Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Rivers Casino VIP party draws thousandsJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Several thousand VIPs flooded the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines Sunday night at an exclusive party ahead of today's public opening. From politicians to big and small-tim...
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Des Plaines betting on casino to spur developmentJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - Will Des Plaines ever realize a “Field of Dreams”-like moment with its new casino? With the curtain rising at 11 a.m. Monday on the $445 million Rivers Casino, city lea...
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District 207 dissolves special education co-opJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Maine Township High School District 207 school board this week voted to dissolve a special education cooperative, which includes three feeder elementary districts, s...
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Rivers Casino clearing final hurdles to openingJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of the Illinois Gaming Board conducted a mock practice session at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines Tuesday, gambling with monopoly money to test whether ...
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Funerals to go on despite strikeJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Sixteen funeral directors, embalmers, and livery drivers from four suburban funeral homes, including ones in Arlington Heights and Des Plaines, will go on strike Tuesday...
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Westin ownership reverts to lendersJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Lenders have taken ownership of the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel in Wheeling that is engulfed in foreclosure proceedings, said John Weiss, a partner with Chicago law...
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Balling, his firm, to assess needs of Elk Grove Village Fire DepartmentJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - During his first day on the job, Elk Grove Village’s new interim fire chief was putting out fires of a different kind, addressing criticism leveled at the village over h...
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Moylan, Quinn talk gambling planJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan and the mayors of seven other riverboat casino towns recently met with Gov. Pat Quinn to discuss the merits of the state’s massive gamblin...
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500 Des Plaines residents will be first to see casinoJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - The Rivers Casino will allow 500 Des Plaines residents a sneak preview of the casino on Friday, July 15 — ahead of an invitation-only VIP party on July 17 and the casino...
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Des Plaines takes heat for outsourcing festivalJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Tighter budgets and growing demands on municipal services have forced many suburban towns to scale back community events, cancel fireworks and parades, and outsource hom...