Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights OKs disability housing plan, but one trustee calls process ‘despicable’Jan 22, 2025 5:28 pm - A proposal for 25 apartments in Arlington Heights for people with disabilities and veterans was approved this week following years of public meetings and plan revisions.
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Elk Grove Village acquiring Staples, former Aldi property for potential skating rinkJan 21, 2025 6:47 pm - Elk Grove Village is purchasing property with a still-operating Staples and vacant former Aldi for $4.5 million with hopes of turning it into a skating rink, pending buy-in from the neighboring Home Depot.
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‘What went wrong here?’: Show examines history behind Arlington High’s closingJan 20, 2025 7:11 pm - A 90-minute retrospective by Hey Nonny’s Chip Brooks investigates the controversial 1984 closure of Arlington High School, weaving public meetings and court cases into a live drama with music to examine the deeper reasons behind the school's demise.
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Old Stadium sports bar and strip mall to be demolished for new QuikTrip gas station in Rolling MeadowsJan 17, 2025 2:40 pm - A QuikTrip fueling center and convenience store will replace a long-standing strip shopping center in Rolling Meadows. The 110,000-square-foot strip mall was anchored by Stadium Sports Club & Pizza for 38 years until it closed a year ago.
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5-year-old girl left alone on KinderCare bus in Arlington Heights: ‘She could have died’Jan 16, 2025 12:20 pm - The Illinois Department of Children and Families Services said Thursday it has opened an investigation after a 5-year-old girl was left in a cold bus for hours outside her day care in Arlington Heights.
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Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows clash before state Supreme Court over sales tax from Cooper’s HawkJan 15, 2025 7:52 pm - Attorneys argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday over whether Rolling Meadows should pay Arlington Heights more than $1 million in misallocated sales taxes from Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, which straddles the towns' borders.
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Rosemont considers sale of publicly owned theater to private entertainment groupJan 13, 2025 6:47 pm - Rosemont officials are considering selling the publicly owned Rosemont Theatre to a private entertainment firm after rezoning the property for commercial use.
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Regional police group to lease shuttered fire station in Rolling MeadowsJan 10, 2025 5:35 pm - The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, a regional consortium of suburban police departments, plans to lease Rolling Meadows’ shuttered fire station on Plum Grove Road for administrative offices, emergency response operations, training, and equipment storage.
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Elk Grove Village buys former tennis club turned factory for public works storageJan 09, 2025 8:10 pm - Elk Grove Village officials are purchasing a 71,000-square-foot former factory and tennis club building for $5.65 million to store municipal vehicles and equipment.
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‘Your refuge … isn’t so safe anymore’: Suburban natives flee California wildfiresJan 08, 2025 7:31 pm - Suburban natives now living in the Los Angeles area are fleeing their homes due to the threat of wildfires spreading.