Christopher Placek
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Gamers can battle zombies and throw snowballs in new Minecraft adventure in RosemontMay 06, 2026 6:12 pm - “Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue” debuts Friday in Rosemont, offering groups of up to 25 an hour-long interactive adventure where they craft tools, build structures and brew potions to save zombified villagers.
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Person of interest detained, but police officer’s gun lost at Arlington Heights school still missingMay 05, 2026 8:10 am - Arlington Heights police detained a person of interest in the search for a school resource officer’s missing firearm that was left unattended in a restroom at Forest View Educational Center on Monday.
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Veterans charity launched by Arlington Heights 5K is changing course to pancake breakfastMay 04, 2026 9:43 pm - Veterans support organization Salute Inc. is ending the Memorial Day weekend 5K race that launched the organization 23 years ago in Arlington Heights, and plans to replace it with a pancake breakfast.
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Illinois House finally approves megaproject bill, but Bears still seek infrastructure fundsApr 22, 2026 5:21 pm - The Illinois House voted 78-32 Wednesday night to advance megaproject legislation that would allow the Bears to negotiate property tax payments directly with local governments for up to 40 years at the NFL club’s Arlington Heights property.
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‘Moving in the right direction’: Tweaks being made to Bears legislation ahead of House voteApr 21, 2026 7:46 pm - The Illinois House could vote as soon as this week on a bill that would pave the way to a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, but the amended legislation is also expected to include property tax relief and other economic development tools in order to gain broader support from lawmakers.
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Buffalo Grove High School cuts ribbon on $17.5 million project to fix flooded athletic fieldsApr 20, 2026 8:54 pm - Buffalo Grove High School has completed a $17.5 million renovation of athletic fields that had been plagued by flooding for decades.
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Elk Grove Village to buy shuttered hotel for $11.3M, then tear it down for redevelopmentApr 17, 2026 5:12 pm - Elk Grove Village is purchasing a shuttered hotel at 1000 Busse Road for $11.3 million, with plans to demolish the building and redevelop the site.
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Always books, ‘but now there’s so much more’: Arlington Heights library marks 100th anniversaryApr 16, 2026 7:06 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend, marking a century of evolution - from a small collection of books to a modern institution with 2 million items, digital resources and a Makerplace branch.
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Family feud: Rosemont mayor’s brother says cleaning contracts wiped out after TIF lawsuitApr 15, 2026 8:18 pm - Mark Stephens, chairman of Triton College’s board and owner of Bomark Cleaning, claims he lost longstanding janitorial contracts for Rosemont public venues after the college sued the municipality over tax increment financing districts.
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Rosemont firm run by mayor’s brother loses longstanding contracts at Allstate ArenaApr 14, 2026 6:51 pm - Bomark Cleaning, run by Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens’ brother Mark, lost long-held janitorial and parking contracts for the Allstate Arena after a request for proposals process.