Jean Murphy
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Des Plaines homeowners, get ready to shovelDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines residents may soon be required to clear snow from their sidewalks in a timely manner or risk being ticketed. Businesses in the city already have this respons...
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Des Plaines restores senior center fundingDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Members of the Des Plaines City Council backed away Monday night from one 2009 budget cut that raised the ire of senior citizens and postponed until December 15 a vote o...
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Stuffed animal adoption to help fill increase food pantry needsNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Bob Dooley and Bill Reddy, owners of Millie's Hallmark, 1024 S. Elmhurst Road, are once again assisting the Mount Prospect emergency food pantry. In 2007, they institut...
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Savvy, well-informed buyers like trusted brandsNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Pulte/Del Webb Builders is the largest builder in the Chicago area. In an average year, it sells more than 1,000 homes. Even in recent years, the company has averaged 70...
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Mural at St. Raymond showcases talentsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A new, original mural now adorns the lobby of St. Raymond Catholic School, 300 S. Elmhurst Ave., thanks to the hard work of an Arlington Heights artist, 24 students and ...
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Des Plaines dedicates home-saving Levee 50Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines opened a new chapter in its relationship with the Des Plaines River Thursday morning when it held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of th...
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Nominate a shining starNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - The deadline for nominations for this year's Shining Star award nominations is midnight on Monday. So if you have always wanted to nominate someone who has changed the l...
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Meet Shelley, Des Plaines' 20-year-old celebrity frogNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - In this, the Year of the Frog as proclaimed by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, it seems fitting to relate the story of a local frog who will turn 20 this mo...
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Northbrook World War II vet to share his storyNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Earl D. Epsteen, a Northbrook resident who served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II, will share his experiences with an audience at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,...
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Des Plaines cuts a dozen jobs to pare budgetNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen have given preliminary approval to a 2009 budget which includes $1,278,827 in job cuts and other programming reductions to the general fund in respo...