Russell Lissau
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Des Plaines authorizes new Tasers for policeFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - Des Plaines police are getting new Taser electroshock weapons to replace the ones they now carry. The city council on Tuesday approved purchasing the black-and-yellow, p...
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License plate readers won't be used for traffic enforcement, Des Plaines chief saysFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Cameras that will record images of passing cars and their license plates in Des Plaines won't be used for speed control or other types of traffic enforcement, the city's...
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DeSantis in Elmhurst: Florida governor touts pro-police policies, knocks PritzkerFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - As political junkies wonder if Ron DeSantis will make a bid for the Republican presidential nomination next year, the Florida governor stopped in the suburbs Monday as p...
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Des Plaines likely to install cameras that read license plates of passing vehiclesFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - Automated cameras that record license plates and images of vehicles soon could be installed in Des Plaines to help police fight crime. The city council on Tuesday is exp...
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Where suburban GOP megadonors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein's $36 million went last fallFeb 18, 2023 12:00 am - Suburban GOP megadonors supported local, national races
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'One Book, One Community' author Jasmin Darznik coming to suburbsFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Suburban libraries - and suburban book lovers - will mark the end of the seventh annual "One Book, One Community" series this month with the featured author. Jasmin Darz...
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Des Plaines officials expected to approve $15.6 million contract for police station expansionFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - The long-awaited modernization and expansion of Des Plaines' 51-year-old police station is set to begin next month - but first the city council must approve a $15.6 mill...
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Mundelein candidate's comment about Asian people blasted as racistFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein village board candidate's claim that Asian people are smarter than others was criticized as racist and inappropriate during an online forum Thursday. Ramesh ...
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Mundelein police chief stepping down after decades with departmentFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - Mundelein Police Chief John Monahan has announced he'll step down in June, ending a decadeslong career with the department. Chief since December 2020, Monahan is moving ...
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'A very ambitious vision': Mundelein mayor touts massive Ivanhoe Village development during annual speechFeb 14, 2023 4:00 am - Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz kicked off his annual State of the Village presentation Monday night by touting a massive residential, commercial and industrial development ...