October 5th, 20181DEARBORN HEIGHTS – The city’s Building and Engineering director, Mohamed Sobh, has resigned amid accusations by a City Council member that he harassed and extorted residents.
At a September 25 Council meeting, Councilman Bill Bazzi said he heard from at least 20 residents and real estate agents that Sobh’s department approves...
February 2nd, 20180DEARBORN HEIGHTS — As federal officials and states remain in a tug of war on the legality of marijuana, cities across the nation where the consumption of the drug is permitted on some level are grappling with whether to allow dispensary stores in their neighborhoods.
In Dearborn Heights, residents of the largely bedroom community...
January 5th, 20180Questions:
1. Where did you celebrate?
2. What is your personal New Year's resolution?
3. What are your hopes for the New Year?
Bill Bazzi
Dearborn Heights City Councilman
1. Celebrated with friends and family
2. To be the best I can be, and as I promised residents when I ran for election, to represent them and to do...
November 10th, 20170DEARBORN HEIGHTS — It looked to be a close race between Mayor Dan Paletko and City Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton in Tuesday's election, but once the absentee votes were counted, Paletko won by 1,143 votes.
Paletko won with 4,467 votes, which was 55.83 percent of the total votes for mayor, and Hicks-Clayton received a total of...
October 27th, 20170
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The main races in the November 7 election are between incumbent Mayor Dan Paletko and challenger Lisa Hicks-Clayton, and also for the four open City Council seats.
Paletko has been mayor since 2004. He came in first in the Aug. 8 primary election, with about 1,000 votes more than Hicks-Clayton.
In the City...
July 28th, 20171As Dearborn Heights' community and economic landscape transforms to reflect its neighboring city of Dearborn, so must the city's government transform to reflect its constituents.
Over the years, many Arab Americans have steadily moved from Dearborn to Dearborn Heights, a bedroom community whose obstacle to tremendous ambitions has...
July 22nd, 20170DEARBORN HEIGHTS - A changing city requires a change in leadership. That is the premise many of Dearborn Heights' City Council candidates are running their campaigns on as the August 8 primary elections draw closer.
Reflected in the increase in Arab Americans running, the city's demographics are drastically changing. Many residents...
