Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Visitors’ two cents on Rivers CasinoJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Visitors leaving the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines shared their first impressions about the state’s newest casino on opening day Monday. “It was pretty nice. It’s crowded...
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Tips on playing the odds at new Des Plaines casinoJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - The glitz and glamour of the new Rivers Casino may dazzle and intimidate many a first-time gambler, but it would be wise to keep your wits about you, says William Chin, ...
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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...