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Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival and 11 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. RTA Funds Parking Zoning Overhaul In Des Plaines, Park Ridge (journal-topics.com) — Des Plaines is getting expert help and funding to rewrite its parking and zoning rules citywide around Metra stations and key bus routes, following new state transit laws. The RTA's Community Planning program will guide changes affecting downtown and Cumberland station areas, potentially reshaping future development, walkability, and how much parking new projects must provide.
2. Man in fatal Fox River boat crash now charged with murder, allegedly had cocaine, pot in system (shawlocal.com) — A Des Plaines woman killed in a Fox River boating crash is at the center of new first-degree murder charges against the accused boat operator, who also faces multiple aggravated DUI counts. Authorities say the Lisle man was allegedly intoxicated and speeding when his pontoon struck another boat, while the victim's family pursues a wrongful death lawsuit.
3. Priest, Dentist, Alderman Father Of 10: Meyer's Life Of Service Ended In Crash At 93 (journal-topics.com) — Des Plaines is mourning Fr. Gerald Meyer, a former alderman and longtime local dentist who later became a Catholic priest, after he died at 93 following a car crash in Mount Prospect. Meyer raised his family in Des Plaines, ran a dental practice on Graceland and Broadway, and remained active in public and church service for decades.
4. Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award: Danielle Lisenbey (businessinsurance.com) — A pioneering insurance executive once worked in technical support and supervision for United Stationers in Des Plaines, a stop early in a 35-year career that reshaped major claims and medical management operations. Her story highlights how she modernized global insurance businesses, championed women's advancement, and continues mentoring and consulting after receiving a major lifetime achievement honor.
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