Christopher Placek
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Palatine plane crash was blocks from where another occurred in 2007Sep 18, 2020 1:00 am - The dramatic emergency landing of a small plane on a Palatine street Thursday night brought back memories of a similar crash only blocks away 13 years ago. "I was on tha...
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District 25's proposed return to school could be among earliest in Northwest suburbsSep 17, 2020 1:00 am - Amid increasing calls by parents for a return to in-person learning, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 is poised to become one of the first public school district...
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Dollar Tree, PPE store filling up vacant Elk Grove grocer spaceSep 16, 2020 11:00 pm - The cavernous former Dominick's and Joe Caputo & Sons grocery store space within the Elk Grove Town Center is slowly starting to fill back up. Village officials announce...
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With racing dates approved, Arlington Park intends to run in 2021Sep 16, 2020 1:00 am - If a state panel's approval Wednesday of 68 live racing dates for Arlington International Racecourse is any indication, equine athletes and maybe even spectators will be...
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Hawthorne plans sportsbooks at three suburban OTBs, including Prospect HeightsSep 15, 2020 10:00 am - A retail sports betting site is expected to open as soon as next month inside Player's Pub & Grill in Prospect Heights - one of three new sportsbooks that will launch at...
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From booze to barks: Former Teddy's Liquors in Arlington Heights to become dog boarding facilitySep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Once an Arlington Heights mom-and-pop store with aisle upon aisle stocked with bottles of booze, the former Teddy's Liquors on Rand Road will soon cater to man's best fr...
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Rosemont piano bar has likely played its last song, officials saySep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Only open for a couple months before the pandemic struck, Pete's Dueling Piano Bar in Rosemont's entertainment district likely won't reopen as a piano bar if or when thi...
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Suburban Hero: Good Samaritan opens door to victim of domestic violenceSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - It was just after 8 a.m. Aug. 27 when Kyla Davis happened to be driving through the parking lot of a friend's apartment complex on the south side of Arlington Heights an...
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She said yes: Elk Grove Village man surprises front-line nurse with rooftop proposalSep 11, 2020 5:30 am - Like many, Elk Grove Village couple Zach Lefevre and Kayla Kennelly have had a tough couple of months. Kennelly is a front-line nurse at Loyola University Medical Center...
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Parents, students question District 214's reopening metricsSep 11, 2020 5:30 am - Amid increasing calls across the suburbs for a full return to school buildings, parents and students in the Northwest suburbs took their turn Thursday to express concern...