Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Des Plaines man charged in BB gun incidentJun 01, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines police arrested a local man for displaying what was thought to be a handgun during an argument Tuesday afternoon with Maine West High School students near Pl...
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Memorial for Des Plaines fireman to be unveiledMay 26, 2011 1:00 am - A formal dedication of a memorial rose garden honoring fallen Des Plaines Firefighter Robert Paul Coombs will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, June 5 at Des Plaines Fire Station ...
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Des Plaines residents upset at plans to remove treesMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines’ plan to remove about 17 mature trees along the east side of Jeannette Street to make way for a new storm sewer has upset several area residents who learned ...
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Columbo denied parole againMay 25, 2011 11:00 pm - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board has again denied parole for Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca, each serving 200 to 300 years in prison for the 1976 murders of Columbo...
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Improved Des Plaines River Trail open for bikingMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - A three-year effort to improve the Des Plaines River Trail through Des Plaines will culminate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and bicycle ride on Saturday, June 4. The pr...
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Finally, a memorial for American Flight 191 victimsMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Thirty-two years of waiting to memorialize the victims of American Airlines Flight 191 is long enough, says Melody Smith of Arlington Heights, whose parents were killed ...
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Des Plaines committee revisits taxicab ordinanceMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Legal and Licensing Committee this week firmed up changes to the city’s taxicab ordinance, setting limits to the number of licenses a company can own. T...
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Fire destroys Elk Grove Township mobile homeMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - A structure fire consumed a mobile home and heat from the flames damaged two nearby homes at the Touhy Mobile Home Park Monday night, an Elk Grove Township Fire official...
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Chasing ‘stormchasers’: A resident’s fight to expose roofing scammersMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - More than a year after a hailstorm damaged home siding and roofs in Des Plaines, some residents have been left holding the bag after a fly-by-night contractor blew throu...
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City reveals what it paid firemen injured on dutyMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines 5th Ward Alderman Jim Brookman received a $70,000 settlement for an on-duty injury suffered while working as a city firefighter, according to recently releas...