Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights board votes 8-1 for Crescent Place affordable housing projectSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - After another marathon meeting, Arlington Heights village board members voted 8-1 late Monday to issue zoning approvals to a proposed 40-unit affordable housing complex ...
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'Today's the funeral' Arlington Park reaches finish line as fans say goodbye to Illinois' grand racing palaceSep 25, 2021 1:00 am - On a fall afternoon nearly 94 years ago, thousands gathered for the first horse race at a new track along the railroad line in Arlington Heights. The venue was to be, fo...
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Arlington's final turn Saturday: Fireworks and a tribute to the first winning horseSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - At 6:12 p.m. Saturday, a field of a dozen horses will enter the starting gates for quite possibly the final time at Illinois' grand racing palace. The name of the race f...
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'I hate to see it go': These Arlington Park starters will be there at the finishSep 23, 2021 5:30 am - William Knott knew he'd always be around horses since he was 15, when he helped a friend train and race quarter horses. It's a similar story for William Fultz, who start...
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With Arlington Park's closure, Hawthorne awarded all 2022 race datesSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Hawthorne Race Course officials Thursday struck an optimistic tone for the future of Illinois horse racing while acknowledging the challenges ahead for the industry that...
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Arlington Heights to pay ex-cop $275,000 to settle discrimination lawsuitSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Heights will pay an ex-police officer $275,000 to settle claims he was discriminated against by colleagues because of his Assyrian and Iraqi heritage. The sett...
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Affordable housing project debate extends to second meeting in Arlington HeightsSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - A debate about a proposed 40-unit affordable housing complex on Rand Road in Arlington Heights went late into the night at Monday's village board meeting, and though a f...
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Arlington Heights mayor fines a dozen businesses for liquor violationsSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes on Monday fined a dozen local liquor license holders - from bar/restaurants to grocery stores - for selling alcohol to minors. The 12 v...
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Palatine accused of negligence over dog attack in Elmwood Park that mirrors May attackSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Attorneys for an Elmwood Park woman say negligence by the village of Palatine is to blame for an attack by two dogs that were kicked out of the Northwest suburb - but no...
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Elk Grove Village's clock tower, veterans park are about to be upgradedSep 20, 2021 5:23 am - Each nearly two decades old, a pair of community landmarks in Elk Grove Village are set to get a fresh look in the coming months. The $1.7 million, two-phase project inc...