Christopher Placek
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Lake Arlington, Sunset Meadows parks now closed in Arlington HeightsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights Park District on Thursday fully closed its popular Sunset Meadows and Lake Arlington parks in an effort to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandem...
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Finding a way to contribute, cancer survivor makes homemade face masksApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Still recovering from stage 3 cancer, Lori Peterson was sitting at her sewing machine this week thinking how she could help the health care workers who've helped her. Us...
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Rolling Meadows proposes limits on video gamblingApr 01, 2020 5:00 am - After the growth of video gambling in Rolling Meadows after a ban was overturned in 2018, city officials have proposed putting limits on the number of businesses that ha...
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Can you get coronavirus from mail or Amazon deliveries? It's very unlikely, experts sayMar 31, 2020 5:30 am - With COVID-19 able to survive on some surfaces for days, are the mail, Amazon packages and even the daily newspaper safe to handle? Officials from the United States Post...
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Towns teaming up to reduce congestion at Algonquin, New Wilke roadsMar 30, 2020 5:30 am - Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows are working together on a $4.5 million plan to ease congestion at the busy intersection of Algonquin and New Wilke roads on the bor...
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FEMA launches coronavirus rumor control websiteMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - FEMA has started a coronavirus rumor control website where the government agency lists rumors swirling around about the pandemic and tries to debunk them. "Rumors can ea...
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Driver dies after fiery wreck on Arlington Heights-Rolling Meadows borderMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - A driver died overnight after a car crashed into a light pole and caught fire, Arlington Heights police said Friday. Authorities said the driver of a 2011 Dodge Caliber ...
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Our Lady of the Wayside teachers hold drive-by parade for studentsMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Teachers at Our Lady of the Wayside School drove up and down the streets of Arlington Heights this week to show their kindergarten students just how much they're missed....
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Rolling Meadows wants to buy house behind city hall, expand police parking lotMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows officials have offered $300,000 to buy a house behind city hall to expand the crowded police department parking lot. Aldermen unanimously voted this week...
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Arlington Heights time capsule delayed; is Memorial Day parade next?Mar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Organizers of an Arlington Heights time capsule project have extended the deadline for groups to contribute to the effort, but that means the capsules likely won't be bu...