Christopher Placek
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'This country is worth fighting and dying for': Memorial Day ceremonies, parades return to the suburbsMay 30, 2022 1:00 am - Some sidelined by the pandemic for two years, dozens of Memorial Day parades, ceremonies, remembrances and other events to honor the nation's fallen returned Monday acro...
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Land deal to pave way for largest data center in Elk Grove VillageMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village has purchased the site of a concrete recycling business - the last major parcel needed for what will become the largest data center campus in town - as...
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Italian steakhouse to replace shuttered Jimmy's Charhouse in Elk GroveMay 26, 2022 5:30 am - Elk Grove Village is giving a restaurateur tax increment financing dollars to help remodel a shuttered eatery and reopen it as an upscale Italian steakhouse. Renovations...
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Arlington Heights library trustees reaffirm decision to fly Pride flagMay 26, 2022 5:30 am - Arlington Heights library trustees Wednesday legally firmed up their new flag policy and confirmed their earlier decision to fly the Pride flag on the Dunton Avenue pole...
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Second proposal for hotel at Elk Grove tech park falls through amid financing woesMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - A second proposal for a hotel at the Elk Grove Technology Park has fallen through after its developer, like the last one, was unable to obtain financing, village officia...
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Shopping center with old Elk Grove Bowl gets its tax boost for redevelopmentMay 25, 2022 5:03 am - Elk Grove Village trustees on Tuesday enacted a series of ordinances establishing a new tax increment financing district that includes the oldest shopping center in town...
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Wheeling District 21 employees to get 4.5% raises under new contractMay 23, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21's 800 unionized employees will receive raises of 4.5% in the coming school year under the terms of a new contract set to take ef...
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Arlington Heights awards $1.3M in tax funds to bring At Home furniture store to Rand RoadMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - Arlington Heights is awarding $1.3 million in tax increment financing district funds to bring a furniture and home decor big-box store to town, amid recent efforts to re...
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Arlington Heights police identify suspect in theft of 10 vehicles from dealershipMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police have identified a suspect in the theft of as many as 10 high-end vehicles from a dealership on Dundee Road last weekend. The suspect, who hasn't...
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Arlington Heights mayor: First review of Bears' Arlington plans right now scheduled for this fallMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - An initial public review of the Chicago Bears' preliminary redevelopment plans for Arlington Park is tentatively scheduled for this fall, Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hay...