Christopher Placek
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Transit packaging firm plans move from Glenview to Elk Grove VillageDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - An international company that manufactures transit packaging equipment plans to consolidate its Glenview and Pennsylvania offices into a new headquarters in Elk Grove Vi...
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Mother thanks Arlington Heights police for peaceful resolution to son's crash, crisisDec 11, 2020 4:30 am - When a Milwaukee pastor and his wife got a call the night of Nov. 13 that their 20-year-old son was in a standoff with Arlington Heights police, they feared the worst. "...
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Elk Grove Village trustees agree Gullo properties can stay outside village, with caveatsDec 09, 2020 4:30 am - Seven properties along Higgins Road controlled by developer Mario Gullo will remain unincorporated and not subject to Elk Grove Village's ordinances, under terms of a se...
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Saint Viator president, the first layperson in the role, to end tenure in JuneDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Saint Viator High School President Brian Liedlich - the first layperson to serve that role in the Arlington Heights Catholic school's history - announced Wednesday that ...
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Rosemont's Hofbräuhaus could become smaller breweryDec 08, 2020 10:00 pm - The site of oompah bands, stein-holding contests and big pretzels in Rosemont's entertainment district could be repurposed, with talk of Hofbräuhaus Chicago becoming a s...
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Nearly $700K in makerspace upgrades approved for Arlington Heights libraryDec 08, 2020 4:30 am - Arlington Heights library trustees Monday approved nearly $700,000 worth of bids to get their long-awaited stand-alone makerspace building in working order. The renovati...
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Newspaper executive from Grayslake championed industry's causesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Mike Kramer had newspaper ink in his veins, from a reporting job fresh out of college at his family's downstate newspapers, to becoming one of the top executives at the ...
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Unattended candle to blame for Arlington Heights church fireDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - An unattended holiday candle is believed to have been the cause of a fire Sunday afternoon at an Arlington Heights church, authorities said Monday. Firefighters responde...
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Cook County cites Prospect Heights hotel that hosted crowded weddingDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Public Health Friday cited a Prospect Heights hotel that was the site of a crowded wedding reception this week, in what officials labeled a...
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Rosemont gets $2.8 million (not $45 million) to settle dispute over failed Emerald CasinoDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Rosemont will get $2.8 million in a settlement resolving a long-running dispute over the failed Emerald Casino bid. The payout represents a fraction of what the village ...