Christopher Placek
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Counting down to Arlington Hts. rec center reopeningNov 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights residents looking to escape from the early onset of winter are less than two months away from swimming a few laps and shooting some hoops inside the pa...
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Arlington Heights hosting Alzheimer's Awareness Day event TuesdayNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - The village of Arlington Heights will partner Tuesday with Lutheran Home for an educational event surrounding Alzheimer's disease. It's the first time the senior living ...
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After founder's passing, Italian sports museum faces uncertain futureNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - A little more than three months after the passing of founder George Randazzo of Bloomingdale, the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame will hold its annual awar...
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Donation to fight polio made in honor of longtime Wheeling RotarianNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The family of longtime Wheeling Rotarian Jack Blane has announced a $500,000 donation to help eliminate polio - a gift that will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda ...
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Facebook page of Arlington Heights-based church reinstatedNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - Facebook has reinstated a page run by the Arlington Heights-based Church of Christian Liberty and that of its pastor, both of which were temporarily removed from the soc...
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Rosemont approves ban on pot sales - albeit a temporary oneNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Rosemont trustees on Wednesday enacted a temporary ban on recreational marijuana sales - only expected to last the first half of 2020 - while residents go to the polls i...
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Jimmy's Charhouse in Elk Grove Village abruptly closesNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Jimmy's Charhouse, a restaurant/bar and live music venue in Elk Grove Village, has abruptly closed. The eatery at 1180 W. Devon Ave. was crowded over the weekend, villag...
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A cappella chorus strikes the right tone in Arlington HeightsNov 05, 2019 10:00 pm - An Arlington Heights-based a cappella chorus that takes its name from its hometown was recognized by village leaders this week for the group's contributions to the local...
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Arlington Heights mayor: 'Hands are kind of tied' on Arlington Park's futureNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes pledged this week to do all he could to keep Arlington International Racecourse open, but added "our hands are kind of tied," with stat...
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'There's so many unknowns': Arlington Heights bans recreational marijuana salesNov 04, 2019 11:10 pm - Arlington Heights village board members on Monday confirmed their earlier straw poll vote to ban sales of recreational marijuana within the village. The 5-3 vote is a bi...