Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights funeral home's remembrance service goes online this yearNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Like many events this year, operators of Glueckert Funeral Home in Arlington Heights thought they'd have to cancel their annual holiday remembrance candlelight service -...
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Meacham Road resurfacing may start next week in Schaumburg, Rolling MeadowsNov 27, 2020 4:30 am - Work crews have put up construction signage in anticipation of starting prep work as soon as next week to resurface a milelong decrepit stretch of Meacham Road in Rollin...
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Another 131 COVID-19 deaths, 12,022 cases reported in Illinois ThursdayNov 26, 2020 12:00 am - State health officials Thursday reported 12,022 new confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 and 131 more deaths from the respiratory disease. Of the fatalities, 29 were ...
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Cook County, Elk Grove agree on project to add turn lanes on Arlington Heights RoadNov 25, 2020 4:15 am - A long-awaited road project to add left-turn lanes to a large portion of Arlington Heights Road through Elk Grove Village has secured $5.5 million in county and local fu...
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Longtime Rolling Meadows Alderman Mike Cannon abruptly resignsNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - Longtime Rolling Meadows alderman and one-time mayoral candidate Mike Cannon abruptly resigned this week, saying he felt powerless in the minority to get much done. "I'm...
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Bears tight end Kmet surprises childhood mentor in Barrington with team swagNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - A Barrington Catholic school teacher got a nice surprise from one of his famous, former students - Chicago Bears rookie tight end Cole Kmet - who had some Bears swag del...
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Developer scales back plans for massive downtown Arlington Heights projectNov 24, 2020 4:15 am - Developers of the massive proposed Arlington 425 development in downtown Arlington Heights - which has stalled to this point - are scaling down their plans to make the p...
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Arlington Heights firefighters host coat, toy driveNov 19, 2020 5:00 am - Arlington Heights' four fire stations are drop-off sites for an annual coat and toy drive that runs through Dec. 15. Firefighters are collecting new and gently used coat...
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Arlington Heights Memorial Library going fine-free Jan. 1Nov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library won't charge patrons for overdue books and materials beginning Jan. 1, joining a regional and national trend of libraries that hav...
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Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Elk Grove Village calls off tree lighting, rally, fireworksNov 18, 2020 4:00 am - A little more than a month after announcing plans for a combined tree lighting, rally and fireworks show paying tribute to first responders and essential workers, Elk Gr...