Des Plaines
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Eric Zorn: What's next for actor Jussie Smollett and prosecutor Kim Foxx?Dec 20, 2021 4:30 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The following items are excerpted from Eric Zorn's “Picayune Sentinel” daily newsletter of Dec. 16. Now what for Jussie Smollett? A Cook County ...
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Des Plaines council says no to downtown cannabis dispensaryDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Reversing course, the Des Plaines city council on Monday snuffed out a plan to open a cannabis dispensary in the downtown area. A Chicago-based company called Dispensary...
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Murphy hosts Des Plaines blood drive Dec. 29Dec 20, 2021 12:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy will host a blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, at the West Park Fieldhouse, 651 S. Wolf Road in Des Plaines. Murphy, a Democrat fro...
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Woman arrested after theft at Rivers CasinoDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Milwaukee woman accused of stealing money from a patron at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines was arrested early Sunday after driving away from the venue while intoxicated, ...
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Take a peek at The Week in Pictures photo gallery for December 11-17, 2021 in the Chicago suburbs.Dec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Santa Claus makes more than one appearance in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for December 11-17, but there is a lot more to see, including teachers teaching, artists...
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Penny Road Pub to close Jan. 31, but there's hope for a returnDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Penny Road Pub, a live rock 'n' roll venue nestled among the trees of the Barrington area for nearly 50 years, will close its doors at the end of January. But Genera...
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Report details 'major failure' in Foxx's office's handling of first Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her top deputies repeatedly made procedural and ethical missteps as they mishandled the Jussie Smollett case, and then tried to...
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Friendship Village Garden Gals 'adopt' a family for the holidaysDec 19, 2021 10:00 pm - The Garden Gals of Friendship Village senior living community in Schaumburg are the two dozen women who live in Crosswell Trace, the private garden homes on the peripher...
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FamilyForward gains new executive directorDec 19, 2021 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights based nonprofit FamilyForward (formerly Faith Community Homes) has hired Erica Chianelli as its new executive director. Chianelli will carry on the wor...
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Mount Prospect Sisters Selected to Top Ten in Worldwide Sony Talent LeagueDec 19, 2021 10:00 pm - Elizabeth and Gracie Dix, who grew up in Mount Prospect and are now residents of Los Angeles, have been selected as one of the Top Ten teams in the Sony Talent League. S...