that help schools pay for construction necessitated by new housing developments has cleared the Illinois General Assembly — but it isn’t being enacted…
A Schaumburg-based group called Fourth Avenue Gospel wants to build a church and school at Bartlett Road and Route 59 in South Barrington. Courtesy of Area N Development LLC After months of public inaction, a controversial plan to construct a church and school in South Barrington has cleared a key bureaucratic hurdle and is headed…
New Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia, from right, is congratulated by outgoing Mayor Tom Hayes after a swearing in ceremony Monday night. Christopher Placek/cplacek@dailyherald.com An Arlington Heights architect who will help shape the future of the Northwest suburb — including the 326-acre property owned by the Chicago Bears on the west side of town…
Steve Lentz After 12 years as mayor and four before that as a trustee, Steve Lentz’s time as an elected official in Mundelein is coming to a close. Lentz presided over his last full village board meeting Monday night. A tribute video — featuring testimonials from family members, former trustees and others — played on…
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…
