Tribune Local, Jan. 14-20th

"Des Plaines Alderman Matt Bogusz tees off Jan. 9 at the Annual Chili Open at Lake Park Golf Course in Des Plaines.  Bogusz was one of 46 golfers to play six holes at the Des Plaines Park District Event."  Caption and picture appeared on the front cover of the Trib Local - January 14-20, 2010

Tribune Local, Mar. 4, 2010

Des Plaines resident Samantha Hardt was recently acknowledged at the March 1, 2010 City Council Meeting for being nominated as a National Youth Delegate representing Illinois at the Washington Youth Summit on Environment. Des Plaines Deep Green, represented by 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten and Deep Green Vice President Mary Rohde, along with Mayor Martin J. Moylan and members of the City Council presented a Certificate of Achievement to Samantha Hardt in the Des Plaines City Council Chambers. Samantha Hardt was selected as a Delegate based on academic excellence and interest in environmental preservation. The Washington Youth Summit occurs this summer and involves attending educational seminars and working with peers through simulations and group discussions.

(pictured above front row/left to right) Des Plaines Mayor Martin J. Moylan, Des Plaines resident and student Samantha Hardt, Des Plaines Deep Green Vice President Mary Rohde, (back row/left to right) 3rd Ward Alderman Matthew Bogusz

Tribune Local, Mar. 2, 2010

Several Des Plaines City Officials and employees joined in the fun at the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation (MCYAF) fundraiser held at Cheeseburger In Paradise, February 23, 2010. Proceeds from the event, which featured live entertainment, raffles and prizes, will go towards funding alcohol and drug prevention programs in Maine Township. The mission of MCYAF focuses on creating a “collaborative community effort to increase overall community capacity for advocacy, education, guidance, and resources for families to promote drug and alcohol-free youth.”

(pictured above left to right) Des Plaines City Clerk Gloria J. Ludwig, 8th Ward Alderman Rosemary Argus, Mayor Martin J. Moylan, Director of MCYAF Margaret Polovchak and 3rd Ward Alderman Matthew Bogusz pose for a photograph at the MCYAF fundraiser.

Trib Local, April 22, 2010

Des Plaines city officials, Midwest Gaming & Entertainment LLC executives, representatives from the Illinois Gaming Board and other members of the Des Plaines community gathered April 16 for a groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff construction for the Des Plaines Casino.

The casino, a $445 million project, has been in the works since about 2001, and is anticipated to open in late summer 2011. The 147,000-square-foot facility will be located on the northwest corner of River Road and Devon Road, just one mile from O’Hare International Airport.

The casino, Illinois’ 10th, will feature a 43,000-square-foot casino floor, two restaurants, more than 1,100 slot machines, 30 gaming tables and an entertainment lounge. The project is anticipated to create hundreds of construction jobs as well as about 1,000 permanent jobs.

The city of Des Plaines anticipates about $20 million in profit each year along with more than $150 million in annual gaming tax revenue that will benefit the state, the city of Des Plaines and other nearby communities.

“[The casino] is an astonishing development given the current economic situation,” Mayor Marty Moylan said to the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony. “Des Plaines will become a destination city—a tourism hub in the [Chicagoland] area. This casino is going to have an impact on the entire Midwest region.”

Neil Bluhm, Midwest Gaming chairman, also thanked Des Plaines’ previous mayor, Tony Arredia for his help in getting the project started before his term ended in early 2009.

“There have only been two other casinos started in the United States since the economic fallout, Bluhm said. “We want this to be the most exciting and successful casino in the state of Illinois.”

2010 Tour De Villas

Alderman Matt Bogusz, State Representative Elaine Nekritz, and Mayor Marty Moylan enjoy the 2010 Tour De Villas.