Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights law firm changes name, reorganizesJan 07, 2021 5:00 am - A prominent woman-owned law firm in Arlington Heights has announced a name change and leadership reorganization to begin the new year. Waltz, Palmer & Dawson, launched i...
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How Capitol riots brought high school history curricula to lifeJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Tim McCoskey was just weeks into his first job at Neuqua Valley High School on Sept. 11, 2001, so he's used to seeing history play out before his and his students' very ...
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Senior housing planned on office complex site in Arlington HeightsJan 05, 2021 4:30 am - A proposed 3-story, 175-bed senior living facility received zoning approvals Monday on a south-side Arlington Heights site, in a development that's expected to help fill...
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Two months after election, some Cook County poll workers still waiting for paychecksJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Months after the November election, dozens - and perhaps hundreds - of Cook County election judges who worked the polls despite the health risks from the pandemic still ...
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Arlington Heights newsstand gets new lease to stay in businessJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Arlington Heights officials and the operator of the downtown train station newsstand have signed a new lease to keep the store operating in the face of reduced commuter ...
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After voter support, Elk Grove Village to examine whether to allow recreational pot salesDec 28, 2020 4:30 am - Elk Grove Village's elected officials will examine in the new year whether to allow recreational marijuana sales within the town's borders, after voters' advisory recomm...
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Lower and later liquor license fees among latest Arlington Heights relief measuresDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - Arlington Heights will extend some additional financial relief to local businesses - particularly restaurants - amid the ongoing pandemic and resulting second ban on ind...
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Deal to bring grocery store, Raising Cane's to Arlington Heights shopping center gets OKDec 22, 2020 4:30 am - Arlington Heights village board members unanimously agreed Monday to give nearly $1.4 million in tax increment financing dollars to a shopping center owner, who has prom...
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Suburban Hero: Amid pandemic, Maine South student ensures blood drive goes onDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Carter Collins had to scramble when he found out the usual location for his third annual Park Ridge community blood drive wouldn't be available this year, and that his p...
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Vote on Cook County renters ordinance delayed a monthDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - A vote on a controversial renters' rights ordinance proposed by a pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners has been delayed a month, amid ongoing n...