Day: July 8, 2024

As Palatine Township leaders report a marked increase in food pantry demand, they say money U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley has asked Congress for, in an effort to help the township, will go toward expanding the current facility and creating a satellite one. Quigley, a Chicago Democrat whose 5th Congressional District includes all or part of northwest suburban Palatine Township, chose the township’s Haven Project as one of 15 programs he submitted for funding consideration for fiscal year 2025. The federal government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Palatine Township Administrator Anna Chychula told Pioneer Press that the Haven […]

The future of The Daily Scoop, the popular ice cream shop in downtown Clarendon Hills, remains uncertain, after business owner Chuck Kaufman was informed by the property management company that owns the building of a coming significant rent increase.

If you love dogs and cats and have $250,000 laying around Vicki Pasenko wants to hear from you. Pasenko, executive director of the Evanston Animal Shelter and co-founder of the Evanston Animal Shelter Association, is looking for someone to donate $250,000 to secure the naming rights on the Community Room and other spaces in Evanston’s soon-to-be-opened, state-of-the-art animal shelter. “The Common Room is one of the rooms in the building I am very excited about,” she said. “It’s a place where we can bring people in for a variety of things.” She said the shelter has a lot of plans […]