Des Plaines News

Cook County Sheriff's Police announced charges against more than 100 people, several from the Northwest suburbs, in a six-month police investigation called "Operation Room Service." The investigation occurred at hotels and motels along Mannheim Road south of O'Hare International Airport.

The Ringling Brothers Circus is back in town, which means a few things. Bad - our sports teams will have to take harrowing road trips.

Thirty-eight city of Des Plaines jobs ranging from police officers to maintenance workers will not be funded in the city's 2010 budget, aldermen decided last week.

In three decades, former Des Plaines resident David Cavazos has gone from a heavyweight in athletics to a heavyweight in city government.

Candidates seeking election in next February's primary had the opportunity to be first to file petitions to get on the ballot last Monday.

A 17-year-old northwest suburban girl died Thursday night -- almost two months after a North Side crash in which her 19-year-old sister drove a car in the wrong direction on Lake Shore Drive while under the influence, police said.

The Des Plaines Police Dept. and Des Plaines Crimestoppers are appealing to the public for help in solving an arson investigation at Friendship Park on the city's west side.

In a last-ditch effort to preserve its future the Des Plaines Historical Society has renewed its request for funding from the city, asking for $124,500 yearly, a 25 percent reduction from what it received last year.

From the moment Sandra Norlin was hired to become the Des Plaines Public Library's top administrator in 1995, she has attended regular weekly city staff meetings at the invitation of the city manager.

A man fled with another man's driver's license after a traffic crash and road rage incident the night of Oct.

Story posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Newly-computed tax rates throughout Cook County were released yesterday showing across the board reductions.

Building activity in Des Plaines during the third quarter of this year slightly exceeded the level for the same period in 2008, according to recently released figures of Des Plaines' Community & Economic Development Dept.

An "elephant" with a bloody bandage wrapped around a bullhook wound on her head will greet students leaving Orchard Place Elementary School on Wednesday.

Teddy, the son of Jenny and Brad Christiansen, has been in our hearts and on our minds for quite some time now.

Quietly, without fanfare, but with some under the breath muttering, City Manager Jason Bajor has absorbed the task of preparing agendas for Des Plaines City Council meetings.

While plans are still being finalized, the official date for the Des Plaines Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony has been set for Friday, Dec.

It may sound far away, but if the Des Plaines River in Illinois floods, it could set off an ecologically devastating chain of events, bringing the feared Asian carp to Michigan's door.

The Mt. Prospect Park Dist. is expected to spend under $700,000 next year on capital improvement projects, much less than the $5 million needed to catch up on projects that have been delayed over the years, according to Park Dist.

A man and woman died Sunday following an early morning crash in which four others were injured in northwest suburban Park Ridge.

Des Plaines resident Susanne Atanus has joined an increasingly crowded field of Republicans trying to replace long-time incumbent U.S. Rep.