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Lawmakers are tasked with producing $100 billion in pension funding. So why did the state spend $323,000 on chandeliers? One senator called it embarrassing.
Some fear they may make noise or attract rodents or coyotes, while others want fresh eggs. A committee is working on drafting an ordinance.
A class-action lawsuit from Advocate patients says the medical group failed to protect their privacy information when it didn't protect four stolen computers.
She wants more information on the scope and efficacy of any attack. U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, whose district is just to the north, is also considering his decision carefully.
Flakes are falling off the Leaning Tower, and Niles trustees discussed how much money they want to put into it. The idea of whether to tear it down even briefly surfaced.
The dispute had the potential to hit taxpayers in the pocketbook.
Public officials say when the driver's license facility left Niles, business went down in the Four Flaggs Shopping Center.
He has an opportunity to buy a home in a neighboring town; but Morton Grove officials must live within the village.
Gov. Quinn signed a law Friday allowing Illinois motorists who are stopped by police and asked for proof of insurance to display it on a digital device. The move could end frantic searches through the glove compartment.
He says important work has been started and will bear fruit. One key area is economic development; he spent Tuesday showing a restaurant broker around town.
Both sides of the dispute could walk away with money if they agree to a deal that's on the table.
The century-old school building jerry-rigged to house the Morton Grove PD is inefficient and cramped, chief says. And there's not enough room to store evidence and equipment in the dismal facility.
He will travel with other Illinois mayors in November, the Journal & Topics reports.
Mayor wants properties like the shuttered motel and abandoned auto dealership to get some new life.
Trustees were told their role is to work with the board and library director, not with library employees or patrons, according to the Morton Grove Champion.
We talk to him on the 3-month anniversary of his becoming mayor.
All ethics complaints would now go first to a committee of three--the village attorney, Ethics Board chair and inspector general--who will determine if they have merit or not.
The girl was hired to play the movies during a weekly matinee series, and was asked to leave by a library trustee, the Morton Grove Champion reports.
The village has hired Houseal Lavigne, which has created award-winning plans for other municipalities, to develop a strategic plan.
The resignation was the latest of many personnel changes at the district in the past year and a half.
Morton Grove Finance Committee members are debating whether to require scrap-metal scavengers, snow plows and landscape companies to register with the community.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Niles and other nearby municipalities are looking into taking over some Cook County services.
Rusmir Zec, who briefly served on the board after being appointed last year, will return again.
Trustees voted to allot $1.2 million to help individual homeowners pay for flood prevention on their property--but not before trustees and a citizen noted there are many other pressing demands on the village's money--such as pensions.
Did you receive the letter the village of Niles sent? You have a choice of 3 options. If you do nothing, you'll automatically switch to the new electricity provider.
We asked readers last week what they thought of a Morton Grove parks commissioner's decision not to stand during the pledge of allegiance at board meetings.
Former Morton Grove Village Clerk Eileen Coursey Winkler attended a meeting and decided to speak her mind about the topic.
Those eligible for federal assistance from the April and May floods now have until Aug. 8 to apply.
Dan Staackmann seeks an empty spot on the Morton Grove Park Board.
Legislation was introduced by State Sen. Julie Morrison, of Deerfield, after her nephew, Tony Borcia, of Libertyville, was struck and killed by an intoxicated boater on the Chain O' Lakes last summer.
The lack of parking near Nordica Apartments, just east of Culver School has caused headaches, but a solution is near, the village of Niles announced.
Animal Control Officer Peter Babikan will patrol streets and answer calls for animal issues.
Some residents hailed Morton Grove trustees and mayor for writing a compromise ordinance on assault weapons. Others still pressed for or against a ban. The board will vote Thursday.
A village official has proposed the idea to install the machines on Dempster Street, the Morton Grove Champion reports.