Christopher Placek
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‘A vibrant hub’: $4.2 million Korean performing arts center opens in WheelingSep 14, 2024 8:15 pm - Dignitaries cut the ribbon Saturday at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago’s $4.2 million BISCO Hall Performing Arts Center.
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‘Our bread and butter’: Ideal Bakery owner details plan for merger with Elk Grove Village’s iconic JaroschSep 13, 2024 1:21 pm - Ask Chris Kowal why he and his family wanted to come to this country, and his answer is similar to that of other immigrants, then and now. “For a better life,” said Kowal, owner and operations manager at Ideal Bakery, an Eastern European wholesale bakery that just opened its new facility in Elk Grove Village.
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Burlington Stores opens new Arlington Heights location FridaySep 12, 2024 2:49 pm - Burlington Stores will open its new store in Arlington Heights with a ribbon-cutting at 8:45 a.m. Friday.
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Elk Grove reverses rule aimed at deterring migrants from local motelsSep 11, 2024 6:32 pm - Elk Grove Village officials have repealed rules — enacted less than an year ago, in an attempt to prevent migrants from staying at local motels — that required complex medical documentation for anyone renting a room who hasn’t lived in the country for at least a year.
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Arlington Alfresco season ends when Harmony Fest setup beginsSep 11, 2024 11:02 am - The sun will soon set on summer and the annual Arlington Alfresco outdoor street dining area, but not before downtown Arlington Heights hosts its yearly going away party.
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Elk Grove Village-backed gas station project hits a snagSep 10, 2024 8:01 pm - Elk Grove Village developer Mario Gullo’s deal for a Road Ranger fueling station, convenience store with three fast food restaurants, and video gambling has fallen through.
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Pickleball courts among features coming to Community Center Park in Rolling MeadowsSep 09, 2024 8:05 pm - The Rolling Meadows Park District is about to embark on transformation of one of its biggest and most centrally-located parks, with pickleball courts and a slew of other new activities.
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‘Love’ for Arlington Heights: Bears president keeps open door to stadium, but complains about taxesSep 06, 2024 6:06 pm - Though bearing down on what he thinks a new stadium would mean for Chicago, Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren opened the door ever so slightly to a return to Arlington...
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Arlington Heights re-ups contract with lobbyists amid Bears stadium limboSep 05, 2024 8:30 pm - Arlington Heights officials have re-upped their contract with two lobbying firms for another year — to the tune of $120,000 — representing their interests in the stalled, yet ongoing, Bears stadium saga.
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Arlington Heights’ first brewery on tap to open downtownSep 04, 2024 6:46 pm - Arlington Heights’ first brewery will be only blocks from where owner Eric Lamkins has been crafting his own suds for years.