Todd Wessell

Aerial rendering of planned Vetter pharmaceutical facility at Mount Prospect and Algonquin roads in Des Plaines. Construction of the long-awaited multi-million dollar Vetter Pharma project at Mount Prospect and Algonquin roads in Des Plaines could begin within the first three months of 2025, the Journal & Topics has learned. Representatives of the Germany-based pharmaceutical giant are scheduled to meet with […]

For more than 50 years Giuseppe’s La Cantina served customers pizza and other Italian dishes at the family-owned restaurant at 1062 Lee St. But since the time the Brunetti family sold the property in 2017, the building has sat mostly empty. The recent removal of some of the building’s exterior siding caught the attention of the city of Des Plaines […]

Artist's rendering provides possible glimpse into the future, should an Algonquin Road overpass be built over freight tracks between Wolf and Mount Prospect roads.

It was 3:15 in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 1 when the sound of four pops woke longtime Des Plaines residents Bob and Jan Provenzano from their deep sleep.

Paul Saletnik Paul H. Saletnik, 74, a member of the Des Plaines Planning & Zoning Board and a leading advocate for saving the downtown Des Plaines Theater from demolition, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8 at his Des Plaines home. An architect, Mr. Saletnik served as a leading voice on the planning & zoning board for the last 25 years. […]

Kurt Begalka Kurt Begalka, the executive director of the Des Plaines History Center for about the last year, has left the position. His final day on the job was Jan. 6. A history center spokesperson gave no reason for his departure other than to say he is “no longer with the organization.” A four-person executive committee has been created by […]

Dave Clark (Journal file photo) David Clark, Des Plaines' fire chief from 1985 to 1993 who spearheaded professionalizing the department during a time of expansion and improvement, died on Friday, Jan. 10. He was 86.

Citing multiple reasons, Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens announced Monday that discussions with a potential buyer of the Rosemont Theater have been ongoing for nearly a year.

Millions of lights of varying colors decorated Silver Dollar City Amusement Park in Branson, MO, this past fall. This unique display of bright pumpkins spans part of one of the park's promenades. “Today, we’re running like chickens with our heads cut off,” says Sandy, our waitress, in a distinct Southern drawl. Her hands were full of glass plates filled with […]

Des Plaines city officials are keeping an eye on the potential for Avian influenza among the bird population after a goose was recently found dead in the yard of a local resident.