Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights formally opens doors to Bears, but Chicago still hopes to stop team from leavingOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - While officials at Chicago city hall try to stop the Bears from leaving town, those at Arlington Heights village hall have formally opened their doors to the team in a b...
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Regional leaders defer to Arlington Heights on Bears stadium plansOct 18, 2021 5:30 am - Though the impact will be regional, planning decisions, zoning approvals and other permissions needed for the potential multibillion-dollar Chicago Bears stadium and ent...
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How Churchill's casino interest set Bears deal for Arlington in motionOct 14, 2021 11:00 pm - To read more stories like this, pick up Sunday's paper for our special keepsake edition on the Bears' possible move to Arlington Heights and the sale of the track. Y...
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Despite 'bleak' outlook, racing board member backs bid for horses and Bears at ArlingtonOct 14, 2021 1:00 am - While acknowledging that Arlington Park's future as a racetrack "looks bleak," a suburban Illinois Racing Board commissioner said Thursday he's still holding out hope fo...
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Arlington Heights' One Book, One Village culminates with virtual author visitOct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library's eighth annual One Book, One Village community reading event will culminate next week with a virtual visit from the author of thi...
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Elk Grove VillageOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - A 63-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday morning on Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village, authorities said. Police said she was walking east along th...
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Rolling Meadows police chief named temporary city managerOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Amid the continuing fallout from the firing of Rolling Meadows City Manager Barry Krumstok and resignation of Finance Director Melissa Gallagher, Police Chief John Nowac...
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Rosemont to spend $600,000 to update police HQ plans after dispatching agency backs outOct 12, 2021 5:15 am - Rosemont will spend more than $600,000 to redesign its proposed new public safety department headquarters after a dispatching agency backed out of the project due to esc...
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Rolling Meadows to pay $250,000 to settle fired manager's lawsuitOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen agreed Tuesday to pay $250,000 to settle the federal employment retaliation lawsuit filed by former City Manager Barry Krumstok. Krumstok will g...
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Longtime Elk Grove Trustee Czarnik plans to step down next monthOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - Involved in nearly every facet of village government for 32 years - from helping run the annual Hometown Parade to establishing the community healthy nurse position - El...