Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove Village repeals opposite sex clothing banJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village's board Wednesday formally repealed a decades-old ordinance banning people from wearing clothes "properly belonging to the opposite sex." The unanimous...
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Rosemont man badly injured after fireworks explode in his handsJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Rosemont man was badly injured Monday night after blowing off fireworks north of the Allstate Arena, authorities said Tuesday. The man was part of a group ...
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Opposite-sex clothing bans could be repealed in Schaumburg, Des PlainesJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Just ahead of a planned vote to remove an old Elk Grove Village law that makes it illegal to wear clothes intended for the opposite sex, the mayors in Schaumburg and Des...
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Pritzker: State funding for Bears stadium at Arlington Park 'not something we're looking at'Jun 28, 2021 1:00 am - In his first public comments about the possibility of the Chicago Bears' moving to Arlington Park, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday the future of the racetrack is a privat...
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Elk Grove Village plans to repeal opposite sex clothing banJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - A 1961 Elk Grove Village ordinance banning people from wearing clothes "properly belonging to the opposite sex" is scheduled for repeal by the village board next Wednesd...
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Two-thirds want the Bears to move to Arlington Heights, poll findsJun 24, 2021 5:30 am - Two-thirds of Chicago-area residents favor the Chicago Bears relocating to Arlington Heights, according to the results of a recent phone survey obtained exclusively by t...
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Sirens across Northwest suburbs triggered by mistakeJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Tornado sirens that sounded across the Northwest suburbs after 1 p.m. Thursday were the result of a malfunction during tests, and despite storms in the area, there was n...
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NFL commissioner on possible Bears move: 'Potentially an alternative'Jun 23, 2021 1:00 am - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday characterized the Chicago Bears' interest in a move to Arlington Heights as a possible long-term "alternative." The head of t...
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Can Arlington Heights officials control future of Arlington Park?Jun 22, 2021 5:30 am - How much say do Arlington Heights village officials have over what happens with the Arlington Park site? Only some, they emphasized Monday, on a night when the mayor and...
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Days after submitting Arlington Park bid, Bears ink deal with Churchill's Rivers CasinoJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Days after submitting a bid to buy the Churchill Downs Inc.-owned Arlington Park, the Chicago Bears on Tuesday announced a new partnership with the company's Rivers Casi...