Mark Shuman

CRYSTAL LAKE Water and sewer rates to increase A resident in Crystal Lake can expect to pay an average of $1.89 more a month after the City Council voted this...

DES PLAINES Five Corners deal OKd by aldermen Des Plaines aldermen voted 7-1 this week to sign a letter of intent with Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises Inc. for development of...

DES PLAINES Pantries, shelters due stimulus funds Nonprofit and church-run food pantries and shelters in Illinois will share in $4.1 million in federal stimulus funds, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said...

DEERFIELD Village mulls raises for non-union staff Deerfield is considering a 2 percent increase to staff salaries for fiscal year 2009-10. Introduced at a board meeting this week, the raises...

DEERFIELD Businesses risk fine over window signs Time is running out for 22 Deerfield businesses to tone down their permanent window signs or risk fines. A grandfather provision is set...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Village budget plan taps into reserves Village Board members have begun reviewing a $132.5 million budget for the next fiscal year that would freeze salaries for the village...

CRYSTAL LAKE MCC administrator named interim chief Brian Sager, an administrator at McHenry County College, has been named acting president while the college searches for a replacement for Walt Packard....

CARPENTERSVILLE School district asks for $10 hike in fees Officials in a Carpentersville-based school district have recommended changes in student fees for the 2009-10 school year that could generate an...

VERNON HILLS Police dog gets retirement honor The retirement of a longtime member of the Police Department's canine unit was recognized in ceremonies at a Village Board meeting. Bullet, a...

A Carpentersville-based school district will join a growing number of Chicago-area districts that have opted to schedule classes on Veterans Day and offer programs that honor those who served in...