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Report: Ex-Des Plaines Alderman Mark Henkes Dies

The Journal and Topics newspaper reported that former Des Plaines alderman Mark Henkes died Sunday.

A former Des Plaines alderman who also was a track star at Maine West High School died Sunday at the age of 60, the Journal and Topics newspaper reported.

Mark Henkes, 61, was a sprinter at Maine West in the 1960s and served for several years as third ward alderman, the newspaper reported. He died of complications from diabetes.


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