Christopher Placek
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Harper College pitches Obama to be graduation speakerApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Harper College is trying to lure former President Barack Obama to be the school's commencement speaker next year on the occasion of the Palatine-based community college'...
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Tesla plans 'Supercharger' station at Meijer in Rolling MeadowsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Tesla has proposed installation of 10 charging stations for its electric cars in the Meijer parking lot in Rolling Meadows. The charging location would be one of only fo...
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Firefighter, ice rink manager credited with saving man's lifeApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - An off-duty Elgin fire lieutenant and Rolling Meadows ice rink manager are being credited with helping save the life of a man who had gone into cardiac arrest. Dan Isola...
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After Harper College board winner leaves town, incumbent takes his spotApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Though he lost his re-election bid, Harper College Trustee Walt Mundt was reappointed by his colleagues after the candidate who beat him moved out of town. Mundt, of Pal...
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New District 15 board majority takes officeApr 26, 2017 5:30 am - A new Palatine Elementary District 15 board majority was sworn in Wednesday, vowing to uphold a campaign pledge to improve communication with the community. Six new boar...
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Two District 15 educators named top in state by PTAApr 26, 2017 1:00 am - Two Palatine Elementary District 15 educators have won top recognitions from the Illinois PTA. The state parent-teacher organization named Lincoln Elementary Principal M...
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Baldino, Hatzis, Schmidt win Northwest suburban write-in racesApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Clerk's office certified election results Tuesday, confirming that write-in candidates Richard Baldino of Arlington Heights, Eleni Hatzis of Mount Prospe...
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Harper College could ask voters to pay for building planApr 24, 2017 5:33 am - While construction continues on Harper College building renovations approved through a 2008 referendum, officials at the Palatine-based community college already are pla...
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Outgoing District 15 board fills vacancyApr 24, 2017 1:00 am - Two days before a new board majority is sworn in, outgoing Palatine Elementary District 15 board members Monday appointed one-time candidate David Border to fill a vacan...
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Police: Drunken driver thrown out of bar before fatal Des Plaines crashApr 21, 2017 1:00 am - The driver who was legally drunk and behind the wheel during a crash that killed three Arlington Heights family members in February was thrown out of a Des Plaines bar e...