A 505-acre area on the south side of Mount Prospect qualifies for a tax increment financing district that village leaders hope spurs redevelopment of the mostly commercial and industrial properties there, a consultant told officials Tuesday.
Some Mount Prospect residents are raising questions about the lack of mixed-income units in a proposed apartment development at 112 E. Northwest Highway, on a parcel known as Block 56.
With a tally that reflected the division within the community, the Mount Prospect village board decided narrowly Tuesday night to order the police department patch with a thin blue line eliminated from officers uniforms.