Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Maine East student hit by truck outside mall diesDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A Des Plaines-area youth run over by a pickup truck driven by another teen in a fight over a girl has died. Edgardo De La Torre, a 16-year-old Maine East High School sop...
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Elk Grove mayor: No municipal property tax increase next yearNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - At a time when even retail mecca Schaumburg is buckling under economic pressure that could force the town's first municipal property tax, neighboring Elk Grove Village p...
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Des Plaines vows to make streets, neighborhood flooding 2010 prioritiesNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - In river towns like Des Plaines, if you're trying to reduce flooding problems, you logically put your time and money into taming the river. While that makes a lot of sen...
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District 214 to appeal to FAA for funds to soundproof high schoolNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Township High School District 214 officials say they will appeal a Federal Aviation Administration decision not to grant funding for soundproofing Elk Grove High School ...
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Timing of Eid celebration poses difficult choice for MuslimsNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Fasting on Thanksgiving and not shopping on Black Friday may be retailers' worst nightmare and seem almost sacrilegious to some Americans. Yet, it's a decision millions ...
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Des Plaines boy home for Thanksgiving after transplantNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Exactly one month after Teddy Christiansen was admitted to a Minnesota hospital for a bone-marrow transplant, the 3-year-old is scheduled to be home today celebrating Th...
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Wheeling opts for 7.5 percent tax levy increase, not 15Nov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling won't have a Fourth of July parade or fireworks next year. Nor will the village's municipal complex adorn as many holiday lights as it has now. While those ite...
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Maine Twp. District 207 could cut 75 teaching jobsNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Maine Township High School District 207 may eliminate 75 teaching jobs as part of cuts to whittle down a projected $17 million deficit next school year, a top official c...
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Palatine police looking for suspect with cop's gun, body armorNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - A suspect who police said broke into the Palatine home of a part-time auxiliary police officer and stole a gun and body armor remains at large, police said. The officer,...
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Wheeling likely to raise property taxes, and othersNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling officials are considering layoffs and raising taxes and fees to plug a projected $5.3 million deficit next year. Administrators are recommending various cuts an...