Christopher Placek
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New Rolling Meadows alderman says experience as nurse will be asset to councilJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows' new Ward 4 alderman points her day-to-day work as an oncology nurse and service on church committees as experiences that have prepared her for her new p...
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Term limit push in Elk Grove Village could end mayor's long runJul 10, 2019 5:33 am - Organizers of a weekend petition drive in Elk Grove Village say they collected 2½ times the number of signatures needed to get a question on the March 2020 primary elect...
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Arlington Heights music venue hosts benefit for Gerry's CafeJul 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Hey Nonny in downtown Arlington Heights will host a benefit concert next week for a soon-to-come cafe that will hire people with intellectual and developmental disab...
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Domo arigato, Mr. DeYoung: Styx frontman performs on short notice in Elk GroveJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - The stage was set, the band started playing — and it was no grand illusion that Dennis DeYoung sang Tuesday night in Elk Grove Village on only two weeks' notice. The for...
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Des Plaines park commissioner resigns in May, gets hired by district in JuneJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - A longtime Des Plaines Park District board member and one-time board president stepped down from his elected position in May, only to be hired by the district as its sup...
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Suburban Heroes: EMT course classmates help save pizza delivery driverJul 06, 2019 1:00 am - Gabriele Noreikaite and Tom Ciupka were enjoying the day at a backyard party of family friends in Prospect Heights when they were called into duty. A car crash had just ...
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Who owns the word 'Olympic?' USOC requires Arlington Heights Park District to rename poolJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - Facing pressure from the United States Olympic Committee, the Arlington Heights Park District is renaming its Olympic Indoor Swim Center the Arlington Ridge Center when ...
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Man charged in connection with stabbing in BensenvilleJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - A man has been charged in a stabbing in a Bensenville residential neighborhood Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Police responded to the 400 block of South Ellis St...
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Business goes on during downtown Arlington Heights construction; village say fests will go on, tooJul 03, 2019 5:00 am - While downtown Arlington Heights streets remain torn up amid a number of ongoing summer construction projects, village officials say the work remains on schedule and ant...
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Salt therapy spa among businesses coming to Arlington HeightsJul 02, 2019 11:00 pm - A Himalayan salt therapy spa is among the new businesses coming to downtown Arlington Heights this year. The Salt Escape, at 70 S. Arlington Heights Road, within Arlingt...