Madhu Krishnamurthy
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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...
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Officials: Columbo should never get parole for killing family in Elk GroveMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - In October 1975, Patricia Columbo meticulously hatched a plan to kill her family, soliciting friends and acquaintances to carry out the murders. Eight months later, the ...
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Missing Schaumburg man’s remains found in IndianaMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities confirmed midafternoon Thursday that the remains found Tuesday in a field in Fountain County, Ind., are those of a missing Schaumburg man. Fountain County Co...
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Des Plaines cop gets $125,000 in settlementMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines paid veteran police Sgt. Matthew Hicks $125,000 to leave the police force and drop all claims of wrongful discharge against the city, including an employment...