Christopher Placek
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Reduced hours, new capacity limits at most Illinois casinosOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Eight of Illinois' 10 casinos are operating under reduced daily hours and new capacity limits amid rising COVID-19 positivity rates in most state regions. The new Illino...
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Elk Grove Village plans another round of $200 water bill creditsOct 28, 2020 5:10 am - While discussions in Washington have stalled over a second federal stimulus bill, residents in one Northwest suburban community are expected to be on the receiving end o...
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Plans for two new hotels in Elk Grove Village hampered by pandemicOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - What's left of a shuttered motel at a busy corner in Elk Grove Village will be demolished, after a developer who planned to renovate and add onto it for a new hotel is b...
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No tree lighting ceremony in Rolling Meadows, but new decorations plannedOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - Rolling Meadows won't have its public holiday tree lighting ceremony this year, but city public works crews will still quietly flip the switch on a whole host of new dec...
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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...