Christopher Placek
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Bears brass: Focus for long-term development 'exclusively' on Arlington ParkJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - While saying they didn't go out of their way to seek out the Arlington Park property — instead, they were contacted by the seller — top Chicago Bears brass now plan to d...
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Shaq bringing Big Chicken to RosemontJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken will join the roster of fast casual restaurants opening on Higgins Road in Rosemont later this year, village officials announced Monday. I...
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Despite misgivings with vaccine rules, Rosemont officials are doing 'best we can' on enforcementJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - Rosemont officials said Monday they're doing "the best we can" to enforce Cook County's proof-of-vaccination mandate at municipal-owned venues such as the Allstate Arena...
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Referendum could be coming if District 25 pursues full-day kindergartenJan 07, 2022 4:10 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board members haven't yet decided if they'll implement full-day kindergarten, but if they do, it'll mean building additio...
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Precision manufacturer plans $13 million expansion in Elk Grove VillageJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village company plans to spend $13 million to expand and add equipment lines for its growing precision manufacturing business serving the aerospace and defe...
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Rolling Meadows aldermen support property tax break, despite amount of upgrade costsJan 04, 2022 7:00 pm - Rolling Meadows may tighten its criteria for supporting Cook County property tax breaks, after aldermen begrudgingly endorsed such an incentive for a company that only p...
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Glenbrook teacher charged with sexual assault, abuse of student in Arlington HeightsJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Glenbrook High Schools District 225 teacher from Des Plaines was charged Tuesday with engaging in sexual contact with one of his students in an Arlington H...
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Former Arlington Heights trustee remembered for support of downtown growthJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - Former Arlington Heights Trustee Kathie Hahn, an ally to former longtime Village President Arlene Mulder, is being remembered for her support of downtown redevelopment i...
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Inside the X's and O's of what's needed to secure the Bears' move to Arlington HeightsDec 31, 2021 4:15 am - Like a football coach's play-calling sheet, the Chicago Bears' multibillion-dollar stadium in the suburbs is still a conceptual vision in 2021, but much of what takes pl...
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Top suburban story of 2021: How the Arlington Park sale to the Bears was years in the makingDec 31, 2021 4:15 am - It could be several years until the first pigskin is kicked off at a potential multibillion-dollar Chicago Bears stadium at Arlington Park, but the pending $197.2 millio...