Ann Meyer

A labor dispute at the Chicago Botanic Garden continues to build. Workers seeking better working conditions and the right to unionize are digging in, said Matt Muchowski, organizing director of Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board of Workers United, the labor group supporting botanic garden workers. “The workers are fired up to keep organizing,” he […]

In conjunction with a regional task force, Highland Park police arrested two men Dec. 4 after they allegedly were caught burglarizing a local home. A homeowner at in the 1100 block of Hilary Lane reportedly interrupted the burglary before any items were stolen, said Amanda Bennett, the city’s communications director. The alleged offenders, who reportedly […]

Township High School District 113 in Highland Park approved at its Dec. 9 board meeting a 2026 tax levy increase of 3.4%, the maximum allowed under state statute, to support the district’s operating budget. State law limits the levy’s increase to 5% or the rate of inflation for non-home-rule taxing districts, including Township High School […]

Michael Jordan and long shot are rarely used in the same sentence, but the pairing is appropriate in the wake of a Tuesday meeting in Highland Park. Highland Park City Council members listened Dec. 15 to about a dozen public comments mostly opposed to plans to turn the basketball legend’s former home into a for-profit […]

Regarding HF 2739, a bill which some of you have reached out about, here is the background and facts about the bill. It is a bill in the Ways and Means Committee, but it actually deals with the Health and Human Services budget.

GREEN BAY – City-county relations were tested at the May 5 Green Bay Common Council meeting when community leaders talked up a proposed resolution urging Brown County to prioritize its hiring of a …

GREEN BAY – A new homeless shelter operating in a former Newcap Inc. facility since January has received the Green Bay Common Council’s approval for a conditional-use permit that will allow it to …

Ann Meyer Sandwiches. Deviled eggs. Potato salad. Regular salad. There's no disputing that the culinary world would be worse off without creamy condiments.

GREEN BAY – The owner of now-closed Jam Rock bar in Green Bay said he was hopeful the worst was over when he appealed the Common Council’s denial of his liquor license. After all, the …

GREEN BAY – A new owner is expected to improve The Hotel Northland property in Green Bay, which alternatively might be headed for foreclosure, under a deal the Green Bay Common Council approved …