Page last updated Friday, July 3, 2009
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From Senior Center To Glaciers Of Alaska  Sixteen years ago, the Des Plaines Community Senior Center was a tiny not-for-profit organization housed in a small area at Prairie Lakes Park Community Center that was barely big enough for a few billiard and card tables and some program space. The annual budget was $44,000 and the Des Plaines Park District handled much of the programming. Today, the story of the senior center is much different. Recovering Willson Thankful For Support It's been 12 days since the airplane carrying Des Plainesite James Douglass Willson touched down on an O'Hare Airport runway bringing him into the arms of freedom and his family. Two days earlier, his 13 months of confinement within the rat-infested walls of a Moroccan prison had officially ended. |
Should City Restore Sugar Bowl Sign? 7th Ward Meetings Being Combined Resident-Only Parking Near Maine West? Mayor Moylan's Bike Rides Help To Clean Up City Streets Sale Saves Hartmarx, Local Jobs Concerns Over Noise, Dust From Lurvey's Expansion Founding Father Of St. Thomas Becket Passes Away Survey Says: Dist. 59 Gets Good Grades LGH Chief Steps Down After 5 Months |
June 24-29, 2009
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 Sitting back in a recliner in his Des Plaines home, James Douglas Willson looked drawn, pale and admitted he was around 35 pounds lighter than his normal weight. His wife of 36 years, Jean, sat across the living room watching and listening to her husband as he talked with a reporter from the Journal & Topics Newspapers Saturday afternoon. Only a few feet away was his daughter, Marilyn Brief. For nearly a year, neither Marilyn nor Jean would take no for an answer. That's why Mr. Willson was back home safely in Des Plaines. Now his focus is on recovery not just survival. |
City To Narrow Down Fire Chief Candidates From 7 DP Planning Land Uses Near Casino Site Should Volunteers Be Questioned? Officials To View Oakton Corridor Plans This July Heavy Storms Drench DP, Rosemont Des Plaines Plans For First Two Cameras Paul's A Fighter, But Family Could Still Use A Hand Rising Costs Send Johnny's Place Packin' Wash Of Worldy Proportion Sets Guinness Record |
June 17-22, 2009
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Possible That Entire Methodist Campground Could Be Raised  Efforts are underway to not only raise 14 frame cottages at the historic Methodist Campground, but possibly all 120 structures at the site including its two large tabernacle buildings, the Journal & Topics Newspapers has learned. Off The Record: Another Downtown Business Closes Doors Another downtown Des Plaines restaurant has bitten the dust bringing the number to at least three that have closed in recent months. |
Theater Set For Bigger Things? Dist. 62 MAP Test Scores Right Around National Norms Variety Of '4th' Events Scheduled Sim's Bowl Rocks Out On Final Nights Before Closing New Aldermen To Review Fire, Police Station Plans 5 Dist. 207 Students Post Perfect ACT Scores Terri Ann Fester: Heart of a Champion |
June 10-15, 2009
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 Burgers were more popular than hot dogs, the turkey legs were a hit, the beer flowed freely, the bands were well received, and the weather tried but failed to spoil the fun. Des Plaines Special Events officials were pleased this week with another successful Taste of Des Plaines, which was attended by 25,000 persons over the three-day weekend of June 5-7. Off The Record: Everyone Can Learn From Kind Gesture At a time when nearly everyone is affected in some way by the stressful and life-changing shifts of a depressed economy, people---our neighbors, friends and folks we don't even know---have the chance to either shine or to flop. |
City Applies For Stimulus To Remove 'Blight' Publisher Honors Great Uncle With Book District 59 Assistant Head Stepping Down Schakowsky Won't Make Bid For Open Senate Seat Developer Will Hold Casino Job Fair |
June 3-8, 2009
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A ray of hope has emerged in a Des Plaines mother and daughter's crusade to bring their husband and father home from the Moroccan prison where he's been confined for the last year. 'Taste' Festivities Open Tonight Staff Heads Volunteer To Forego Pay Raise Hole In Front Of Polo Inn Finally Filled, Street Open |
 Father, Son Rescued From River Centralizing Of Special Ed Program At Maine East Closer To Reality |
Friday, May 29, 2009
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Forty-three 17, 18 and 19-year-olds---most of whom are Park Ridge residents---are facing charges of alcohol consumption by a minor following the discovery of a huge drinking party inside a Des Plaines home in foreclosure. Local Officials Seeking River Road Improvements Series Of Graffiti Cases Solved Oakton Upgrading Security System District 62 Turns Attention To Health |
 Steve Schaefer of VFW Post 2992 places an American flag at the base of a fallen soldier's memorial built at the conclusion of Monday's Des Plaines Memorial Day observance. (Tom Wessell/The Journal) |