Madhu Krishnamurthy
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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...
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Des Plaines to consider allowing beekeepingMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Des Plaines could be buzzing with a new kind of activity if city leaders adopt one resident's idea to allow beekeeping. “Currently, beehives are considered a nuisance an...
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Des Plaines will see less casino revenue than expectedMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines will be getting considerably less revenue from its new casino in its first year of operation than previously estimated. Originally, city officials anticipat...
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Passengers share details of Metra crash in Mount ProspectMay 13, 2011 1:00 am - A truck driver was killed and 26 train passengers taken to hospitals after a concrete truck that drove around a railroad crossing gate was hit by an inbound train in Mou...
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Family of truck driver stunned at newsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Kazimierz Karasek was a good father, grandfather and husband, say family members who are distraught over the 59-year-old truck driver's tragic death Friday morning in Mo...
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Elk Grove Village to charge for business tax breaksMay 12, 2011 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village will start charging a fee to companies applying for a Class 6B status adjustment with the county, a tax break that offers expanding businesses signific...