Christopher Placek
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District 25 board agrees to ask voters to fund expanded kindergarten, renovationsMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - While expressing reservations over cost and scope, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board members agreed to put a question on the June 28 ballot seeking voter ap...
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From firehouse to food hall? Developer offers plan for old Rolling Meadows stationMar 17, 2022 5:30 am - Once the location for fire trucks and ambulances - and maybe even firehouse chili - the shuttered downtown Rolling Meadows fire station could be converted into a food ha...
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Arlington Heights police now have counselor who can respond to crisis callsMar 16, 2022 5:00 am - There's a new person working the afternoon shift at the Arlington Heights Police Department, but she doesn't wear a badge or carry a gun. Amid national debates on defund...
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Bears hire architect, other firms to prepare Arlington Heights stadium plansMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Bears have retained an architect and other consultants to help with preliminary plans for a new stadium and surrounding redevelopment at Arlington Park, offi...
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The Arlington Million will live on this year ... at Churchill Downs in KentuckyMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Arlington Million - long the signature race on the marquee day of horse racing at Arlington Park - will be held this summer, officials announced Tuesday. But it'll b...
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Elk's death in Busse Woods pasture may have been caused by pneumoniaMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - Pneumonia may have caused the death last week of an elk that had been part of the herd at Busse Woods, Forest Preserves of Cook County officials said Monday. The 4-year-...
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'Teachable moments': How history teachers are bringing war in Ukraine into suburban classroomsMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - As live history unfolds in Ukraine, high school social studies teachers in the suburbs are adjusting lesson plans on the fly to help their students make sense of it all....
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District 25 could go to voters twice this year in effort to fund additions for kindergartenMar 13, 2022 6:20 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 hasn't had a referendum since 2005, but officials may try twice this year to gain voter approval for raising taxes to build scho...
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Glenbard West celebrates as state champion Hilltoppers bring home the hardwareMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - Green-clad cheering students, families and community members packed the Fred L. Biester gymnasium on the campus of Glenbard West High School Sunday to welcome home their...
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Two firefighters suffer minor injuries battling Elgin house blazeMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - An electrical problem may have caused a fire that left a home uninhabitable and displaced its residents Saturday in Elgin, officials said Sunday. Firefighters were dispa...