Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Des Plaines to waive post-disaster permit feesJun 06, 2013 11:45 am - When severe weather hits, affected Des Plaines residents and businesses shouldn’t have to wait for the city to reimburse fees for building permits to complete necessary ...
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Des Plaines hikes water rates for 2013-2015Jun 05, 2013 3:18 pm - The Des Plaines city council has put in motion a 6.9-percent water and sewer rate hike, in effect passing along Chicago’s 15-percent water rate increase to residents and...
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Des Plaines council votes to repeal residency clauseJun 05, 2013 1:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen this week voted 5-3 to repeal a requirement that certain city employees, specifically department heads, live in town, a seemingly benign issue that ...
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Des Plaines offers $80,000 incentive to bring eatery to Metropolitan SquareJun 04, 2013 11:19 am - The Des Plaines City Council voted Monday to grant an $80,000 business development incentive to the Tap House Grill, which plans to take over the former Jimmy Buffett-th...
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Des Plaines council lets Fountain Blue tent remainJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - After hearing nearly two hours of residents' objections, the Des Plaines City Council on Monday night approved a conditional use permit allowing a controversial outdoor ...
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Sikhs seek federal support for tracking hate crimesJun 03, 2013 5:00 am - In an effort that is winning bipartisan congressional support, the Chicago and suburban Sikh communities are calling for federal agencies to track hate crimes targeting ...
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Job fair set for Rosemont’s upscale mallMay 30, 2013 11:47 am - Now that Rosemont is building it, people are expected to come in droves to shop for jobs at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago before the upscale mall’s opening Aug. 1. A jo...
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Des Plaines investigates harassment complaint against police officerMay 29, 2013 4:00 am - Des Plaines has hired an outside firm to investigate a workers' compensation claim filed by a female community service officer saying she was sexually harassed by a poli...
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Police: Hoffman Estates man tried to kill motherMay 28, 2013 10:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man is facing up to 30 years in prison if convicted on charges that he tried to kill his 65-year-old mother over the weekend, authorities said. Robert ...
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Hoffman Estates man charged in sexual assault of Palatine womanMay 28, 2013 10:00 am - A 39-year-old Hoffman Estates man faces a criminal sexual assault charge alleging he fondled a 23-year-old Palatine woman who had passed out on his couch Saturday. Adam...