Christopher Placek
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Girl Scouts will attempt cookie dunking record in RosemontJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - Some 5,000 Girl Scouts, family members and friends will try to set a world record Saturday in Rosemont for most cookies dunked into milk at the same time. The Guinness W...
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Ex-Arlington Heights library director gets job near St. LouisJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - Former Arlington Heights Memorial Library Executive Director Jason Kuhl, who left amid a cloud of controversy in September, will begin a new library director job later t...
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Sign of the times: McDonald's removes original neon display in Des PlainesJan 04, 2018 12:00 am - Temperatures were in the single digits Thursday, but many were thinking of summer nights, first dates and when you could get a hamburger for only 15 cents. Some symbols ...
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Iconic Orbit Skate Center in Palatine being soldJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - The Orbit Skate Center in Palatine is being sold, officials confirmed this week, but questions remain about whether the 46-year-old indoor roller rink will stay in opera...
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Why saving Des Plaines McDonald's No. 1 might be tougher this timeDec 29, 2017 4:30 am - When McDonald's Corp. announced last month it planned to demolish the replica of founder Ray Kroc's first restaurant in Des Plaines, negative reaction was swift on socia...
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Celebrating 25 years of Tom Lynch's Christmas paintings in the Daily HeraldDec 25, 2017 7:00 am - It's been 25 years since artist Tom Lynch's first watercolor Christmas scene appeared on the Daily Herald's front page. And while the scenes have changed from year to ye...
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Honey-Jam Cafe opening in Arlington Heights as replacement for Aurelio'sDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - A new breakfast and lunch restaurant is opening this week in Arlington Heights in place of Aurelio's Pizza, which closed in October. Honey-Jam Cafe, at 2944 W. Euclid Av...
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Rolling Meadows panel mostly negative on homes at Dominick's siteDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - A Rolling Meadows panel issued mostly negative recommendations Wednesday on plans to build 115 townhouses on a portion of the former Dominick's site in the downtown. The...
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Cleanup continues after fuel spill at Barrington-area houseDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - A hazardous materials response company continued cleaning up Wednesday from a fuel spill inside a single-family house near Barrington. Barrington Countryside Fire Protec...
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Des Plaines hopes to force sale of shuttered downtown theaterDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - Des Plaines will pursue eminent domain proceedings to forcibly acquire the 92-year-old Des Plaines Theatre, after the theater's owner says he rejected the city's "low ba...