Christopher Placek
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New 'Chez' Arlington Heights hotel to come with rooftop barJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - The latest iteration of a proposed boutique hotel on the south side of Arlington Heights calls for a sixth-floor rooftop bar, but for now, it won't be open to the public...
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Despite pleas for a delay, Rolling Meadows OKs second new fire stationJan 23, 2019 4:26 am - Despite pleas by residents to postpone a vote, Rolling Meadows aldermen Tuesday approved a $5.3 million contract to build a second new fire station and a borrowing packa...
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Cook County ready to ban under-21 tobacco sales in unincorporated areasJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - As more and more municipalities throughout the Northwest suburbs increase the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21, the Cook County Board is poised to vote Thursday to enact...
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Police: Man, 26, stabbed to death in Prospect HeightsJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old man was found fatally stabbed early Wednesday in a Prospect Heights apartment, authorities said. Prospect Heights police said officers responded to the apa...
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Liquor service hours change in Rolling MeadowsJan 22, 2019 10:00 pm - Early risers going out for breakfast in Rolling Meadows can now sip mimosas and Bloody Marys while they nosh on eggs and bacon. The city council on Tuesday unanimously a...
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Arlington Heights Park District likely to appoint interim directorJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's Note: The park board meeting time has been corrected to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Arlington Heights Park District board is expected to appoint an interim executi...
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'Two little girls having fun in the snow' turns to tragedy outside Arlington Heights churchJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - It wasn't unusual to see 12-year-old Esther Jung and a friend making a snow fort outside their Elk Grove Village home, next-door neighbor Peg Gradl says. She was doing t...
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District 21 board OKs borrowing $45.5 million for AC, tighter securityJan 18, 2019 4:21 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board members Thursday approved borrowing $45.5 million to help fund tighter security at school entrances and air conditi...
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Smyth, one-time Maryville leader, accused of child sex abuseJan 18, 2019 12:00 am - The Rev. John P. Smyth, a well-known Chicago-area priest and one-time leader of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, faces allegations of sexual abuse of minors, Archdioces...
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Objections over two-person District 59 slate overruledJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - Three out of four objections against a pair of candidates for Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board were overruled Thursday, keeping them on the ballot ...