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2 charged with arranging sham marriages for immigrants
Tribune reporterA 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: Punishment, Immigration, Migration, Prisons, Bellwood
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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. But suddenly, the session took a...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Mental Health, Vehicles, Aurora, Services and Shopping
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Des Plaines shortens lobbyist contracts but still approves them
Des Plaines officials agreed to extend contracts for two of the three lobbying firms hired to represent the city's interests in Springfield. But officials chose to shorten the contract extensions—reducing the length from one year to six months&...Tags: Lobbying, Consultancy Service, Politics, Springfield, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Snow causes pileup of problems throughout Des Plaines
Last week's heavy snowfall wreaked havoc on Des Plaines, leaving in its wake two fatalities and an averted third death in less than an hour. The trouble started at 3:14 p.m. last Tuesday, when paramedics responded to a traffic accident at Mt. Prospect...
Tags: Evanston, Transportation Accidents, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Disasters and Accidents
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Teachers, colleges getting early lesson in Obamacare
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column They jokingly refer to themselves as "road scholars," the part-time, often itinerate employees who teach the majority of the classroom hours at community colleges. Without their willingness to work for modest pay, tuition at these... -
District 207 surveys families, teachers in wake of hazing allegations
In the wake of a hazing scandal, Maine Township High School District 207 officials sent out surveys this week designed to gauge the district's climate of bullying, abuse and hazing. The near northwest suburban district has hired a California-based...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Hazing, Teaching and Learning
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Des Plaines man dies during snow storm
Tribune reporterTuesday’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
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Local schools prepare for dip in standardized test passing rates
School districts in Des Plaines and Park Ridge are bracing for more rigorous standardized testing that could result in fewer students earning passing grades. Officials in both districts said they're implementing curriculum and practices to meet the more...
Tags: Parent Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Park Ridge, Students
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Northbrook, Glenview police blotter: Feb. 25
The following items were taken from Northbrook and Glenview police records. NORTHBROOK •On Feb. 24 a 37-year-old Elgin man was arrested in the 4000 block of Commercial Avenue and charged with domestic battery. •On Feb. 24 a 25-year-old...
Tags: Buffalo Grove, Theft, Crimes, Wheeling, Greenwood
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Cars Damaged by Hurricane Sandy Pass 250,000 Mark
KickingTiresHurricane 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: Automotive Equipment, Insurance, Natural Disasters, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Business licenses - January 2013
Business licenses issued in January in Washington County: - Paramount Feed & Supply Inc., 19310 Longmeadow Road, Hagerstown, trader’s license - Bare Escentuals Beauty Inc., 495 Premium Outlets Blvd., Suite 470, Hagerstown, trader’s license,...Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Highway Transportation, Briarwood, Yeast Infection, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Man, 81, reported missing near Des Plaines found safe
Tribune reporterA 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
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