Christopher Placek
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Rival high schools team up to help veterans groupJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - A friendly fundraising competition between Hersey and Prospect high schools over a six-week period brought in more than $20,000 for the veterans organization Folds of Ho...
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Decision expected soon on return of Rolling Meadows post officeJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - A year after Rolling Meadows officials launched a campaign to bring back a local post office, they are expected to learn in the next few weeks whether their efforts were...
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District 25 appoints administrator, two principalsJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 has appointed a new administrator and two principals for the 2019-20 school year. Current Thomas Middle School Principal Brian K...
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Durty Nellie's hopes to reopen portion of venue in two weeksJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - Days after the fire that shuttered Durty Nellie's in downtown Palatine, the bar and music establishment has set an ambitious schedule in hopes of reopening at least a po...
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At chamber awards, businesses are 'rock stars' of Arlington HeightsJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - Arlington Heights business owners and employees partied like rock stars Friday night during the Chamber of Commerce's 72nd annual awards banquet. The theme of the night ...
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Suspicious man approaches 15-year-old girl in Arlington HeightsJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - A suspicious man in a car approached a Prospect High School student as she walked home Thursday, according to a "stranger alert" issued Friday by Arlington Heights polic...
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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...