Christopher Placek
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Fox River Grove train-school bus crash 25 years later: 'Just something we can't forget'Oct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Sunday marks 25 years since the tragic day a train slammed into a school bus in Fox River Grove, and many in this tight-knit community still can't pass the railroad trac...
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Saint Viator plans unconventional 'drive-thru' open house on SundayOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Viator High School still plans to host its annual open house - albeit a bit unconventional - on Sunday. In fact, prospective students w...
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Luxury coworking space opens in Elk Grove VillageOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village officials helped cut the ribbon Thursday on a new 110,000-square-foot luxury coworking space just off the Jane Addams Tollway. Co-Optim offers workstat...
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Ex-Arlington Heights cop alleges discrimination based on his Assyrian heritageOct 21, 2020 5:30 am - A fired Arlington Heights police officer says in a lawsuit filed this week he was discriminated against because of his Assyrian and Iraqi heritage by colleagues, includi...
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Once a Madigan donor, Stephens now says he's taking on speaker's 'corruption'Oct 21, 2020 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to note a $5,000 campaign contribution made in 2000 to Friends of Mike Madigan, attributed to a campaign fund controlled by Bra...
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A woo-what? A woonerf is a pedestrian-friendly concept proposed for Arlington HeightsOct 20, 2020 5:30 am - Arlington Heights officials are contemplating plans to further enhance the village's downtown, including transformation of the main Vail Avenue-Campbell Street intersect...
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Harper Promise free tuition program faces changes to keep it sustainableOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - With more and more students signing up for Harper College's Promise Scholarship, the program that guarantees free tuition for good grades, attendance and community servi...
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Garage parking spots no longer reserved for moviegoers in RosemontOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - Moviegoers in Rosemont may now have to park a bit farther within the village's massive 7-level entertainment district parking garage. Patrons of the AMC theater previous...
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District 59 begins search for Fessler's successorOct 15, 2020 5:30 am - This story was updated on Oct. 15 after District 59 officials said they would only name the chosen superintendent candidate publicly, but no other finalists. Elk Gr...
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Alfresco dining in Rolling Meadows can continue in the coldOct 14, 2020 5:30 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen Tuesday extended the city's allowance of outdoor dining indefinitely — through the winter, and until there's a COVID-19 vaccine or effective tre...