Russell Lissau
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Des Plaines' $164 million budget reflects spending, revenue cuts due to COVID-19Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Des Plaines' new $164 million annual budget reflects spending and revenue cuts prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, officials said. The city council unanimously approved...
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Friends, former students plan living memorial for Wheeling teacher Burt PerlowDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - Big and muscular, Burt Perlow cast an imposing shadow during his years as a teacher and coach at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling and Wheeling High School. But the giant...
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Voting by mail is here to stay. What will change in suburbs in 2021?Dec 05, 2020 12:00 am - With more than 2 million Illinoisans voting by mail or using special drop boxes for those ballots in last month's presidential election, there's no question the service ...
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District 207 fundraiser crosses $100,000 thresholdDec 03, 2020 5:00 am - A fundraiser benefiting Maine Township High School District 207 families struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic has crossed the $100,000 threshold, official...
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Proposed cannabis store in Wheeling clears procedural hurdleDec 03, 2020 4:30 am - A plan to open Wheeling's first cannabis dispensary cleared a significant bureaucratic hurdle Wednesday. A company called Mindful Illinois wants to open a store called H...
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Former TGI Fridays in Wheeling could become a recreational marijuana shopNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - A cannabis dispensary for recreational users could replace a former TGI Fridays restaurant in Wheeling. If the business - proposed for a free-standing building at 1500 E...
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Grayslake trustee and Navy veteran works to help homeless female veteransNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Lalena Zoe Magnetta only recently joined the Grayslake village board, but her public service began years ago. Magnetta, 38, is a U.S. Navy veteran who served as an a...
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Des Plaines taps veteran Lisle cop to be new chiefNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - A veteran suburban police officer and administrator has been named Des Plaines' next police chief. David Anderson, the chief of Benedictine University's police force in ...
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Deer Park to tax pot sales - even though there are no dispensaries yetNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - As they weigh whether to allow cannabis stores for recreational users in town, Deer Park officials have agreed to tax such sales. The village board on Thursday approved ...
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How you can get tickets to Biden's presidential inaugurationNov 19, 2020 5:00 am - Residents of Illinois' 10th Congressional District who want to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration can request tickets using U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's websi...