Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Trying to close gangs' 'vicious circle'Jan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Gangs 101 is not a course offered at Maine East High School. But it was a subject that drew dozens of Maine Township residents to the school Wednesday night. Cook County...
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'On Golden Pond' may tickle your funny boneJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - If you're old enough to remember Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda's tear-jerking performances in the 1981 drama, "On Golden Pond," you may be surprised by the theatrica...
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Wheeling residential burglaries may be linkedJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Wheeling police are investigating a spate of residential burglaries that may be connected to the recent Buffalo Grove spree, an official said Tuesday. Wheeling has had ...
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Prospect Hts. seeks voter approval for police protection taxJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Prospect Heights residents may be a bit puzzled when they see two questions on the April 7 ballot that together achieve one purpose: raising property taxes to fund the c...
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Suspect arrested in Des Plaines liquor store robberyJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago police nabbed a man suspected in the weekend robbery of a Des Plaines liquor store with Taser prongs still embedded in his left torso. Jeffrey Hersh, 38, of the ...
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Des Plaines considering red-light camerasJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It's not about the green, Des Plaines officials say. Yet motorists may have to fork out a lot of it if the Des Plaines city council approves red light cameras for accide...
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Towns share economic woes, good news at annual chamber lunchJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - It's true that neighbors often may try to one-up each other. Yet, that wasn't the intent of Thursday's Wheeling-Prospect Heights Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry an...
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A neighborhood heroJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - For Dan Groch, snowblowing the driveways of his elderly Des Plaines neighbors started out as a means to make money, but it was always much more than business. "I just li...
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A frosty January for Gurnee Park District eventJan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - If you've ever tried scraping together a snowman with too little snow, Gurnee Park District's Frosty Fest is for you. Organizers guarantee there will be enough snow on t...
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Des Plaines may have to cut out its TasteJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Des Plaines may have to give up its annual "Taste" event if it wants to hold on to another time-honored tradition: a Fourth of July parade. Resident Steve Schaefer and a...