In 2019, a split City Council decided to allow marijuana dispensaries.
Patch submitted questionnaires to the two candidates for Darien Ward 4 alderman.
He is running in the April 4 Darien City Council election.
Patch submitted questionnaires to the two candidates for Darien Ward 2 alderman.
Patch submitted questionnaires to the two candidates for Darien Ward 6 alderman.
He is running in the April 4 Darien election.
She is running in the April 4 Darien election.
Two aldermen oppose the plan. The city's money is in return for giving free memberships to all businesses.
The city plans to inspect the property and warn the owner if necessary, officials said.
An official says he knew the employee "could hit the ground running."
A political committee supports a candidate who is running against an anti-tax hike alderman.
Instead, the city plans to provide a subsidy in return for free memberships.
An alderman urges residents to keep their outdoor lights on and have security cameras.
The year ended up being the best for gambling tax collections.
He says the group's accusation that he is homophobic and racist is false.
The man targets LGBT and African-American communities, according to the group's investigation.
The candidates in the others are unopposed. In one, not enough people are running.
One alderman dissents from the vote. The city says its goal is to keep and recruit businesses.
All three incumbents are seeking re-election. Each faces an opponent.
School tax increase backers promised to run a candidate against the alderman.
The city said it wants to prepare for the increase in electric vehicles.
The year-round fountain at Cass and Plainfield prompts residents' questions.
Officials want to help the struggling group focus on keeping existing businesses and attracting new ones.
The mayor defended his neutrality on the referendum to raise school taxes.
The mayor said the alderman neglected to recognize the importance of senior citizens in Darien.
Darien touts new development in an annexed area of the city.
Tensions over the ballot measure have lingered past the election.
The city gives its plan of attack during snowstorms. It says which types of roads are plowed first.
Mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day are still being tallied.
A school board member resigned from two city committees, expressing his differences with the city.
Initial returns showed that a bare majority rejected the measure, but mail-in ballots continue to come in.
The land is dotted with campaign signs from both political parties during election season.
A committee talked about a restaurant or retail on the site, but the neighbors disagreed, officials said.
A school official reacted to the results of the tax hike election, which is too close to call.
Patch looked at the precinct map to see where a tax measure found its strength.
The district proposed a 9 percent increase to its part of the property tax bill.
The district is seeking a nearly 20 percent property tax increase.