Russell Lissau
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Des Plaines council tentatively approves hotel planSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - A plan to construct a 107-room, five-story hotel on Higgins Road in Des Plaines successfully cleared an important municipal hurdle Tuesday. Developers want to build a Ho...
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More suburban firefighters deploying to Louisiana after Hurricane IdaSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - As one specialized team of Illinois firefighters headed home from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana on Monday, another group prepared for deployment. Forty-five members of the...
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Round Lake Beach teen killed in motorcycle crashSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach teen died after a weekend motorcycle crash near Gurnee, authorities said Monday. The 19-year-old man's name wasn't released by authorities. The crash ...
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How we got the story: Digging for clues after helicopter emergency led to critical interview with pilotSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - When reports came in on Aug. 11 of a pilot walking away from a helicopter that had crashed onto Milwaukee Avenue in Prospect Heights, I had two primary missions upon bei...
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3 hurt in crash on I-88 near Sugar GroveSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - Three people suffered minor injuries Monday in a car accident on the Reagan Memorial Tollway near Sugar Grove. The accident occurred about 1:20 p.m. on the eastbound sid...
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Four Northwest suburban libraries among state grant winnersSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - Four Northwest suburban libraries will share more than $361,000 in new state grants, a state lawmaker has announced. The Schaumburg Township District Library will get ab...
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Activists expect some Texans will head to Illinois for abortions because of new strict lawSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Activists on both sides of the abortion debate believe a Texas law banning most abortions will lead to more people seeking the procedure in Illinois. The Texas law, enac...
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Hilton hotel poised for approval on Des Plaines' south sideSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - A plan for a $7.5 million Hilton hotel on Des Plaines' south side could get an important go-ahead from the city council next week. Developers are eying land near the 170...
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Indian Trails Public Library board expected to approve $8.3 million budgetSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Wheeling-based Indian Trails Public Library District's spending should remain relatively flat in the 2022 fiscal year compared to the previous year, officials say. A...
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Police: Des Plaines woman was choked, threatened with handgunSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after, police said, he choked a Des Plaines woman with a belt and threatened her with a handgun at her home....