Christopher Placek
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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...
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'An honor for Elk Grove': Biden's trip to the suburbs Thursday is back onOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - A little more than a week after canceling a trip to the suburbs, President Joe Biden's planned visit to Elk Grove Village is back on Thursday, when he's expected to push...
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Could Bears stadium benefit Arlington Heights taxpayers? Mayor says yesOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - Facing some constituent concerns - if not outright opposition - to the Chicago Bears' potential move to Arlington Heights, Mayor Tom Hayes is touting what the relocation...
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Arlington Heights mayor to residents: Taxpayer dollars to Bears 'a last resort'Oct 04, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes on Monday tried to reassure residents skeptical about the Chicago Bears' possible move to town that it's not a done deal, he hasn't com...
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What's next for Illinois horsemen? Short of Bears partnership, they're likely to go elsewhereOct 02, 2021 5:30 am - In 1927, Arlington Park hosted its first horse race - a sport that, at the time, was one of the most popular in the country. At the same time, the Chicago Bears were pla...
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After Rolling Meadows city manager's firing, longtime finance director the next to leaveOct 02, 2021 1:00 am - Longtime Rolling Meadows Finance Director Melissa Gallagher - who has been doubling as temporary city manager since the city council's firing of Barry Krumstok in July -...
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New downtown Arlington Heights block party modeled off old oneOct 01, 2021 5:10 am - Arlington Heights' annual downtown summer festival - the Mane Event and Taste of Arlington Heights - is no more, with its ending the result of the pandemic and a success...
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'I'm not giving up': Losing bidder still hopes to preserve racing at ArlingtonSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - How close was Arlington Park to remaining a thoroughbred horse racing track instead of the possible new suburban home of the Chicago Bears? Not close at all, according t...