Alderman Patsy Smith News Today

Frustrated by scofflaws, the Des Plaines City Council this week significantly increased fines for more than 30 types of parking violations. The fine for parking in a no-parking zone jumped to $100, fr...

Following community backlash over a conservative groups now-canceled booking of the city-owned Des Plaines Theatre, municipal leaders are working with the company that operates the venue to develop standards for future events.

Des Plaines residents will have the chance to strengthen term limits for elected officials when they vote this spring.

Des Plaines voters will decide in November whether to end term limits for most local elected officials.

An electronic billboard that developers said was a do-or-die part of a proposed restaurant-and-retail center on Mannheim Road got a green light from the Des Plaines city council this week.

Despite opposition from some residents and two city council members, a plan to open a cannabis dispensary in downtown Des Plaines is moving forward.