Russell Lissau
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Des Plaines man, firefighters honored for separate lifesaving effortsFeb 08, 2022 4:30 am - A Des Plaines man who pulled a drunken driver out of a car as two commuter trains approached last fall was honored Monday by the city council. The council also recognize...
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District 64 to stick with mask mandate despite opposition on board and from publicFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - After hours of comments from audience members and board debate, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board on Monday night rejected a move to make protective masks op...
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'Make it one big, usable space': Des Plaines' Metropolitan Square Plaza project moving forwardFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Years after being proposed, plans to revamp the public plaza at the Metropolitan Square development in downtown Des Plaines are moving forward. After a detailed presenta...
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Here we go again: Judge's order sparks conflict, renews debates over masks in schoolsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Despite a downstate judge's order lifting a statewide mask mandate, many suburban schools insisted students and employees wear face coverings Monday to prevent transmiss...
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Naperville man charged with murder in deadly shootingFeb 04, 2022 10:00 pm - Bond was set at $1 million Saturday for a Naperville man accused of fatally shooting another man the day before. Xavier Caffey, 30, of the 900 block of Fairway Drive, is...
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Firefighter hurt in blaze near NapervilleFeb 04, 2022 10:00 pm - A firefighter was injured, but not seriously, in a house fire early Saturday near Naperville. The blaze was reported about 5 a.m. on the 4S500 block of Radcliff Road. Oc...
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District 64 to charge tuition for all-day kindergarten classesFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - After a roughly two-hour discussion, a divided Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board on Thursday voted to charge tuition for students who will take new, all-day kind...
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1 GOP challenger outraising Foster in 11th District raceFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's Note: This story has been updated to show candidate Andrea Heeg lives in Geneva, and to report that suburban U.S. Reps. Bill Foster and Lauren Underwood are...
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'Most prepared we've ever been': Rep. Lauren Underwood has big fundraising lead in 14th DistrictFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville has a significant advantage over her Republican challengers when it comes to campaign fundraising, new documents show...
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Rep. Casten has fundraising lead over Newman, others in new 6th DistrictFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - With a potentially costly Democratic primary battle less than six months away, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten ended 2021 with a dominating fundraising lead over U.S. Rep. Marie N...