Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Des Plaines senior staffers refuse raisesJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Following the lead of Des Plaines City Manager Jason Bajor, the city's senior staff has refused to accept pay raises this year in light of tight finances, officials said...
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Longtime Wheeling official: It's a 'privilege' to serveJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - As an explosion of sparks rained down upon Wheeling residents, then-village Trustee Judy Abruscato worked the crowds, cajoling people to pay for the community's first Fo...
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Des Plaines community rallies around child with rare disorderJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Sitting in his favorite tiny red wooden chair, Teddy Christiansen peers out the window, smiling as he watches his older sister, Raelyn, play in the front yard. Before lo...
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Keeping tradition alive: Italian feast takes to Maryville groundsJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The 13th annual Italian Feast of SS. Crocifisso will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, on the grounds of Maryville Academy, 1150 N. River Road, Des Plaines. T...
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Rosemont Hummel Museum finds new homeJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - A collection of porcelain Hummel figurines of Bavarian children and religious themes once treasured by the late Rosemont Mayor Donald E. Stephens will find its new home ...
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16-year-old charged in Hanover Park murder; victim of 2nd murder ID'dJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A Hanover Park teenager will be tried as an adult on a first-degree murder charge in the weekend stabbing death of Diontae Roberts, 23, in Hanover Park. Cook County Judg...
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Sugar Bowl bar, former pool hall return in Des PlainesJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The bar adjoining the iconic Sugar Bowl in downtown Des Plaines and a vacant pool hall in another part of town being transformed into a sports bar will reopen in coming ...
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Des Plaines alderman: Say 'no' to video gamblingJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Des Plaines 3rd Ward Alderman Matt Bogusz urged the city council Monday night to strongly oppose video gambling machines in town because they would hurt the city's plann...
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Iconic Des Plaines ice cream shop transformed into pancake houseMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Though the sign outside reads Sugar Bowl sweet cream restaurant, there's no ice cream to be found on the menu. Nor is there any candy, once a signature of the former swe...
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New Des Plaines council gets wiredMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - When a new administration takes office, it's usually out with the old ways of doing business. In the case of Des Plaines, the city's new mayor and aldermen are leaping i...