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Events Calendar
7/3/09 City Offices Closed - Independence Day (holiday)
7/4/09 July 4th Celebration (Parade & Fireworks) (holiday)
7/6/09 City Council Meeting
7/8/09 Economic Development Commission
News Headlines
Current Flooding Information
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7/2/09 Draft Action Plan Public Hearing Scheduled for August 3
6/29/09 Wolf Road Traffic Alert
6/29/09 7th Ward Meeting  Scheduled for July 18
6/25/09 Maine West High School Clinical Government Program Underway
6/24/09 Arts Council Scholarship Recipients June 2009
6/20/09 City's Senior Staff Voluntarily Forego Pay Increase
6/19/09 New Materials Pave the Way For "Green" Alleys in Des Plaines
6/13/09 Fifth Third Bank Now Open For Business
6/11/09 July 4 Refuse Collection Schedule

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