Christopher Placek
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Harper College board awards Ender $45,000 parting bonusJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Harper College board members on Wednesday awarded outgoing President Ken Ender a $45,000 performance bonus as they heaped praise upon him for his leadership of the Palat...
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Boz Scaggs cancels Elk Grove show for health reasonsJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Boz Scaggs' concert July 9 as part of Elk Grove Village's Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series has been canceled due to health reasons. Citing doctor's orders, the singer-...
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Clydesdales trot into Northwest suburbs July 4Jun 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will trot into the Northwest suburbs over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. On July 4, they'll lead off the annual Rolling Meado...
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Ender leaving Harper but still has 'itch to change the world'Jun 23, 2019 1:00 am - Harper College President Ken Ender will wrap up his decadelong tenure at the Palatine-based community college this week, but he's not calling it a retirement. After his ...
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Kaneland teachers rallying days before contract is set to expireJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - Kaneland Unit School District 302 teachers are expected to rally before a school board meeting Monday, just days before their contract is set to expire and a federal med...
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After AJ's death, new nonprofit aims to prevent another tragedyJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - Days after 5-year-old AJ Freund was found dead, Volo resident Chad Carpenter took his 15-month-old son Caiden to visit the growing memorial outside the family home in Cr...
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Sprinklers help contain vending machine fire in NapervilleJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - A vending machine caught fire early Saturday inside a Naperville warehouse, but was quickly extinguished, authorities said. Some two dozen firefighters responded to the ...
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Painted pianos popping up around RosemontJun 21, 2019 5:30 am - This story has been updated to note that Rosemont purchased four pianos and four others were donated, and the names of all the artists who painted them. Eight custo...
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Fox Lake woman dies after her car struck on Route 60 in Fremont TownshipJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - An 89-year-old Fox Lake woman died Friday after her car was struck by another vehicle on Route 60 in Fremont Township, authorities said. The woman, who was behind the wh...
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Police: Man punched woman, pulled her from carJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - A St. Charles man was charged with aggravated domestic battery after police say he punched a woman, pulled her from her vehicle and tried to force her inside her house. ...