🌱 Patch AM: How do data center tax breaks affect Des Plaines homeowners’ bills?

What's up Des Plaines! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How do data center tax breaks affect Des Plaines homeowners' bills?

Also on today's calendar: Voices of Hope Community Chorus — Fall Invitation and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story (chicagotribune.com) — Des Plaines is one of five suburbs studied in a detailed analysis of how data center tax breaks affect local property tax rates and homeowners' bills. Reporters modeled 2025 assessments and simulated tax scenarios to estimate how much data centers save and how that might shift the burden onto residents.
   

📸 Around Des Plaines

Subscribe

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• Voices of Hope Community Chorus — Fall Invitation →
  St Lukes Lutheran Church, 205 N Prospect Ave, Park Ridge
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Election Protection! →
  Elk Grove Village Public Library, 1001 Wellington Ave, Elk Grove Village
  1:00 pm

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Monday August 24
• Boys Soccer vs Buffalo Grove
  Maine West High School Stadium
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• 10 Month Schools: First Day of School (K-8)
  Ccsd 62 Des Plaines, IL 60016
• Picture Day!
  Iroquois Community School Des Plaines, IL 60018
  8:00 am
• Girls Flag Football vs Elk Grove
  Maine West High School Stadium
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• First Day of PreK
  Ccsd 62 Des Plaines, IL 60016
• Girls Tennis vs Leyden
  Maine West High School 1755 South Wolf Road, Des Plains, IL 60018
  4:30 pm
• Boys Soccer vs Round Lake
  Maine West High School Stadium
  5:00 pm
• The Physics Dimension
  Ccsd 62 Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Little Legends Fall Outdoor Soccer (Ages 3-7) →
  Little Legends Soccer Academy, 74 Park Dr, Glenview
  4:00 pm

📣 Des Plaines Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• Donuts with Grown Ups
  Booth Tarkington Elem School Wheeling, IL 60090
  8:50 am
• Novel Needles: Knit, Crochet and Stitchery Group
  Roden Branch Library 6083 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631
  1:00 pm
• Niles Monday Night Car Show →
  Niles, IL Calendar Niles, IL 60714
  5:00 pm
• 5th Gr. Band/Orch Information Night
  Friendship Jr High School Friendship Junior High School, 550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, I
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Des Plaines PatchAM possible:

• Appliance Repair Park Ridge — (847) 449-5310
• Midtown Gastroenterology and Liver Disease — (847) 290-3800
• Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Des Plaines Park District Invites Families to Preschool and Dance Open House —Des Plaines Park District Read on Patch

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Luna was LOST on August 22, 2026 in Des Plaines, IL 60016 near 4th Avenue Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the owner… (Nextdoor Golf Des Plaines)
• Little by little I'm feeling the prices.
  They are trickling like a slow drip on a faucet….so my point is I went to the "Dollar" store today. My favorite store for fun little kids stuff… (Nextdoor Forest / Alfini / Villas)

• Mondelez International posted a job opening for Full Time / Part Time - Order Writer / Nabisco Merchandising in Des Plaines. Apply here.
• Fay Financial, LLC posted a job opening for AVP, Quality Assurance in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Prospect

• Ten open practice observations (news-gazette.com)
• Salt shortage forces a scramble in North Aurora and St. Charles (tricitiescentral.com)

Rosemont

• Garner Fire-Rescue Again Ranks Among Few Internationally Accredited Departments (jocoreport.com)
• RailCats belt four home runs to upend Dogs on road (nwitimes.com)
• Zach Top Drops Two New Songs, Announces Limited-Edition Vinyl (countryevolution.com)

Arlington Heights

• Schaumburg High School Football Player Critically Injured During Game (patch.com)

Ok Des Plaines! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook