Christopher Placek
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Scaled-down $150 million Arlington 425 development gets positive vote from panelApr 01, 2021 5:00 am - An Arlington Heights panel Wednesday advanced scaled-back plans for the Arlington 425 downtown redevelopment that's stalled amid the pandemic and financing troubles. Pla...
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Rolling Meadows candidates debate spending, city staffingMar 31, 2021 5:00 am - Two Rolling Meadows aldermen are opposed by a pair of challengers with a history in city government, in a battle for seats on a city council that remains divided along l...
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From water mains to diversity, Arlington Heights trustee candidates share their prioritiesMar 30, 2021 5:30 am - Though not as contentious as Arlington Heights-area school board races, there may be just as many signs on lawns and in downtown business windows for the six candidates ...
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District 25 superintendent's future could hinge on school board electionMar 26, 2021 5:00 am - Though more than a year remains on Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 Superintendent Lori Bein's contract, the school board election in less than two weeks could p...
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Atlanta-area shooting victims remembered at March for Asian Lives in Arlington HeightsMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - The stories of young people shared Friday afternoon in an Arlington Heights parking lot were similar. Verbal harassment. Racism. Xenophobia. Discrimination. Like Kaylyn ...
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Elk Grove Village buys ad time during White Sox broadcastsMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village has used sports marketing as a way to tout its business park all over the world - from its partnership with three USA Olympic teams this summer to the ...
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Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and in-person ceremony canceled againMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - For the second year in a row, the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and ceremony - perhaps the largest remembrance events of their kind in the suburbs - have been ca...
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Elk Grove Village set to approve recreational marijuana salesMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Despite some personal misgivings, a majority of Elk Grove Village board members are willing to allow the sale of recreational marijuana in town. A 5-1 committee vote Tue...
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Suburban racing board member blasts Churchill for decision to sell ArlingtonMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - A newly appointed member of the state panel that regulates the horse racing industry didn't take long to call out the owner of Arlington International Racecourse for its...
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Slate of parents who want fully open schools try to unseat incumbents in District 214Mar 22, 2021 5:30 am - Since forming in 2007, a slate of establishment candidates for the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board of education has gone undefeated in local elections....