Madhu Krishnamurthy
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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...
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Des Plaines reconsiders two staff cutsNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Des Plaines city officials are reconsidering plans to cut two Health and Human Services employees after an outpouring of support from community groups for the department...
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Wheeling seeks to increase 9-1-1 surchargeNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling will ask its residents to support a 70-cents-per-month hike to the 9-1-1 surcharge to help pay for its emergency dispatch services. Officials plan to place a re...
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Des Plaines approves increases in taxes, feesNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Des Plaines city officials Monday night gave an early nod to increasing various taxes and fees next year to fund operations with the idea that some of it can be reversed...
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Wheeling to focus on ethnic groups, immigrants in 2010 censusNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling leaders are urging residents, especially people in ethnic and immigrant communities, to step up and be counted in the 2010 census. Population figures dictate ho...