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    Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Des Plaines man dies during snow storm

    Tuesday’s heavy snowfall may have claimed the life of a Des Plaines man found yesterday near a snow blower.
    Tribune reporter
    Tuesday’s heavy snowfall may have claimed the life of a Des Plaines man found yesterday near a snow blower. Mark Szyndrowski, 61, was found on the ground near his snow blower at about 3:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Third Avenue, according to the...

    Tags: Snow Storms

    2. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Cops: School worker aiding runaway student killed in hit-and-run

    A staff member at a school for children with psychiatric difficulties was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while attempting to aid a runaway student, Aurora police said Tuesday.
    Special to the Tribune
    A staff member at a school for children with psychiatric difficulties was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while attempting to aid a runaway student, Aurora police said Tuesday. Police are searching for the driver of the car that killed Theresa...

    Tags: Aurora, Missing Persons

    3. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. No charges in Hoffman Estates High School hazing case

    Hoffman Estates police said today they have decided not to seek criminal charges in a hazing incident that prompted the Hoffman Estates High School's boys varsity basketball team to forfeit three games.
    Tribune reporter
    Hoffman Estates police said today they have decided not to seek criminal charges in a hazing incident that prompted the Hoffman Estates High School's boys varsity basketball team to forfeit three games. Officials with Township High School District 211...

    Tags: Hoffman Estates, High School Sports, Hazing

    4. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Hit-run driver kills staffer trying to save teen

    Theresa Burns was walking and chatting with a teenager she was counseling during a session outside a psychiatric residential treatment center in Aurora on Monday, and nothing appeared to be wrong, officials said.
    Theresa Burns was walking and chatting with a teenager she was counseling during a session outside a psychiatric residential treatment center in Aurora on Monday, and nothing appeared to be wrong, officials said. But suddenly, the session took a...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Mental Health, Aurora, Vehicles, Health and Safety at School

    5. Feb 22, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  5. Cars Damaged by Hurricane Sandy Pass 250,000 Mark

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    Hurricane Sandy damaged or destroyed more than 250,000 cars, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said Thursday. The Des Plaines, Ill., agency noted that these preliminary figures only include insured cars whose owners filed claims after the October 2012...

    Tags: The New York Times, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Hurricanes, Insurance

    6. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Man, 81, reported missing near Des Plaines found safe

    A missing elderly man last seen yesterday afternoon has been found safe at his home near Des Plaines, Cook County authorities said.
    Tribune reporter
    A missing elderly man last seen yesterday afternoon has been found safe at his home near Des Plaines, Cook County authorities said.   William L. Robinson, 81, was last seen yesterday afternoon near his family’s home in unincorporated Maine Township,...

    Tags: Heart Problems

    7. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Des Plaines firefighters join honor guard

    Five Des Plaines firefighters recently were inducted into the honor guard of the state fire union.
    Five Des Plaines firefighters recently were inducted into the honor guard of the state fire union. Brian Carmicheal, Matt Matzl, Mark Pawlyk, Robert Prieto and Shawn Quigel were honored with certificates, ribbons and braids for their dress uniforms...

    Tags: Lung Cancer, Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Heart Attack, Fires

    8. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Des Plaines cops face suspensions in DUI pay investigation, city says

    Several Des Plaines police officers face possible suspensions stemming from a city investigation of alleged misreporting of DUI arrests to obtain overtime pay, officials said.
    Tribune reporter
    Several Des Plaines police officers face possible suspensions stemming from a city investigation of alleged misreporting of DUI arrests to obtain overtime pay, officials said. The overtime pay reportedly came from a federally funded grant designed to...

    Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation

    9. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Fugitive charged in Aurora hit-and-run death

    Aurora police Friday announced charges against a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash this week that killed a counselor at a residential school for children with psychiatric issues.
    Special to the Tribune
    Aurora police Friday announced charges against a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash this week that killed a counselor at a residential school for children with psychiatric issues. Gustavo Villarreal, 44, who remains at large, has been...

    Tags: Aurora, Trials

    10. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Local unemployment figures give rise to optimism

    A slight dip in unemployment rates has officials in some near northwest suburbs cautiously optimistic for a warming economic climate.
    A slight dip in unemployment rates has officials in some near northwest suburbs cautiously optimistic for a warming economic climate. According to recently released unemployment statistics from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the...

    Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Park Ridge, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Joliet

    11. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 2 charged with arranging sham marriages for immigrants

    A Des Plaines woman and a Bellwood man have been arrested on charges of trying to help immigrants gain U.S. legal residency by arranging fraudulent marriages in Las Vegas and Illinois in exchange for up to $17,000.
    Tribune reporter
    A Des Plaines woman and a Bellwood man have been arrested on charges of trying to help immigrants gain U.S. legal residency by arranging fraudulent marriages in Las Vegas and Illinois in exchange for up to $17,000. Teresita Zarrabian, 60, and Michael...

    Tags: Arlington Heights, Prisons, Family, Marriage, Labor Legislation

    12. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Des Plaines man at least 7th cold death in Cook County

    A Des Plaines man died over the weekend from hypothermia due to cold exposure, making him at least the seventh person to die in Cook County from cold-related causes this season.
    A Des Plaines man died over the weekend from hypothermia due to cold exposure, making him at least the seventh person to die in Cook County from cold-related causes this season. Lawrence Sviontek, 70, of the 1300 block of Rand Road in Des Plaines, was...

    Tags: Hypothermia

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Dentist Mark Levy surveys the damage in his office duri...
(April 25, 2013)
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(April 18, 2013)
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(April 18, 2013)
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