Christopher Placek
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Homeowners say Udall Park in Elk Grove Village is wrong spot for dog parkOct 13, 2020 5:10 am - Elk Grove Park District Executive Director Ben Curcio says neighborhood opposition to plans for a dog park now, as in the past, have been proverbial "not in my backyard"...
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'It was pretty amazing': LGBTQ community recalls importance of Elk Grove barOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - At a time when Chicago's Boystown neighborhood was developing into the cultural mecca for the city's gay community in the 1980s, there were few places for LGBTQ people t...
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Starting next week, each District 214 school can have up to 650 students at a timeOct 09, 2020 5:00 am - Amid increasing calls from parents and students for a return to school five days a week, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is set to launch its hybrid schedule...
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Call it a rally: How Elk Grove Village plans to ring in the holiday seasonOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Calling it a rally combined with a tree lighting, Elk Grove Village officials Thursday announced plans to ring in the holiday season by paying tribute to first responder...
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Habitat for Humanity opens new ReStore in Arlington HeightsOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Characterized as a cross between a Home Depot and Goodwill, a new Habitat for Humanity ReStore opened Wednesday in Arlington Heights, where the public can donate and pur...
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Arlington Heights hires new village attorneyOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington Heights officials have hired a group of lawyers who were mentored by the late, longtime village attorney Jack Siegel to be their new legal advisers. The villag...
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Shuttered LGBTQ bar in Elk Grove Village to face the wrecking ballOct 05, 2020 5:30 am - What once was a destination for the suburban LGBTQ community - a long-standing bar on Higgins Road - will soon become a 1.5-acre grass lot primed for future development ...
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St. Viator halts in-person classes, athletics after 'higher than acceptable' COVID-19 rateOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Six weeks after starting the school year in person, St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights closed its doors Monday and switched to remote learning because of a “hig...
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Two-day-a-week, in-person schedule starts next month in District 59Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 parents have until Monday to decide if they want their children to come to school at least two days a week as part of a transit...
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Cook County Commissioner Morrison tests positive for COVID-19Oct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating for at least the next two weeks, his office said. The first-term member of...