Russell Lissau
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Funerals for Des Plaines fire victims will be privateJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Funerals for a woman and four children killed in a Des Plaines fire this week will be private, and details of the arrangements won't be released to the public, officials...
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How to safely use a space heaterJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Thousands of residential fires every year are associated with space heaters, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and they kill more than 300 people...
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Space heater may have caused fire that killed 5, officials sayJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - A Des Plaines fire that left four young sisters and their mother dead may have been caused by a space heater, authorities said Thursday, and the flames may have blocked ...
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Dollar Tree coming to Wheeling shopping center this springJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Two adjoining, vacant storefronts in a Wheeling shopping center are being converted into a Dollar Tree store, village officials confirmed. The store is coming to the Whe...
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New restaurant planned at former Golden Chef in WheelingJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - A shuttered eatery on Wheeling's Restaurant Row may not be out of commission for much longer. The owners of Yu's Mandarin, which has locations in Schaumburg and Vernon H...
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Maine East High School could become COVID-19 vaccination site for educatorsJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - As Maine Township High School District 207 officials wait to learn if Maine East High in Park Ridge will be a COVID-19 vaccination site, volunteers are being sought to h...
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Storm update: Snowfall is Chicago area's biggest in a couple yearsJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - The snowfall that began Monday night and continued through Tuesday was the biggest to hit the Chicago area in nearly two years, meteorologists confirmed. An estimated 5....
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Winter storm could bring biggest snowfall since 2019Jan 25, 2021 12:00 am - A mélange of unpleasant weather conditions will hit northern Illinois starting this afternoon - including between 5 inches and 8 inches of snow for much of the Chicago a...
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Deer Park to allow recreational pot shopsJan 22, 2021 4:30 am - More than a year after being legalized in Illinois, cannabis dispensaries catering to recreational users now are welcome in Deer Park. A divided village board on Thursda...
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Suburban Cook County restaurants likely to resume indoor dining SaturdayJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban Cook County and Chicago restaurants are likely to resume limited indoor service Saturday as key COVID-19 infection and hospitalization metrics in those areas co...