Christopher Placek
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Despite state OK, Rosemont flea market gives up on 2020Aug 30, 2020 1:00 am - Following months of negotiations, the proprietors of Wolff's Flea Market in Rosemont secured state approval to reopen, but with that consent came new rules they argue ar...
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At least seven candidates might run for Arlington Heights trusteeAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - While much of the country's attention is on the upcoming presidential election, local candidates in Arlington Heights are already preparing for municipal elections next ...
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Salute, Inc. receives $20,000 grant from national nonprofitAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - With a number of in-person charity events and fundraisers sidelined because of the pandemic, a Palatine-based nonprofit that helps veterans and their families just got a...
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Arlington Park gets permission to host up to 300 fans a dayAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington International Racecourse on Thursday received permission to host up to 300 spectators per live racing day, beginning as soon as a week from now. That's less th...
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Police: Arlington Heights death investigation stems from domestic disturbanceAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police on Thursday were conducting a death investigation in an office complex parking lot that stemmed from an apparent domestic situation. Police resp...
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Arlington Heights Park District OKs contract to buy Grandt's ShellAug 26, 2020 5:00 am - The Arlington Heights Park District has struck a deal to purchase the long-standing Grandt's Shell service station - a property it's sought for decades as part of a visi...
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Plan to allow fans at Arlington Park would require masks, staggered entry timesAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - Still awaiting approval to welcome back some spectators in an abbreviated live racing season, Arlington International Racecourse on Wednesday announced some of the propo...
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'Pandemic pods' give kids space to learn, playAug 25, 2020 5:30 am - Monday marked the first day of school for thousands of students across the suburbs who are starting the new year the way they ended the last one: virtually. But rather t...
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Arlington Heights readers pick 'The Secrets We Kept' for annual community readAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington Heights readers have chosen a work of historical fiction that looks back on Cold War-era international espionage for the annual villagewide reading program. Ar...
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New trail will link Arlington Heights to Buffalo Creek preserveAug 24, 2020 5:30 am - Years in the making, construction on a pedestrian connection from Arlington Heights into the Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Lake County is scheduled to begin any day n...