Christopher Placek
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Rolling Meadows resident becomes city's new head librarianJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - A Rolling Meadows resident who has spent three decades working in libraries is the city's new head librarian. Kevin Medows, who started as a university music librarian b...
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Arlington Heights sets rules to fine or shut down motels if deemed a crime 'nuisance'Jun 22, 2022 5:30 am - Arlington Heights trustees Tuesday implemented new rules to fine or even shut down hotels or motels deemed to be a "nuisance" for crime. The so-called nuisance hotels or...
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Arlington Heights trustees, commuters rail against Metra for cutting express trainsJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - Arlington Heights trustees and commuters railed against Metra officials Tuesday night for cutting express trains to and from their town, which has the biggest ridership ...
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Maryville proposes shelter home for teen girls at former Arlington Heights conventJun 21, 2022 5:30 am - Maryville Academy has proposed converting a former convent in Arlington Heights into a shelter home for up to 16 teenage girls who come to the United States as unaccompa...
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7, 4-story apartment buildings proposed for stalled International Plaza redevelopment in Arlington HeightsJun 21, 2022 1:00 am - The long-awaited, now-revised redevelopment plans for International Plaza on Golf Road in Arlington Heights call for a teardown of the old 1980s-era shopping mall and co...
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Head of Navy's Great Lakes boot camp relieved of duties over 'loss of confidence'Jun 17, 2022 1:00 am - The Navy has relieved the head of the Great Lakes boot camp from his duties over "a loss of confidence in his ability to command," officials said. The decision to reassi...
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Longtime educator faces challenge from the right in 27th District Senate GOP primaryJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - The Republican primary race in a Northwest suburban state legislative district in many ways is a microcosm of the GOP intraparty battles happening statewide and national...
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Soccer field planned inside old Rolling Meadows factoryJun 16, 2022 5:30 am - A private youth soccer club plans to convert an old manufacturing building in Rolling Meadows into an indoor soccer field. Park Ridge-based Legion FC Chicago has propose...
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Cyclist from Arlington Heights dies at end of charity ride in CaliforniaJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - An experienced cyclist from Arlington Heights was a block away from the finish line of his 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles last weekend wh...
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It's official: Signs go up for new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Arlington HeightsJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Signage for a long-rumored Amazon Fresh grocery store at the Town & Country Shopping Center in Arlington Heights went up Wednesday, confirming that the e-commerce giant'...