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The family of 27-year-old technical engineer David O’Donnell reached a $23.5 million settlement with Turner Construction and Adjustable Forms Concrete — after mediation on June 6, one year after his death in a scaffolding collapse at the University of Chicago’s cancer research center — to resolve the wrongful death claim.

Family members of former mayor Bob Atcher want the new Schaumburg village hall to carry his name—while current Mayor Tom Dailly said the building will open without it.

Construction will begin next week with the foundation dug for a late 2026 completion.

Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia is pushing to ban electric vehicle charging stations in residential basement garages because he fears that battery fires during charging may cause dangerous blazes — a "nightmare waiting to happen" that could harm residents.

Village officials are drafting a local ordinance modeled on a temporary ban in Rosemont to balance fire safety with state green infrastructure rules.