Christopher Placek
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Raoul announces donation of 1,000 Ring cameras to domestic violence survivorsFeb 02, 2026 6:42 pm - Ring cameras donated by Amazon were distributed by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence to crime victims in all 102 counties across the state.
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Texas educator is District 59’s new superintendentJan 30, 2026 7:33 pm - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59’s new superintendent is Brett Gallini, who comes from the Houston Independent School District and has 25 years of experience in public and charter schools.
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‘Profoundly hurtful’: GOP office in Arlington Heights vandalized with swastikas and fecesJan 29, 2026 5:48 pm - Video surveillance shows a man and a woman vandalizing the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights, drawing swastikas and profanities on windows and throwing feces near the entrance.
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Elk Grove Village extends deadline to build data centers at WGN transmitter siteJan 28, 2026 7:38 pm - The deadline to begin construction of a data center campus on the WGN radio transmitter site in Elk Grove Village has been extended to September 2027.
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Elk Grove Village plans series of events to mark 70th anniversaryJan 28, 2026 10:54 am - Elk Grove Village is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2026 with a series of special events, concerts, charitable efforts and other commemorations.
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Amazon Fresh grocery store closures include 10 in the suburbsJan 27, 2026 6:42 pm - Amazon announced plans to close its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores across the country, including 10 locations in the Chicago suburbs.
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District 214 spending $8 million for stadium renovations this summerJan 26, 2026 5:00 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will spend $8 million on running tracks, turf fields, stadium lights and scoreboards at three high schools this summer.
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Would tax break for the Bears mean tax hike for homeowners?Jan 25, 2026 7:52 am - Supporters of legislation that would give the Bears a big property tax break at Arlington Park claim that, if designed properly, surrounding residents’ taxes could go down. But critics remain skeptical.
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Pritzker calls for abolishing ‘Trump’s ICE’ after fatal shooting in MinnesotaJan 24, 2026 5:47 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a federal agent shot and killed a man in Minnesota. Pritzker qualified his statement, saying “It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.”
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Firefighters contain Wheeling apartment building fire early SaturdayJan 24, 2026 1:23 pm - A fire broke out in a Wheeling apartment on Saturday morning, but firefighters were able to extinguish it before it spread to the rest of the building.