Russell Lissau
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With her ‘darling dears’ watching, Des Plaines principal awarded Golden AppleApr 29, 2024 4:48 pm - Plainfield Elementary School Principal Lisa Carlos returned to the Des Plaines campus from lunch Monday to discover she’d won a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leade...
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Skokie Republican to challenge Schakowsky for U.S. House seatApr 26, 2024 6:45 pm - A Skokie Republican will challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky for her 9th District seat. Seth Cohen has been selected by suburban GOP leaders to oppose Schakowsky,...
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Another SUV stolen at Des Plaines gas station after keys left in ignitionApr 26, 2024 7:21 pm - In the latest theft of its kind in Des Plaines, a silver Audi Q7 was stolen this week at a gas station after the owner left the keys in the ignition while she was out of ...
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One person killed in two-vehicle crash in WheelingApr 25, 2024 8:56 pm - One person died from injuries in two-vehicle crash in Wheeling late Wednesday, authorities said. The collision happened about 10:20 p.m. when a 2018 Buick Encore headed w...
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St. Zachary School in Des Plaines to close after 61 yearsApr 23, 2024 5:59 pm - A Roman Catholic elementary school in Des Plaines will close for good at the end of the current school year, the Archdiocese of Chicago confirmed Tuesday. St. Zachary...
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Des Plaines Fire Department getting new chief in MayApr 23, 2024 9:06 pm - Des Plaines Fire Chief Daniel Anderson will retire next month after more than four years leading the department and a career that spanned parts of five decades. “It i...
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New interactive sculpture commissioned for Mundelein parkApr 23, 2024 9:07 pm - A large, interactive sculpture of an upturned, oversized hand is coming to Mundelein’s Courtland Commons park. The village board on Monday voted to hire Kentucky artist M...
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Congressional primary winners vastly outraised and outspent their opponentsApr 19, 2024 9:42 pm - On both sides of the political aisle, the winners of contested primary races in two suburban congressional districts significantly outraised and outspent their rivals in ...
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Wheeling expands, renames business grant programApr 19, 2024 7:13 pm - A Wheeling grant program that helps business owners pay for renovations and other site improvements is expanding again — and getting a new name. Perhaps most significantl...
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Why a former garbage dump could be turned into a solar farmApr 18, 2024 8:00 pm - A private company wants to create a solar farm on the site of a former landfill in South Barrington. The proposal is for vacant land at 541 E. Mundhank Road. The 110-acre...