Christopher Placek
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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...
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Buffalo Grove teacher up for Grammy Award two years in a rowOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - Months after she was one of 10 nationwide finalists for the 2020 Grammy Music Educator Award Award, Buffalo Grove High School teacher Elizabeth Bennett is now a semifina...
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Homeowners say Udall Park in Elk Grove Village is wrong spot for dog parkOct 13, 2020 5:10 am - Elk Grove Park District Executive Director Ben Curcio says neighborhood opposition to plans for a dog park now, as in the past, have been proverbial "not in my backyard"...
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'It was pretty amazing': LGBTQ community recalls importance of Elk Grove barOct 12, 2020 5:30 am - At a time when Chicago's Boystown neighborhood was developing into the cultural mecca for the city's gay community in the 1980s, there were few places for LGBTQ people t...
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Starting next week, each District 214 school can have up to 650 students at a timeOct 09, 2020 5:00 am - Amid increasing calls from parents and students for a return to school five days a week, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is set to launch its hybrid schedule...
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Call it a rally: How Elk Grove Village plans to ring in the holiday seasonOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Calling it a rally combined with a tree lighting, Elk Grove Village officials Thursday announced plans to ring in the holiday season by paying tribute to first responder...
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Habitat for Humanity opens new ReStore in Arlington HeightsOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Characterized as a cross between a Home Depot and Goodwill, a new Habitat for Humanity ReStore opened Wednesday in Arlington Heights, where the public can donate and pur...