Christopher Placek
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Drywall and fire door credited in helping contain Arlington Heights garage fireJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Homeowners and fire department officials credit a fire door and drywall in helping to prevent a garage fire from spreading into an Arlington Heights single-family home e...
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Bach to Rock music school coming to Arlington HeightsJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A new music school where aspiring artists can learn how to play, sing and spin is opening in Arlington Heights. Bach to Rock, 65 W. Rand Road in the Annex of Arlington s...
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One-time Prospect Heights mayor remembered as 'thorn in the side,' taxpayer advocateJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - During his tenure on the Prospect Heights City Council, one-time Mayor and Alderman Gerald Anderson developed a reputation as a contrarian, questioning the expenditures ...
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No 12-oz. curls here: Arlington Heights gym isn't a typical American Legion hallJan 06, 2020 4:30 am - Inside a nondescript single-story office complex in Arlington Heights, guys and women wearing cutoff sleeves pump iron and throw punches during weekly workouts at a pers...
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Buffalo Grove music teacher named finalist for Grammy AwardJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School teacher Elizabeth Bennett is one of 10 nationwide finalists for a Grammy Music Educator Award, Recording Academy officials announced Monday. Be...
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Deadline for new Arlington Park contract with racing group comes and goesJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - A New Year's deadline to finalize a new contract between Arlington International Racecourse and horse owners and trainers has come and gone, with the two sides at an imp...
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Has Elk Grove's bowl game buzz worn off? Mayor says no wayDec 20, 2019 4:30 am - Elk Grove Village officials made a splash in 2018 when they announced they were sponsoring a college football bowl game - the first nontourist municipality to do so - to...
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Arlington Heights Park District unveils renovated rec centerDec 20, 2019 4:30 am - A half century ago, it housed a shooting range. But a refurbished Arlington Heights Park District recreation center is virtually unrecognizable from what it looked like ...
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Stand-ins appointed after Elk Grove mayor and trustee recuse selves from electoral boardDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County judge has appointed two public members to the Elk Grove Village electoral board to hear two objections to a term limits referendum. Judge Sharon Sullivan a...
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Buffalo or Charlotte? No, most cheer for Elk Grove at Bahamas Bowl watch partyDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Colleen Heniff is back home in the suburbs for winter break - a long way from her freshman campus dorm at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and even further...