Christopher Placek
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'We treat people like people': Small church near St. Charles serves meals for homelessNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - Most large-scale Thanksgiving community dinners - a regular thing before the pandemic, put on by churches, charities and community groups - still haven't returned to the...
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Former Rolling Meadows finance chief gets $10,000 in extra pay, mostly for added manager dutiesNov 24, 2021 4:12 am - Former longtime Rolling Meadows Finance Director Melissa Gallagher will receive nearly $10,000 in severance and retroactive pay for serving as temporary city manager in ...
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Bail denied for Pingree Grove man charged in Wheeling murder and kidnappingNov 24, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge denied bail Wednesday to a Pingree Grove man charged in the murder of his one-time girlfriend and the kidnapping of her baby daughter. Ahmeel Fowler,...
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Planned spec building could be sign of things to come at Northwest Point in Elk GroveNov 22, 2021 12:00 am - A planned $15.3 million, 147,000-square-foot speculative industrial building at Northwest Point in Elk Grove Village could be a sign of things to come in the old office ...
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Will Arlington Park get to keep OTBs? State panel hasn't made a decision yetNov 18, 2021 3:00 pm - This story has been corrected with the estimated amount of net profit Churchill Downs Inc. would stand to gain by keeping open its network of off-track betting parlo...
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KC and The Sunshine Band, Rick Springfield among acts on 2022 Elk Grove concert billNov 17, 2021 4:00 am - After a season that featured a record crowd for Mike Love and the Beach Boys, Elk Grove Village officials on Tuesday announced the 2022 lineup for the town's popular sum...
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Elk Grove plans 10% hike in tax levy to fund infrastructure upgradesNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - The Elk Grove Village board gave preliminary approval to a 10% property tax hike - the first increase in the town's general property tax levy in 14 years. The tax hike h...
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'This is living history': St. Viator students interview veterans of recent wars for new bookNov 16, 2021 4:30 am - As Madeline Dauphin listened to Craig Kopstain tell war stories from the desert battlefields of the Middle East, it felt like she, too, was right there with him. “It rea...
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Texas machine tool manufacturer moving headquarters to Rolling MeadowsNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Danobat, a manufacturer of machine tools and production systems for the auto, aerospace, rail and energy sectors, announced plans Tuesday to open its new headquarters in...
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Amaze-ing holiday lights display on deck at Rosemont's Impact FieldNov 14, 2021 6:31 am - Rosemont's Impact Field is being transformed into a winter wonderland with more than a million lights as the backdrop for a new family-friendly holiday destination. ...