La Grange, IL|News|
'Bad Situation': La Grange Mulls E-Bike Rules
Officials are focusing on one key proposed requirement for e-bikers.

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Officials are focusing on one key proposed requirement for e-bikers.

The developer has taken a few steps, but must still clear key hurdles, an official said.
The village is not desperate for the money, a trustee told his colleagues.
Two bikes were stolen from a porch in a local neighborhood, police said.
The village wants to separate "serious buyers" from those "kicking tires."
In other cases, valuables go missing at Elmhurst fitness centers, authorities said.
In another case, an Elmhurst man yelled at a neighbor and her Halloween decorations, police said.
He was upset with something on an employee's desk, so he yelled and swore at her, police said.
The suspect ran and hid from officers in her neighborhood, police said.
The party ended with a choking and a man calling officers names, according to a report.
The center's "Judgment Free Zone" will give members options, its owner said.
Board members could face criminal penalties for sharing closed meeting discussions, their attorney warned.
Suspects broke car windows early last Thursday morning at the Extended Stay America hotel, 2345 Sokol Court, Darien police said.
A new apartment complex's water is running onto other properties, neighbors say.
It replaces another fast food joint, which closed last December.
Two aldermen express reservations, but one said, "This is a great test for us."
He said he always had a take-home car when he was the police chief.
Aldermen backed a tax district to spur a struggling shopping center. One dissented.
The increase was "long overdue," the village president said.
The village traditionally asks for the maximum tax levy allowed under state law, an official said.