Christopher Placek
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Normandy documentary to be screened Feb. 6 in Arlington HeightsJan 14, 2020 10:00 pm - World War II veterans and Gold Star and Blue Star families will be honored next month in Arlington Heights before screenings of a new documentary about the citizens of N...
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Impact fee for teardowns proposed in Arlington HeightsJan 14, 2020 4:30 am - Developers who tear down old houses in Arlington Heights would have to pay a $3,500 impact fee - but residents who want to expand their existing homes wouldn't - under d...
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Elk Grove Village pierogi restaurant plans grand reopening WednesdayJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village mom-and-pop pierogi restaurant that was temporarily closed due to a shopping center redevelopment will host a grand reopening Wednesday in its large...
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District 300 staff members jump into action when student collapsesJan 11, 2020 12:00 am - Officials credit good staff training and the availability of automated external defibrillators with helping save the life of a Dundee-Crown High School student-athlete w...
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'It is a huge blessing': Customer leaves $2,020 tip at Mount Prospect cafeJan 10, 2020 4:00 am - This story was updated Friday to note the anonymous donor arranged for the server's wife and 7-month-old baby to be present when the tip was given. Suburban celebri...
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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...