Posted4/6/2021 5:27 AM
Following citizen complaints and news reports about the quality of Des Plaines new rolling garbage cans, city officials on Monday said they want to investigate the problems. The complete truth is, the garbage cans we have now are not as good as the ones we used to have, 6th Ward Alderman Malcolm Chester told the city council during its scheduled virtual meeting. Maybe we need to take a longer look at this.
The blue cans arrived in February as Morton Grove-based Lakeshore Recycling Systems prepared to take over as the city s garbage contractor. Some 33,000 cans for garbage and recyclable materials were delivered to about 16,500 customers.
Updated 3/16/2021 2:41 PM
A proposed $87 million expansion of Rivers Casino hit the jackpot with Des Plaines aldermen on Monday night, getting an enthusiastic go-ahead from the city Council.
The next step for the project set to bring more gambling machines, a poker room, an events center and a new restaurant to the facility at 3000 S. River Road is consent from the Illinois Gaming Board.
A gaming board vote hasn t been scheduled, but the project is in front of them, Rivers spokesman Dennis Culloton said.
Plans call for the two-story addition to be built between the existing casino building and the four-story parking garage on the north side of the 20-acre property.
March 16, 2021
After filing plans with the City of Des Plaines and Illinois Gaming Board last month, on Monday night, Rivers Casino Des Plaines received the green light from the City Council for its proposed $87 million expansion.
Construction could reportedly begin as early as this spring at the U.S. midwestern state‘s most lucrative casino but
still needs regulatory approval from the Illinois Gaming Board. And while a vote has yet to be scheduled, Rivers spokesman Dennis Culloton said the project “is in front of them,” according to the Daily Herald newspaper.
Project plans:
Jointly owned by Louisville, Kentucky-based gambling giant Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) and Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, if approved, the 10-year-old gambling venue will see a two-story addition built between the existing 140,363 sq ft casino building and the recently enlarged four-level parking garage located on the north side of the 20-acre Cook County property.
Des Plaines businesses could receive municipal grants of up to $2,000 under a new program designed to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Des Plaines mayoral candidates disagree on following Pritzker s last restaurant mandate
Des Plaines City Council voted last year to enforce Pritzker s temporary restriction
Updated 2/24/2021 8:16 AM
Only one of the three mayoral hopefuls in Des Plaines supports the city council s decision last year to enforce a temporary ban on indoor restaurant dining and bar service ordered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker because of rising COVID-19 infection rates.
Candidate and 8th Ward Alderman Andrew Goczkowski voted to uphold the state-mandated ban, and he stood by that vote Tuesday in a joint interview with the Daily Herald.
I think we did the right thing, and I d do it again, he said.