Christopher Placek
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After pandemic delays, Arlington Heights cafe employing people with disabilities plans spring openingDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - Four years after forming a nonprofit and hosting a kickoff event, supporters behind Gerry's Cafe finally have secured a space in Arlington Heights for their coffee shop ...
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Three decades of Tom Lynch's Christmas paintings in the Daily HeraldDec 24, 2022 12:00 am - For three decades now, artist Tom Lynch's depictions of the holiday season in the suburbs have graced the cover of the Christmas Day edition of the Daily Herald. It star...
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Anti-tax group launches new campaign to block potential Bears subsidies in Arlington HeightsDec 23, 2022 4:30 am - Its anti-corporate welfare ordinance roundly rejected by the Arlington Heights village board, Americans for Prosperity has launched another bid to prevent public financi...
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Ex-District 214 business chief paid $183,000 as part of mysterious departureDec 22, 2022 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214's longtime finance chief got paid the rest of her full year's salary in a $174,789 lump sum when she resigned in September, a...
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Developer plans $10 million, Asian-focused transformation of old Sam's Club in Rolling MeadowsDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora developer plans to purchase the shuttered Sam's Club in Rolling Meadows and convert the building into an Asian-focused commercial, restaurant and entertainment...
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Former suburban superintendents to lead District 214 searchDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - A Schaumburg-based national educational executive search firm will help find Superintendent David Schuler's replacement in Northwest Suburban High School District 214. H...
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Could financing tool help Bears land at Arlington Park? They'll need help from state lawmakersDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Could a so-called PILOT be the financing tool that helps the Chicago Bears take off from Chicago and land in Arlington Heights? Village and state officials confirmed Wed...
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Arlington Heights trustees reject 'so rigid' new village logo, keep old horse head design for nowDec 13, 2022 4:00 am - Though Arlington Park is closed, the Arlington Heights village horse head logo isn't being put out to pasture quite yet. Village trustees Monday rejected a consultant's ...
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Dist. 59 board rejects superintendent's plan to pair schools, close RidgeDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board has rejected new Superintendent Terri Bresnahan's controversial proposal that would have reconfigured elementa...
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Where is "Uptown" Arlington Heights? New signs to point the wayDec 08, 2022 5:00 am - Shoppers in and around the busy area of Rand, Palatine and Arlington Heights roads will see new signage next summer identifying the retail commercial corridor as "Uptown...