Christopher Placek
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Metropolis theater in Arlington Heights gets biggest donation everNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Jack Whisler, the retired chairman of an Arlington Heights commercial real estate management firm, has given the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre its single largest don...
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Rosemont mayor defends Kenneka Jenkins death investigationNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens defended the village public safety department's handling of the Kenneka Jenkins death investigation after critics came to a village board me...
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Harper College's $180M proposal includes innovation hub, upgradesNov 07, 2017 4:15 am - This story has been updated to include the correct square footage of the proposed university/innovation center. Harper College officials are trying to gain communit...
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New gazebo to be installed at Rolling Meadows parkNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - The Rolling Meadows Park District plans to install a new gazebo in Kimball Hill Park this weekend, weather permitting. It will replace the 1990s-era wooden gazebo the pa...
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In Dist. 62 superintendent's absence, No. 2 administrator running operationsNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - The Des Plaines Elementary District 62 school board said Friday its No. 2 in command is running day-to-day operations in the absence of Superintendent Floyd Williams. As...
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Could shuttered Rolling Meadows pool become outdoor wedding venue?Nov 03, 2017 1:00 am - A shuttered Rolling Meadows Park District pool could soon be filled in, paved over, and home to an outdoor wedding venue, according to plans now under development. The s...
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Police: Handgun discovered outside of school fell out of man's pocket on accidentNov 02, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police on Thursday clarified details of their investigation into last weekend's loaded handgun discovery outside an elementary school. Following a revi...
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St. Edna in Arlington Heights brings back parish center additionNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - St. Edna Catholic Church in Arlington Heights is planning to build a 13,700-square-foot parish center for social functions, theater performances, athletics and other par...
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Rolling Meadows plans Kirchoff Road resurfacingOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows is planning a $2.2 million resurfacing of Kirchoff Road between Hicks and Wilke roads - the main thoroughfare through the city's downtown - in 2018. City...
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Arlington Heights library official: Controversial initiatives led to firingOct 26, 2017 1:00 am - Fired Arlington Heights Memorial Library Deputy Director Jeremy Andrykowski said he thinks some library staff members' unhappiness with the direction of the library led ...