Christopher Placek
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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...
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Seven-story apartment complex proposed on site of Rolling Meadows HolidomeDec 22, 2021 4:30 am - A developer is shelving plans to convert a former Holiday Inn "Holidome" in Rolling Meadows into an assisted living/memory care facility, proposing instead to demolish t...
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Elk Grove Village to tear down abandoned dentist's officeDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - An abandoned orthodontic office on a busy street has been acquired by Elk Grove Village, which plans to tear down the building and prime the site for future redevelopmen...
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Rosemont selling village hall, plans to build a new oneDec 21, 2021 4:30 am - Rosemont is selling the eight-story office building that has doubled as its village hall since the 1980s, with plans to construct a new building that would house its mun...
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Drone helps amateur photographer from Arlington Heights win photo contestDec 16, 2021 5:00 am - Amateur photographer Adam Pearson has used landscapes in the suburbs, the city of Chicago and a family lake house as his real world classroom, but it's his captivating p...
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Divided state panel rejects request to keep open Arlington Park's OTBsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A divided state panel Thursday denied Arlington Park and parent company Churchill Downs Inc.'s request to keep open their network of off-track betting parlors now that t...
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New Arlington Alfresco dining tax would add 8 cents to cost of a $10 drinkDec 15, 2021 4:00 am - Arlington Heights village trustees are on board with a new tax on restaurant bills in the downtown area to help pay the setup and maintenance costs of the popular summer...
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Elk Grove Village's purchase of shopping center will mean closure of bowling alley, but not bakeryDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village is paying $12.7 million to buy a shopping center at the northern gateway to town, with an eye toward redevelopment that officials say will preserve som...