Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights to pay ex-cop $275,000 to settle discrimination lawsuitSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Arlington Heights will pay an ex-police officer $275,000 to settle claims he was discriminated against by colleagues because of his Assyrian and Iraqi heritage. The sett...
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Affordable housing project debate extends to second meeting in Arlington HeightsSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - A debate about a proposed 40-unit affordable housing complex on Rand Road in Arlington Heights went late into the night at Monday's village board meeting, and though a f...
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Arlington Heights mayor fines a dozen businesses for liquor violationsSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes on Monday fined a dozen local liquor license holders - from bar/restaurants to grocery stores - for selling alcohol to minors. The 12 v...
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Palatine accused of negligence over dog attack in Elmwood Park that mirrors May attackSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Attorneys for an Elmwood Park woman say negligence by the village of Palatine is to blame for an attack by two dogs that were kicked out of the Northwest suburb - but no...
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Elk Grove Village's clock tower, veterans park are about to be upgradedSep 20, 2021 5:23 am - Each nearly two decades old, a pair of community landmarks in Elk Grove Village are set to get a fresh look in the coming months. The $1.7 million, two-phase project inc...
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$1 billion redevelopment would make it a dozen data centers in Elk GroveSep 15, 2021 5:00 pm - Elk Grove Village — already home to 11 data centers — is about to get one of the largest such storage sites in the Chicago O'Hare market, solidifying its placement as a ...
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Rolling Meadows mayor to attend settlement talks over fired city manager's lawsuitSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo and ex-City Manager Barry Krumstok are expected to be present next week when their lawyers hold settlement discussions over Krumstok's em...
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Long-standing Rosemont residency rules loosened for some, tightened for othersSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A rarity among suburban municipalities, Rosemont's long-standing residency rules for village employees are being loosened for some but tightened for others. Ironically, ...
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District 25 teacher resigns rather than submit to state vaccine and testing mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Barely a month into the school year, a longtime Arlington Heights teacher plans to step down rather than receive a COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. It's...
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Rosemont's old Hofbräuhaus won't look like German beer hall anymoreSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Built to look like the original in Bavaria, the former Hofbräuhaus Chicago is undergoing an exterior and interior transformation to more closely resemble other dining an...