Christopher Placek
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Twice rejected, backyard chickens back on table in Rolling MeadowsJul 19, 2019 5:27 am - A little more than a year after city leaders rejected calls to allow backyard chickens, a new Rolling Meadows council is open to the idea. Former Alderman Rob Banger Jr....
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Wisconsin man charged with sexually abusing girl in Arlington HeightsJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - A 43-year-old Wisconsin man was charged with sexually abusing a girl at her grandparents' house in Arlington Heights about 10 times since 2014, police said Friday. Scott...
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Plans for hotel on north side of Elk Grove Technology Park revealedJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Plans for a 4-story, 85-room hotel in Elk Grove Village that's envisioned as a venue for clients, vendors and visitors of the Elk Grove Technology Park have been unveile...
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In lieu of grade level centers, Dist. 26 goes with centralized kindergartenJul 17, 2019 5:30 am - Calling it a Band-Aid solution to an overcrowding problem, Mount Prospect-based River Trails Elementary District 26 school board members voted Tuesday to centralize kind...
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Raising Cane's chicken fingers restaurant will dip into Arlington HeightsJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - A quick-service chain restaurant with a simple menu of chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw and Texas toast will dip into Arlington Heights early next year. ...
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Elk Grove Village board maneuvers to scuttle term limits referendumJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village trustees have approved putting three advisory referendums on the 2020 ballot, a maneuver that could help scuttle an effort to impose term limits on vil...
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'Sigwalt 16' will finish Block 425 in downtown Arlington HeightsJul 16, 2019 5:00 am - A plan for 16 townhouses to fill out the remainder of the long-vacant Block 425 on the west side of downtown Arlington Heights was unanimously approved by the village bo...
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Arlington Heights businesses fined for selling booze to minorsJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Six Arlington Heights businesses were leveled fines totaling more than $5,000 on Monday for serving alcohol to minors during an annual undercover police department sting...
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'This is video gambling': Arlington Heights set to ban sweepstakes machinesJul 11, 2019 5:00 am - Arlington Heights is set to join Mount Prospect, Mundelein and Huntley in banning electronic sweepstakes machines, which local officials say resemble video gambling. The...
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Arlington Heights library board member named Trustee of the Year by state groupJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - A longtime Arlington Heights library board member has received the highest distinction for an elected representative from the Illinois Library Association. The organizat...