Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Des Plaines library approves $6.2 million budget for 2013Aug 29, 2012 11:59 am - The Des Plaines Public Library Board recently approved a $6.26 million budget for the 2013 calendar year that includes a 1.5 percent reduction in the levy amount — rough...
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District 59 adopts $93.5 million budget with deficitAug 29, 2012 11:18 am - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board recently approved spending $93.5 million for 2012-2013 academic year. The budget includes educational, operat...
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Des Plaines 911 center might disbandAug 28, 2012 11:00 am - The North Suburban Emergency Communications Center, which provides 911 dispatch services for Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles and Morton Grove, could be disbanded, longtim...
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Rain cuts short Glen Ellyn Arts FestivalAug 26, 2012 2:50 pm - Barely an hour into the second day of the Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts, organizers were ready to call off the event due to bursts of rain making it hard for artists t...
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District 59 ramps up superintendent searchAug 26, 2012 12:24 pm - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 officials will use focus groups to help select a new superintendent to replace Dan Schweers, who is retiring July 31, 2013. Sch...
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State suspends safety grant until Des Plaines explains reporting problemAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation has suspended a federal grant awarded to Des Plaines for traffic safety campaigns due to the city’s possible overreporting of D...
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Des Plaines residents weigh in on dog park ideaAug 24, 2012 10:53 am - Des Plaines residents recently got a chance to weigh in on the possible development of a dog park in town. The Aug. 15 meeting at city hall was hosted by Mayor Marty Moy...
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Another top Des Plaines cop retires; more changes in ranksAug 23, 2012 11:34 am - Des Plaines is losing another top cop with the retirement of Deputy Police Chief Angela Burton Thursday after serving 24 years with the department. Burton was hired by D...
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Rosemont voters to weigh in on electric aggregationAug 22, 2012 5:30 am - Rosemont will be asking residents for the authority to negotiate a lower electricity rate with a private energy supplier, other than ComEd, to supply homes and businesse...
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SCGT winners get thumbs up from BrandmeierAug 17, 2012 4:44 pm - Basking in the spotlight of winning the Suburban Chicago’s Got Talent competition, vocal beat-boxing duo Sanu John and Shawn Kurian were featured on WGN’s the Jonathon B...