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Neil Weiss in front of his Jungle of Niles store on Golf Road last Sunday. (Journal photo) The task of removing as many as 20,000 plants, birds, fish, bunnies, turtles, and other items from the Jungle of Niles store on Golf Road to a new location in Lincolnshire has begun. Like Noah’s Ark, employees of the large store that’s been […]
The Des Plaines Library Board is seeking city of Des Plaines approval to re-design and add features to its downtown Library Plaza and to areas surrounding the facility that’s located along Ellinwood Street between Lee and Pearson streets.
By: Todd Wessell
A security fence and sign were installed last week around and in front of the former Lattof YMCA building, 300 E. Northwest Hwy. in Des Plaines. The installations are part of the process preparing the property to be transformed into a fitness center by developers Nicholas & Associates which is based in Mount Prospect. The name will be the Cambridge […]
A 56-year-old Mount Prospect man has been charged with three misdemeanor counts of Battery following a confrontation on Sept. 8 on the 700 block of Holiday Lane in Des Plaines. According to reports, Des Plaines Police responded to the Holiday Lane scene for a report of a Hispanic male threatening people and attempting to hit them. When officers arrived, they […]
By: Todd Wessell
The village of Rosemont is expected Monday to approve measures that will result in relocating its emergency dispatching services onto the third floor of village hall. For about the last four years, the village has used the dispatching services of NORCOMM Public Safety Communications, Inc., which is located in the River Forest City Hall, said Mayor Brad Stephens. Before that, […]
By: Todd Wessell
A woman, who is believed to be the mother of Ayham Babidi, 21, of Des Plaines, expresses shock when informed by Des Plaines police officers that Ayham was shot resulting in his death. This photo was taken within an hour after police reported to the family home on Touhy Avenue last Wednesday, Sept. 9. The scene is on the front […]
By: Todd Wessell
Touhy Avenue house in Des Plaines where 21-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer on Sept. 9. (Journal photo) The heartache and torment of Jamal Babidi was etched on his face last Friday afternoon. Three times during our slow walk in the front yard of his 2047 Touhy Ave. home, Jamal’s eyes teared-up and his chin trembled. After […]
Plans to develop a four-story, 226-unit apartment building at the northwest corner of Golf and Wolf roads in Des Plaines garnered preliminary approval
Five members of the new Rosemont School building construction team walked through the 98,000 sq. ft. shell of the building last Wednesday afternoon to observe the progress of the $62 million project.
By: Todd Wessell
Recently completed mural on the downtown Welkin apartment building. Des Plaines aldermen have set aside $25,000 in the city’s 2027 proposed budget to pay for the creation and painting of colorful murals and other works of art as a way of instilling beauty and confidence in the community. Council members recently held public meetings to determine next year's spending package […]
