Christopher Placek
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Report: Elk Grove sees 40-to-1 return on bowl game investmentFeb 13, 2019 4:03 am - Elk Grove Village officials said Tuesday the village received a 40:1 return on investment from its sponsorship of the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl last year, as trustees p...
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Harper board hopes three years is just the start for new presidentFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - Incoming Harper College President Avis Proctor received a three-year contract Wednesday that will task her with overseeing daily operations of the Palatine-based communi...
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Developer gets deadline extension to open two new Rosemont hotelsFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - A developer has received a one-year extension to renovate a shuttered Rosemont hotel and open three restaurants, with the promise of up to $7 million in tax increment fi...
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'Biggest Loser' Danni Allen helps others get fitFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - Danni Allen, the Mundelein native and one-time Wheeling resident who became the winner of NBC's "Biggest Loser" in 2013, still spends a lot of time in the gym. Only now,...
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Harper to hire Florida college leader as new presidentFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Harper College's board on Monday announced its choice for the next president of the Palatine-based community college. Avis Proctor, currently president of Broward Co...
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Durbin, at Harper College, says he's confident of bipartisan border deal but unsure of Trump supportFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, appearing Friday at Harper College in Palatine, remained confident heading into the weekend that he and a bipartisan group of legislators could re...
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Mount Prospect veteran leads effort to honor the fallenFeb 07, 2019 4:33 am - Army veteran Loren Helwink often visits Mount Prospect's veterans memorial in Lions Park - a display of 25 brick-filled columns with the names of local heroes, encirclin...
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Arlington Heights foster parents describe power of prayerFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - For more than a decade, the Arlington Heights home of Beth and George Drost has welcomed 47 children on a temporary basis, providing a brief respite for families in cris...
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Mobile home park residents near Elk Grove remain without clean waterFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - At least seven residents in a mobile home park in unincorporated Elk Grove Township are without clean water after pipes froze and burst during last week's polar vortex. ...
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Indiana sports bar chain considers Elk Grove after Bahamas Bowl sponsorshipFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - An Indianapolis-based sports bar chain is considering a location in Elk Grove Village, and it's in large part because the owner/CEO - a former Indianapolis Colts linebac...