Christopher Placek
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‘It takes a while’: Arlington 425 closer to getting a shovel in the groundApr 19, 2024 5:48 pm - Nearly five years after receiving zoning approvals, Arlington 425 — the proposed three-building residential and commercial campus that is touted to be the largest develop...
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Elk Grove Village gateway project ‘coming soon,’ but delayed by property title issueApr 18, 2024 6:11 pm - The much-anticipated redevelopment of the corner gateway property into Elk Grove Village is “coming soon,” Mayor Craig Johnson said Thursday. But were it not for a tie-up...
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‘Something positive is happening’: Buildings torn down at Arlington Heights gateway to make room for apartments and retailApr 17, 2024 6:57 pm - A long-shuttered Applebee’s restaurant, drive-through bank, Cash for Gold business and five-story office building at the southern gateway of Arlington Heights are no more...
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Arlington Heights officials say Maryville can house refugee girls at shelterApr 16, 2024 7:42 pm - Neighbors of a Maryville Academy-run shelter in Arlington Heights have expressed concerns about plans to temporarily house refugee children there, but village officials s...
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Rolling Meadows library hires new executive directorApr 16, 2024 6:35 pm - The Rolling Meadows Library’s new executive director is Jack Bower, who has spent 13 years working for public libraries including in Broadview and neighboring Arlington H...
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Arlington Heights using budget surplus to replace lead pipesApr 15, 2024 9:48 pm - Amid the Monday deadline for Illinois municipalities to submit inventories of their lead service lines, Arlington Heights village board members agreed to use a $5.75 mill...
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‘It’s complicated’: Why lobbyists think Bears could be back to Arlington if bid for lakefront stadium failsApr 14, 2024 5:27 pm - Amid the yearlong property tax dispute at Arlington Park, the Bears also face a series of legal, financial and political hurdles to building a new stadium on the Chicago ...
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Schools’ tax attorney to Bears: Dismiss your appealApr 12, 2024 7:02 am - The attorney for three Arlington Heights-area school districts called on the Bears to drop their Arlington Park property tax appeal, which could refund the NFL club $7.2 ...
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‘Almost have no reason not to vote for it’: Elk Grove mayor defends field light vote — and still supports pickleballApr 10, 2024 7:45 pm - Elk Grove Village officials have doubled down on their support for soccer field lights at a neighborhood park — and indicated they may be in favor of pickleball there as ...
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Rosemont’s Stephens statue will be on the moveApr 10, 2024 7:16 pm - The eight-foot, 1,500-pound bronze-cast statue of Rosemont’s founding Mayor Donald E. Stephens — along with furniture, computers and paperwork that might fit more easily ...