Two of the four candidates for Mount Prospect village trustee are calling for a redesign of the police department s controversial patch, but one created controversy of her own by using a racial slur while debating the symbol.
Updated 2/22/2021 8:38 PM
One candidate for Mount Prospect mayor favors keeping the police department patch that has generated heated debate in the village board chambers in recent months, while his two opponents aren t committing to either keeping or redesigning the logo.
The patch features a thin blue line image that police leaders say honors officers who have died in the line of duty. Critics, however, say the imagery has been co-opted by white supremacists and other extremists.
Proponents and opponents of the patch have aired their views several times in village forums since last summer, when the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody sparked nationwide protests calling for racial justice,
Three suburban elected officials will host a virtual town hall Monday night to provide updates and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cook County.
Fire damages building under construction in downtown Mount Prospect
Updated 2/19/2021 9:13 PM
A fire in a trash chute Friday morning did an estimated $50,000 in damage at Maple Street Lofts, under construction in downtown Mount Prospect, the fire department said in a news release.
The fire at 215 E. Prospect Ave. was reported about 10 a.m. A large trash bin was burning and the fire had spread up an exterior trash chute, officials said. The fire was brought under control in approximately 10 minutes. It was contained to the exterior of the building. The cause is under investigation but appears to be accidental.
Workers at the six-story apartment building discovered the fire and quickly reported it. They also helped called 911. This could have been much worse if it wasn t for the quick actions of calling 911, said Deputy Fire Chief John Dolan.
After revisions, Cook County renters rights ordinance passes unanimously Scott Britton
Updated 1/28/2021 6:45 PM
A renters rights ordinance proposed by a pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners won unanimous approval from the full county board Thursday, after a series of negotiations with, and concessions from, groups representing both landlords and tenants.
Chief co-sponsor Commissioner Scott Britton of Glenview said the final 29-page piece of legislation dubbed the Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance is the result of 20 hours of meetings with advocacy groups, more than 40 line-item concessions and six comprehensive edits since last July.
Modeled after a 1986 Chicago ordinance, the new county rules limit late rent fees and security deposits, allow renters to withhold rent payments when repairs aren t made or working utilities aren t supplied, and stiffen penalties for lockouts, among other provisions.