Christopher Placek
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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...
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Arlington Heights endorses tax break to fill office spaceNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - With more of the suburban workforce logging on from home and office spaces growing ever more empty, Arlington Heights officials have endorsed a tax break for a company t...
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Arlington Heights hires new building department directorNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Arlington Heights has hired a new administrator to oversee building inspections and permit reviews. Jorge Torres is the new village building and life safety director, ef...
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Arlington Heights author explains COVID-19 to kidsNov 13, 2020 5:00 am - Big topics in the news - like the COVID-19 pandemic - may not be the easiest to explain to our youngest families members, but it's what an Arlington Heights resident has...
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District 25 sets Jan. 19 as return-to-school date, if metrics improveNov 13, 2020 4:30 am - Despite surging COVID-19 cases in the region, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board members on Thursday set Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 as the date to return ...
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Towing lot eyed for marijuana growing site in Rolling MeadowsNov 12, 2020 4:30 am - A one-time concrete plant and existing towing yard on the north side of Rolling Meadows could soon become part of Illinois' burgeoning recreational marijuana industry. T...
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Arlington Heights man dies after car struck by Metra trainNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights man is dead after a Metra train struck his vehicle Thursday afternoon west of downtown Arlington Heights, officials said. The inbound train struck t...
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Arlington Heights sets aside $2M to lure grocer, Raising Cane's to Town & Country centerNov 11, 2020 4:30 am - Arlington Heights officials plan to set aside $2 million in tax increment financing dollars to attract a new grocery store and a popular fast food restaurant to the Town...
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Arlington Heights relying on pot and reserves to avoid property tax hikeNov 10, 2020 4:30 am - Despite the ongoing pandemic, Arlington Heights won't have to raise its property tax levy for the second year in a row, thanks at least in part to a new revenue source -...
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Yang's lawyers question Shaun Gayle's alibi, seek new murder probeNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Defense questions alibi of ex-Bear Shaun Gayle