Christopher Placek
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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...
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Building teardowns continue ahead of planned Rosemont public safety buildingDec 18, 2019 4:30 am - Demolition of more light industrial buildings near the Allstate Arena continues this week, eventually making way for a new Rosemont public safety department building. So...
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Years in the making, first of two new Rolling Meadows firehouses opensDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - A decade in the making, a new Rolling Meadows fire station officially opened its doors Wednesday. But it came without much fanfare, as firefighters settled into their ne...
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New marquee approved for Metropolis called 'a transformation' for downtown Arlington HeightsDec 17, 2019 4:00 am - Passersby may not be aware there's a stage theater in downtown Arlington Heights, but a new marquee sign will make it hard to miss. The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre...
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Back to the Bahamas: Elk Grove ready for second bowl game sponsorshipDec 16, 2019 4:30 am - Elk Grove Village officials are back in the Bahamas this week - not as a junket, they say, but to market the village's massive business park in what is the second year o...
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Term limit opponents file objection to Elk Grove referendumDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - An organizer of the effort to reject term limits in Elk Grove Village formally filed an objection Monday to a referendum that would effectively oust the town's longtime ...