Darien, IL|News|
How Darien Will Offset Grocery Tax Loss
Without action, the city was expected to lose $660,000 a year.

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Without action, the city was expected to lose $660,000 a year.

The new company sees a big opportunity to increase the rate of students eating lunch at the school.
The district's public message was "inappropriate" and "misleading," a former board member's husband said.
The restaurant is known for its "over-the-top fun," it says.
The men were accused of selling counterfeit electronics in area suburbs.
The owners are asking about a permit to put up a fence, an official said.
A businesswoman and others urged the city to loosen its code for such services.
One solicitor was from Bozeman, Montana. Others hailed from the Chicago suburbs.
An "active" investigation is pending, the police department says.
He sexually assaulted two victims during the 2021 incidents, prosecutors said.
The incoming principal received "glowing" recommendations. But her bosses said issues exist over communications and transparency.
A man demanded a key to mailboxes and stole mail around the area with an accomplice, police said.
In one case, a person was charged after an argument over loud music, police said.
The city is working to collect debris from streets and parkways.
The official said she took notes, but the district asserted no such records exist.
The village proposes a way to deal with nuisance rental properties.
Officials from three towns denied that any such thing was taking place.
A resident asked for "more appropriate and respectful language."
A competitor urged the board to scrutinize the administration's recommendation.
Workers cried after the last crash, a co-owner said. The firm sued, and the city issued a warning.