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Top Stories of 2011: The Strange Case of William Daniels, a Des Plaines Mystery
No. 7 in our weekly countdown of the most popular stories published on Des Plaines Patch in 2011.

This week we’ll look back at some of the most-read stories published on Des Plaines Patch in 2011. Each day we’ll add to this list of the top 10 stories.
In this story, published March 4, 2011, a tombstone dated 1871 strikes up a conversation about what may, or may not be in this Des Plaines resident’s backyard.
Want to find out an old graveyard man’s method for testing for unmarked graves? .
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