Russell Lissau
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District 64 to borrow $26 million to fund construction needed for all-day kindergartenSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - A divided Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board on Thursday voted to borrow nearly $26 million to fund building renovations that will pave the way for all-day kinder...
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Des Plaines teens arrested after fight stemming from fireworks attackSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines teens were arrested after throwing firecrackers at a car and then fighting with its occupant, police said Friday. Michael Aponte, 18, of the 2100 block o...
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Park Ridge parents sue District 64 over quarantine demandSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - Park Ridge parents who were forced to pull their three children from school because the kids hadn't quarantined after a trip abroad are suing over the matter. Lucas and ...
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Controversial townhouse plan moves forward in WheelingSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - A controversial request to build townhouses at Wheeling's Prairie Park condominium complex narrowly cleared an important bureaucratic hurdle this week. Wheeling's plan c...
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Mundelein bike shop owner is moving on - but store and its name will remainSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - A Mundelein bicycle shop will live on despite its namesake owner's pending departure. Ray Ladewig, the founder and operator of Ray's Bike & Mower, 612 E. Hawley St., ann...
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Michael Amadei is Des Plaines District 62's next superintendentSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - Des Plaines School District 62's next superintendent is no stranger to the community. Michael Amadei, who until this week has been the district's assistant superintenden...
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Gas station renovation plan gets preliminary approval in Des PlainesSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - A plan to renovate a Des Plaines gas station and replace service bays with a convenience store received preliminary approval from the city council Monday. The proposal w...
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'That's like the Oscars': Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winnersSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Palatine's Walter R. Sundling Junior High School on Tuesday to personally congratulate st...
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Des Plaines council backs tax deal for Higgins Road complexSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - The company that owns land being eyed for a five-story hotel on Des Plaines' southeast side is slated to receive a significant property-tax discount as an incentive to b...
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New restaurant coming to Des Plaines wants $47,753 grant from city to help with renovationsSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - Des Plaines officials are considering giving a restaurateur a nearly $47,753 grant to help finance renovations in a soon-to-open downtown eatery. Owner Ron Kammo has req...