Christopher Placek
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Former Illinois public health director among speakers scheduled for TEDx in Arlington HeightsSep 23, 2025 6:33 pm - Dr. Ngozi Ezike, former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health during the pandemic, will be among the speakers at the TEDxArlington Heights conference on Oct. 4.
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Book inspires Met Gala-like bash at Arlington Heights librarySep 22, 2025 7:46 pm - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library will transform into a mini Met Gala in conjunction with the annual One Book, One Village reading program.
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Slain activist’s legacy sparks heated debate: Should Wheeling High honor Charlie Kirk?Sep 19, 2025 7:12 pm - Supporters and critics clashed over whether to recognize the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a distinguished alumnus at Wheeling High School.
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‘I’m a blessed man’: Ailing dad accompanies daughter down aisle at impromptu hospital weddingSep 18, 2025 8:01 pm - Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights hosted an impromptu wedding ceremony Thursday, when Dan Benway - a patient battling stage four pancreatic cancer - was able to accompany his daughter Grace down the aisle.
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Amid dueling petitions, District 214 mulls whether to recognize Kirk as distinguished alumnusSep 17, 2025 6:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials are so far noncommittal about whether to recognize slain political activist Charlie Kirk as a distinguished alumnus.
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District 21 board member resigns, replacement soughtSep 17, 2025 10:35 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 is seeking a new board member to replace Dagmara Kalinowski, who resigned to focus on professional and personal obligations.
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Charlie Kirk memorial in Arlington Heights will stay up through SundaySep 16, 2025 11:20 am - A memorial for Charlie Kirk at North School Park in Arlington Heights will be allowed through Sunday. Park district officials initially planned to remove the memorial items but later decided to make an exception, while relocating the items to an “unattended display area.”
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Teen dies in e-vehicle crash, just as Arlington Heights approves new regulationsSep 16, 2025 7:55 am - A 16-year-old Mount Prospect boy died after crashing his e-vehicle into a pickup Monday evening in Arlington Heights, just as officials were debating new regulations on such devices.
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‘More than a dozen meetings and … a dozen months’: How the Bears stadium approval process might lookSep 13, 2025 1:00 pm - The Bears are meeting with Arlington Heights officials to finalize a site plan for their domed stadium and mixed-use development at the 326-acre Arlington Park property. After plans are unveiled publicly, the village approval process is expected to last at least a year.
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Al Mulder, husband of former Arlington Heights mayor, dies at 81Sep 12, 2025 5:09 pm - Al Mulder, husband of former Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder, died unexpectedly Tuesday at the age of 81.