Christopher Placek
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Two new hotels planned where old one demolished in Elk Grove VillageAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Two new hotels and two restaurants are proposed to stand at a busy corner in Elk Grove Village where a shuttered motel recently was demolished. Sunrise Retail Developmen...
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Elk Grove bowl game sponsorship pays off with proposed projectAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores plans to open a gas station in Elk Grove Village's business park - but it's not just any gas station. The proposed 7,600-square-foot...
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Upgraded Arlington Heights alert system launchedAug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights officials have launched a digital notification system that will allow residents to get alerts about everything from emergencies in their neighborhood t...
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Palatine village council still says no to video gambling in townAug 13, 2019 5:25 am - A decade after video gambling was approved statewide, Palatine village council members decided Monday to keep the town's prohibition in place. More than 60% of Palatine ...
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How Arlington Heights police prepared for the Clintons' visitAug 13, 2019 5:20 am - Arlington Heights police spent nearly a week on behind-the-scenes preparations ahead of the visit of Bill and Hillary Clinton last weekend, officials said Monday. Police...
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Longtime lawmaker's son could face Stephens for state House seatAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A perennial candidate from Chicago's Northwest Side announced this week he will run as a Democrat for a state House seat his father held for more than three decades. R. ...
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Arlington Heights board open to allowing pot salesAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A majority of Arlington Heights village board members said Tuesday they're open to allowing the sale of recreational marijuana within the town's borders. Board members w...
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EXCHANGE: Former farm takes shape as high tech hubAug 11, 2019 7:00 am - ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) - On land once envisioned for the gridiron of the Chicago Bears, likenesses of elk roam today instead. Those 29 bronze figures represent the...
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Arlington Million runs at 6:12 p.m.: How you can watch or listenAug 09, 2019 5:30 am - Saturday is the annual International Festival of Racing, or Arlington Million Day, which has become the biggest day of racing in Arlington International Racecourse's cal...
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Des Plaines man dies after being struck by private ambulanceAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - An 86-year-old Des Plaines man died after he was struck by a private ambulance as he was crossing the street, authorities said Friday. Navin Christian, of the 2400 block...