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Chiye Tomihiro, an internee at an internment camp during World War II, speaks during a panel discussion at Oakton Community College. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

WWII internee recounts life in captivity during OCC panel

By Jennifer Delgado | April 27 at 4:24 p.m.

Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the anti-Japanese hysteria that swept the country, one painful memory seems to linger above the rest for Chiye … Read more ›

The Kinder House is managed by the Des Plaines History Center, but is on Des Plaines Park District property. (TribLocal file photo)

Kinder House to get free facelift

By Jennifer Delgado | April 20 at 3:03 p.m.

The exterior of the Kinder House in Des Plaines will get a free makeover this May thanks to a northwest suburban paint shop. CertaPro Painters … Read more ›

Spectators bid farewell to the once deemed unsinkable Titanic on April 10, 1912. (Photo courtesy of Ullstein Bild/Roger Viollet)
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Science Connections: Lake Michigan Almost as Cold as Titanic's Grave Site

By Science in Society | April 13 at 4:01 p.m.

By Will Mendelson/Medill News Service After striking an iceberg 375 miles south of Newfoundland, it took less than three hours for the legendary Titanic to … Read more ›

Cliff Hagedorn, 91, right, speaks to Orchard Place students on Friday about the American flag. Fellow veteran Bill McNutt also spoke to the students. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

Veteran spends 91st birthday with Des Plaines students

By Jennifer Delgado | Feb. 27 at 6:00 a.m.

Cliff Hagedorn, of Des Plaines, didn’t expect such a vibrant greeting last week when he came to share stories about his service in World War … Read more ›

Des Plaines City Attorney Dave Wiltse is writing a book focused on his great-great grandfather, who fought in the Civil War. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

City attorney by day, author by night

By Jennifer Delgado | Feb. 13 at 11:06 a.m.

Des Plaines City Attorney Dave Wiltse writes legal memos and articles often for his job, but he’s been flexing a new set of literary muscles in … Read more ›

Once again, council debates History Center funding

By Jennifer Delgado | Oct. 14, 2011 at 10:33 a.m.

Hoping to get a $35,000 subsidy, the Des Plaines History Center found itself in the hot seat this week as the City Council pressed for … Read more ›

More than 100 people attended a Sept. 11 ceremony, where individuals tied yellow ribbons along the border of a handmade flag. (Jennifer Delgado/Tribune)

OCC remembers Sept. 11 with handwoven flag

By Jennifer Delgado | Sep. 7, 2011 at 2:20 p.m.

Students, veterans and area residents gathered at Oakton Community College to pay tribute to the victims of Sept. 11 by tying 3,000 yellow ribbons to … Read more ›

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In their own words: TribLocal contributors reflect on 9/11

By Patrick W. Rollens | Sep. 6, 2011 at 10:06 a.m.

Sept. 11, 2001, dawned bright and clear, but before the day was out indelible memories had been etched into our collective consciousness. For the 10-year … Read more ›

John Wayne Gacy during his arrest on December 21, 1978. (Chicago Tribune photo by Bill Yates)

Police to be featured in Smithsonian documentary on Gacy case

By Jennifer Delgado | Aug. 18, 2011 at 10:56 a.m.

The Des Plaines Police Department will be featured in a Smithsonian Channel television series that highlights the science used to identify the victims of serial … Read more ›

Josh Carl has big plans to make the Joy of the Game huge for local residents while keeping high profile events at the facility. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Sky is the limit for Josh Carl, Joy of the Game

By Jeff Vorva | May 5, 2011 at 2:35 p.m.

When Josh Carl was a junior basketball star, he brought a lot of joy to Glenbrook North fans when he helped get the Spartans down … Read more ›

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