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.
The owner of a long-vacant restaurant building in downtown Des Plaines that s facing possible condemnation by the city has been given three more months to finalize a deal with a prospective tenant.
The Des Plaines City Council could decide next week to condemn and forcibly purchase a long-vacant restaurant building in the heart of the downtown district.