Russell Lissau
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Scammer swiped $200,000 in cryptocurrency from Des Plaines man, police sayMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of roughly $200,000 worth of bitcoin cryptocurrency in recent weeks, police said. The thefts occurred in several transactions between F...
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Cooper's Hawk in Wheeling awarded $100,000 village grant for renovationsMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - An ever-popular chain restaurant on Wheeling's Restaurant Row will receive a $100,000 municipal grant to help fund a building renovation. The village board on Monday app...
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Des Plaines candidates divided about video gambling at restaurants, barsMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Des Plaines' aldermanic candidates are split on whether the city council should lift a ban on video gambling at local bars and restaurants. Some say they're open to endi...
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'Gracious countryside living': Lake Barrington will allow homeowners to keep beesMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Lake Barrington has joined the growing list of suburbs allowing homeowners to keep honeybees in apiaries on their properties. "Residential beekeeping has become increasi...
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Two charged in kidnapping from Des Plaines car dealership; victims tortured, cops sayMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Two suburban men have been charged in the February kidnapping and torture of a Des Plaines car dealership's two owners and an employee, police said Friday. Police are wo...
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Downtown redevelopment, Wirtz plan among Mundelein candidates' prioritiesMar 02, 2023 4:30 am - Continued downtown redevelopment and the proposed conversion of the Wirtz family's sprawling farmland into an enormous planned community are among the projects Mundelein...
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Des Plaines District 62 candidates oppose book-banning effortsMar 02, 2023 4:30 am - As conservative activists and lawmakers push to remove books that address racial issues and the LGBTQ community from classrooms across the country, all five candidates f...
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Some Des Plaines candidates say more outreach to LGBTQ community neededMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - While all eight Des Plaines aldermanic candidates support displaying a rainbow Pride flag at city hall each June, some say outreach to the LGBTQ community should expand....
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Nominate someone for Maine Township citizenship awardFeb 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Maine Township officials are accepting nominations for their annual citizenship award. The Sgt. Karen Lader Memorial Good Citizen's Award is given annually to residents ...
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Park Ridge man selected for vacant District 64 board seatFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - A Park Ridge resident has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the embattled Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board. Demetri Touzios will succeed Nicole Woitowich, who re...