Sports Facility to Expand at New Des Plaines Location

, a Des Plaines sports facility that offers coaching and guidance to baseball and softball players, plans to relocate to a bigger building in the city.

The company will move its operations from 208 Graceland Ave. to a location on the 100 block of Rawls Road. Council members said they were appreciative of the fact that the business will stay in Des Plaines at the City Council meeting Monday.

“I am very glad they are staying in Des Plaines,” said Fifth Ward Alderman James Brookman “They offer a positive recreational experience.”

Earlier:

Additional services that will be available at Play Ball USA's new facility include a running track, a court for volleyball and basketball, and more instruction space.

In other council news, Des Plaines Aldermen agreed to continue paying a lobbyist located in Springfield who represents the city. The city has employed a lobbyist in Springfield for about a decade to represent its interests, according to city documents.

The state legislature has proposed measures to expand gaming in Illinois, which Mayor Martin Moylan has said he .

Des Plaines will pay the firm, Government Consulting Services of Illinois LLC, $1,000 a month for its services.

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