Christopher Placek
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Freedom of choice: An Arlington Heights mom's mission to make masks optionalJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: For a different viewpoint on the issue from another parent, please read the companion piece to this story. This story was revised to say the school b...
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Nearly a decade in the making, Arlington Heights to get its first microbreweryJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Nearly a decade after first expressing interest in Arlington Heights, the proprietors of a microbrewery on Wednesday received many of the municipal approvals they need f...
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Arlington Heights launches art contest to create mural in underpass vandalized with racist graffitiJul 21, 2021 5:20 am - Arlington Heights is launching an art competition to create a mural at a pedestrian underpass that was vandalized last year with racist graffiti. The village's arts comm...
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Rosemont awarding TIF dollars for two hotel redevelopmentsJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - Rosemont plans to give tax increment financing dollars to developers of two hotel properties near the Allstate Arena as an incentive for their redevelopment and reopenin...
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Arlington Heights Trustee Canty running for state repJul 15, 2021 6:30 pm - Arlington Heights Village Trustee Mary Beth Canty plans to run for state representative in the newly redrawn 54th House District, she announced Thursday. Canty, elected ...
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Rolling Meadows mayor calls fired manager's allegations meritlessJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - The reasons behind the dismissal of Rolling Meadows City Manager Barry Krumstok aren't those alleged in his employment retaliation suit, one of the proponents of his fir...
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Parade of trucks to roll through Rolling Meadows FridayJul 13, 2021 11:00 pm - A cavalcade of cement mixers, tractors, fire trucks, police squad cars, garbage trucks and other vehicles will roll through Rolling Meadows at noon Friday. The Rolling M...
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Rolling Meadows aldermen vote 5-2 to fire city manager who's sued mayorJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen took action late Tuesday to fire City Manager Barry Krumstok, a day after the longtime city administrator filed an employment retaliation suit a...
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Palatine mayor, a one-time Bears linebacker, favors team moving to Arlington HeightsJul 12, 2021 5:30 am - Jim Schwantz is in a unique position to address the possibility of the Chicago Bears moving to Arlington Park. Not only would the former Bears linebacker have a closer c...
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'A personal vendetta': Rolling Meadows city manager sues mayor, alleging employment retaliationJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows City Manager Barry Krumstok is suing Mayor Joe Gallo and the city, alleging he was placed on administrative leave and asked to resign in retaliation for ...