Christopher Placek
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Schools, others to honor Iwo Jima veteran's last request to raise the flag on TuesdayFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Seventy-six years to the date of the historic flag-raising during the Battle of Iwo Jima, people will raise flags Tuesday morning to honor the last request of a suburban...
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Why isn't Dist. 21 fully in-person? Officials point to distancing, class sizesFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - While other Northwest suburban school districts have returned to full-time in-person learning, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 officials said this week they can...
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Rivers Casino expansion plan includes events ballroom, moreFeb 17, 2021 6:00 pm - Rivers Casino's stalled but long-anticipated expansion plans in Des Plaines were unveiled Wednesday, calling for a two-story addition that will house a poker room, more ...
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Elk Grove Village police to get body cameras by summer of 2022Feb 17, 2021 4:30 am - Elk Grove Village is the latest suburb to announce its police officers soon will be equipped with body cameras - a growing trend expected to be accelerated by recent sta...
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Bubble tea shop opens in Rolling MeadowsFeb 16, 2021 10:00 pm - A refreshing drink that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s - which has grown in popularity around the world ever since - is made to order at a new shop in Rolling Meadows...
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Project will add large storm pipes in Arlington Heights' Greenbrier areaFeb 16, 2021 4:30 am - A long-awaited stormwater control project aimed at reducing flooding in a north Arlington Heights neighborhood earned approval from the village board Monday. The $7.2 mi...
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After 76 years, pieces of WWII plane finally return to Des PlainesFeb 15, 2021 4:30 am - Len Johnson achieved his decadelong quest to reclaim, preserve and display important vestiges of Northwest suburban wartime and aviation history when the artifacts of a ...
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Proposed warehouse redo could add to Elk Grove's data center lineupFeb 11, 2021 4:10 am - Add one more data center to the growing list of the computer storage sites in Elk Grove Village, according to plans unveiled this week. Prologis and Skybox Data Center h...
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Developer wants to turn Elk Grove office building into a hotelFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - Citing a rise in suburban office vacancies because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a developer is seeking approval to convert a 3-story office building at the entrance to Elk ...
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Recreational marijuana debate comes to Elk Grove VillageFeb 10, 2021 4:30 am - The debate about whether to allow local recreational marijuana sales has finally made it to Elk Grove Village, where elected officials Tuesday held their first spirited ...