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One of Chicago's closest and oldest satellites blends homes with business and industrial districts.
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    Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Des Plaines FEMA center for flood assistance closing June 21

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood-assistance center in downtown Des Plaines will close Friday, June 21, Des Plaines officials have announced.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency's flood-assistance center in downtown Des Plaines will close Friday, June 21, Des Plaines officials have announced. A joint operation between FEMA and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the center opened...

    Tags: FEMA, Floods

    2. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Des Plaines asks towns to sign agreement on flood measures

    Contention over flood-fighting methods in communities near the Des Plaines River appears to be continuing after Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz recently asked his counterparts in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to sign an agreement laying out how future deluges should be battled.
    Contention over flood-fighting methods in communities near the Des Plaines River appears to be continuing after Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz recently asked his counterparts in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to sign an agreement laying out how future...

    Tags: Wheeling, Bodies of Water, Mount Prospect, Local Government, Prospect Heights (Cook, Illinois)

    3. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Illinois Phil begins promising new chapter in its history

    This is a time of transition for several of Chicago's suburban orchestras. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra has been patiently auditioning a host of guest conductors to find a replacement for Robert Hanson, who resigned in June, 2011 after 37 years as music director. And the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, which is based in Des Plaines, is saying goodbye to its music director, Paul Vermel, at the end of the present season, his 19th as its artistic chief.
    This is a time of transition for several of Chicago's suburban orchestras. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra has been patiently auditioning a host of guest conductors to find a replacement for Robert Hanson, who resigned in June, 2011 after 37 years as music...

    Tags: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Initial Public Offerings, Financing and Stock Offerings, Frankfort

    4. Nov 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. You can bet it's exciting

    If you have been gaming at area casinos since their inception, you know just how far that experience has come over the industry's 21 years. 
    If you have been gaming at area casinos since their inception, you know just how far that experience has come over the industry's 21 years.  When Illinois's first casino, the Argosy Alton Belle near St. Louis, opened in September 1991, then-current...

    Tags: Entertainment, Hybrid Vehicles, Lifestyle and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry

    5. Jun 10, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  5. Man arrested for Gold Coast apartment scam

    Would you rent a Gold Coast studio apartment for $850 a month?
    RedEye
    Would you rent a Gold Coast studio apartment for $850 a month? That's how much a handful of suburbanites in their early twenties offered to pay a man to rent a third-floor unit in a townhome on East Bellevue Place after seeing his Craigslist ad,...

    Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Apartments, Gold Coast, Rentals

    6. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Ex-Maine West coach 'did nothing wrong,' attorney says

    The lawyer for a former coach charged in a hazing scandal at Maine West High School said his client “did nothing wrong” and will be cleared.
    Special to the Tribune
    The lawyer for a former coach charged in a hazing scandal at Maine West High School said his client “did nothing wrong” and will be cleared. Michael Divincenzo, the now-fired coach and teacher from the Des Plaines school, made an initial...

    Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Hazing

    7. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Case highlights staged car accidents, PIP insurance fraud in Florida

    Although Junel Basile's job title was "driver," what he really did for Metro Chiropractic & Wellness Center, federal authorities say, was recruit people to participate in staged car accidents and meticulously plan the crashes.
    Although Junel Basile's job title was "driver," what he really did for Metro Chiropractic & Wellness Center, federal authorities say, was recruit people to participate in staged car accidents and meticulously plan the crashes. At the same time, the...

    Tags: Orlando, Insurance, Lee County (Florida), Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Jun 12, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  8. Report: Rivers Casino makes $35M in May

    TribLocal - Elgin » News
    The Rivers Casino in Des Plaines made $35.2 million last month and continues to outpace other riverboats in the state, according to figures released by …...
    9. May 31, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. 'Breakfast Club': How a talky teen film became a classic

    I was in 7th grade when &quot;The Breakfast Club" opened in theaters, and I distinctly remember thinking the movie was <em>totally right about everything</em>. I wasn't in high school yet (and that was surely one of movie's allures; a peek in a world I would soon enter), but at 13, I had suddenly become aware of all those weird anxieties, indignities and nuances that define the lives of adolescents, and they were all right there on the screen. Perceived slights as far as the eye can see. Rigid-seeming social circles. Parents who just don't understand. If only people knew the real me.
    I was in 7th grade when "The Breakfast Club" opened in theaters, and I distinctly remember thinking the movie was totally right about everything. I wasn't in high school yet (and that was surely one of movie's allures; a peek in a world I would soon...

    Tags: Back to the Future (movie), Sundance Film Festival, John Kapelos, The Terminator (movie), Columbia College Chicago

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Maywood mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in death of 1-year-old

    A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they beat and killed the woman's 1-year-old son before disposing of the child's body in the Des Plaines River.
    A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they beat and killed the woman's 1-year-old son before disposing of the child's body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...

    Tags: Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Riverside (Cook, Illinois)

    11. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in Maywood child's death

    A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty this morning to charges that they beat and killed her 1-year-old son before disposing the child&rsquo;s body in the Des Plaines River.
    Special to the Tribune
    A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty this morning to charges that they beat and killed her 1-year-old son before disposing the child’s body in the Des Plaines River. Clad in yellow jumpsuits, Lakeshia Baker, 22, and Michael Scott,...

    Tags: Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges

    12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Flooding frustration in Glenview

    Frustrated Glenview residents packed a village meeting Tuesday night, peppering local leaders with questions about relief in the aftermath of the floods that soaked much of the region last month.
    Special to the Tribune
    Frustrated Glenview residents packed a village meeting Tuesday night, peppering local leaders with questions about relief in the aftermath of the floods that soaked much of the region last month. "The flooding … leaves many of us feeling...

    Tags: FEMA, Floods

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