Christopher Placek
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Demolition of Des Plaines replica McDonald's imminentAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Demolition of the replica of Ray Kroc's original McDonald's in Des Plaines is imminent, as crews returned Monday to set up fencing and make site preparations in anticipa...
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Elk Grove Village buys closed motel, plans to demolish itAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is spending $5.6 million to purchase and demolish a shuttered motel in an area officials believe to be primed for future development. The village inked...
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Arlington Heights Dist. 25 unveils fifth building addition since 2016Aug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 unveiled its fifth building addition in three years on Monday to address the burgeoning enrollment throughout the district. When...
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Harper College wants to keep tax increase in place to fund $180 million in upgradesAug 17, 2018 5:30 am - Harper College will ask voters on the November ballot to continue a tax increase that's otherwise due to expire, to help fund $180 million in campus upgrades over the ne...
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Bicyclist injured after being struck by SUV in Arlington HeightsAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - A bicyclist has serious injuries after he ran a red light and was struck by an SUV Friday morning in Arlington Heights, authorities said. The 37-year-old man was riding ...
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Police: Des Plaines men lure robbery victim to motel on dating appAug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines men are in custody after using a dating app to lure a victim to an Arlington Heights motel, then robbing him, police said Friday. Cody M. Thompson, 21, a...
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Mosque expansion earns first positive vote from Rolling Meadows aldermenAug 15, 2018 5:33 am - A Rolling Meadows-based mosque's renewed attempt to earn support for a proposed relocation and expansion yielded a positive tally Tuesday from the city's aldermen. More ...
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Northwest Community Hospital marks 5,000th robotic surgeryAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - It wasn't that long ago when hospitals performed only open surgeries requiring large incisions and extended recovery times to deal with pain. Then came laparoscopy - usi...
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Wheeling Dist. 21 to ask voters to hike taxes for building upgradesAug 10, 2018 5:35 am - Board wants permission to boost buildings' security, A/C
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Ex-Harper prof charged in Iowa shootings to undergo medical evaluationAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - Ex-Harper College professor Charles Johnston, charged with shooting at truckers and state troopers in January in rural Iowa, is expected to undergo a medical evaluation ...