Christopher Placek
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Mayor: Arlington Park sale announcement could come in next month or twoAug 17, 2021 5:10 am - A public announcement on a selected Arlington Park redevelopment proposal could come in the next one to two months, and the local regulatory approvals process could begi...
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'This industry will never be the same without Arlington Park': Illinois horsemen plead for helpAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With little more than a month to go until the expected final race at Arlington Park, Illinois horsemen Tuesday pleaded with a state regulatory panel to save the historic...
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Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows police investigating whether early Sunday shootings are relatedAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows police are investigating whether two shootings early Sunday morning that left a home and vehicles damaged might be related. Authori...
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'They killed it': Duchossois' son blames politicians, not Churchill, for Arlington Park's endAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Amid the pageantry of the final Arlington Million Day - a day to honor Dick Duchossois and his family for their contributions to horse racing - Duchossois' son blamed no...
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Late Daily Herald writer Mike Spellman remembered at Arlington with likely final namesake raceAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - Family and friends of the late Daily Herald sports writer Mike Spellman toasted him Saturday afternoon at Arlington Park during what was likely the final running of a ho...
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Noted muralist brings first foray into sculpture to Rosemont mallAug 13, 2021 6:00 am - Kate Lewis' murals can be found along the Chicago Riverwalk, within Wrigley Field, and on sides of buildings in New Buffalo, Michigan, and Las Vegas. Now, the self-taugh...
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The Pizza Man's owner on Illinois horse racing industry: 'After he won, nothing really changed'Aug 13, 2021 5:30 am - Illinois horse racing observers hoped The Pizza Man's historic victory in the 2015 Arlington Million could be the jolt the beleaguered local thoroughbred industry needed...
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Rolling Meadows forms manager search committee, but some want outside helpAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows alderman have formed a subcommittee to collect and review resumes for the open city manager job, while some - including a former mayor - are still callin...
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Despite past allegations, Rosemont re-ups security contract with MonterreyAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Rosemont has re-upped with a clout-heavy Chicago security firm to handle crowd control and entry checkpoints at village event venues, despite past questions over the ori...
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New Hersey principal named two days before start of school yearAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - A new principal was announced for John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights Monday, just two days before the start of the school year. Keir Rogers, the current princi...