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Park Ridge Bike Task Force to brainstorm issues for audit

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The city of Park Ridge Bike Task Force will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday to brainstorm issues to bring to 10/4 audit.

Palatine officials promote downtown transit development

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The Palatine Plan Commission met Wednesday to introduce downtown transit orientated development plan.

Human Needs Task Force meets in Park Ridge

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The city of Park Ridge Human Needs Task Force will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to address community needs.

Park Ridge task force addresses prescription drug abuse

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The city of Park Ridge Human Needs Task Force met June 14 to address prescription drug abuse.

Palatine committee approves trick-or-treating hours

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The Palatine Village Council & Committee of the Whole met Tuesday to discuss Halloween hours.

Prospect Heights panel to discuss water quality

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The city of Prospect Heights Water Committee will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday to discuss the water quality of Greenbrier..

Prospect Heights commissioners discuss fall burn plan

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

The city of Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission met Thursday to discuss fall burn plan.

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Tucker says legislators are out of touch with Illinois workers

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 11, 2016

Jessica Tucker, the Republican candidate for state House in the 18th District, recently added her voice to the ongoing conversation surrounding the “no budget, no pay” mandate in play at the State Capitol in Springfield.

Ihp-1400 E Touhy LLC Purchases 1400 E. Touhy Ave., Des Plaines

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 11, 2016

On June 15, 2016, Ihp-1400 E Touhy LLC purchased a property at 1400 E. Touhy Ave., Des Plaines from Jea Touhy Office Plz LLC for $5,309,000.

Palatine police arrest 13 during traffic safety crackdown

By JoAnna Brown | Sep 10, 2016

The Palatine Police Department collaborated with highway safety partners and other law enforcement agencies during the Illinois Labor Day Traffic Safety crackdown to keep our roadways safe.

Gott says teacher's pension decision is a 'double-edged sword'

By Marian Johns | Sep 10, 2016

As the Illinois Teachers Retirement System recently voted to lower their expected rate of return on investments concerning their pension fund, Republican state House candidate Dan Gott of Des Plaines reminds voters they will be forced to pick up the shortfall through higher taxes.

Frontier League honors Boomers as its top organization

By Brent Zell | Sep 10, 2016

The Frontier League has named Schaumburg as its Organization of the Year, according to a news release on BoomersBaseball.com.

Daniel Jimenez and Maria I. Mendez Purchase 936 Howard Ave., Des Plaines

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 10, 2016

On June 15, 2016, Daniel Jimenez and Maria I. Mendez purchased a four bedroom, one bathroom home at 936 Howard Ave., Des Plaines from Vince L. and Candace R. Marcanti for $248,000.

Confusion follows shuttering of Illinois health insurance co-op

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Policy holders who bought from an insurance co-op in Illinois remain upset and confused about the future of their care more than a month after the debt-laden company was ordered to close by insurance regulators.

Latest round of John Deere layoffs unfortunate but not surprising, conservative think tank associate says

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Manufacturing workers in Illinois suffered yet another blow this week when a major machinery manufacturer announced the layoffs of hundreds of workers in Illinois, an associate for a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.

Amid talk of strike, rhetoric between AFSCME, state officials heats up

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

While whispers of "strike" continue to be heard among the membership of the state's largest public sector union, the on-and-off negotiations with the governor reveal the power of that union, the president of a nonpartisan public-interest litigation center said.

National $15 minimum wage could exacerbate Illinois job losses

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

With Congress weighing legislation that would bring the minimum wage up to $15 per hour by 2021, Illinois faces job losses as a result of the Pay Workers a Living Wage Act.

Prep update: Hawks girls' tennis team off to usual good start

By Brent Zell | Sep 9, 2016

Three state qualifiers return for Maine South, which is coming off a 16-6 dual record and a sectional title in 2015.

Streator man says Mautino probes began with his decision to speak out

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Despite a federal criminal investigation underway and state lawmakers continually calling on Illinois's embattled Auditor General Frank Mautino to answer questions about prior campaign expenditures, the only person who has filed a complaint said he feels all alone.