Christopher Placek
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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 ...
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Elk Grove sprints back into sports marketing this weekendFeb 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Elk Grove Village's next major foray into sports marketing will be on the world stage this weekend. Three commercials touting the village's massive industrial park with ...
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Done deal: Rosemont board clears way for Hofbräuhaus to become new pizza barFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - Rosemont officials and a pair of family restaurateurs took the first step Monday to converting most of the former Hofbräuhaus Chicago into a new pizzeria and craft beer ...
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How Prospect teacher offers 'a seat at the table' to promote religious literacyFeb 06, 2021 12:00 am - Growing up in a condominium complex in Des Plaines and later in a duplex in Arlington Heights, John Camardella's family dinner table was always crowded - and diverse. It...
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Deaths of husband and wife in Arlington Heights fire ruled accidentalFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office Friday ruled the deaths of an Arlington Heights couple in a Thursday morning fire to be accidental, though investigators were s...
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Congregation mourns Arlington Heights couple who died in fire in their homeFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Every Friday, Lew Smith talked to his rabbi and sung a song he learned from his mother as a boy. "Shabbat Shalom," it goes, a common Jewish greeting as the weekend begin...
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After Hofbrauhaus closes, new pizza bar on tap in RosemontFeb 03, 2021 5:00 pm - Hofbräuhaus Chicago's eight-year run in Rosemont's entertainment district ended this week, with the cavernous German beer hall space set to be replaced, at least partial...