Madhu Krishnamurthy
-
Fasting Muslim athletes juggle faith and sportsAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - As the heat index surpasses 100 degrees this week, playing outdoor sports can be challenging for any athlete. Throw in a religious requirement like fasting, and the task...
-
Des Plaines-based suit maker celebrates year since its rescueAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Hundreds of Hart Schaffner & Marx employees, top management, and state and local officials today marked the anniversary of the takeover that saved nearly 600 jobs at the...
-
Des Plaines' Algonquin Middle School opening still up in the airAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Algonquin Middle School parents and students didn't get a definitive answer this morning as to where students and staff will begin the school year - either in Algonquin ...
-
Muslims face long days of fasting as Ramadan beginsAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Glendale Heights mom Tayyaba Syed has fasted every Ramadan since she was a teenager, but this year will be her first experience fasting through long summer days. That's ...
-
Des Plaines Park District weighing options for aging poolsAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Park District officials are exploring options for upgrading two aging community pools - Iroquois and Chippewa - that have been operating well past their 30-y...
-
Parents will know Wednesday if Algonquin School will openAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 officials said Tuesday afternoon they won't release their decision about Algonquin Middle School tonight after all. Instead, parents w...
-
Algonquin Middle School decision could come Tuesday nightAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 officials say they will issue a statement Tuesday night about the opening of Algonquin Middle School, Superintendent Jane Westerhold s...
-
Last of ComEd garden plots may disappear in Des PlainesAug 07, 2010 11:00 pm - For years, Harshad Patel has cultivated two plots in the Des Plaines community garden, growing a variety of beans used in traditional Indian cooking. The 73-year-old ret...
-
Benefit to help Des Plaines resident buy medivanAug 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines community will come together for a fundraiser Saturday supporting Mike Schwass, a former Notre Dame High School hockey player who became a quadriplegic a...
-
Cops: Palatine teens burglarized carsAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Palatine police said Thursday they caught two 18-year-olds in the act of burglarizing cars in a neighborhood where one of the teens lived. Police were called to the 400 ...