Christopher Placek
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District 214 will have later start times next school yearJan 06, 2017 4:15 am - Editor's Note: This story has been updated to say that lunch periods are being shortened to 45 or 48 minutes from 50 minutes. Starting in August, students who atten...
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Arlington Heights may change how municipal code violations are handledJan 04, 2017 4:30 am - Arlington Heights residents who face fines for having their property in disrepair and businesses that violate health codes may soon go through a new legal process to hav...
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Armed robbery occurs near earlier carjacking in Arlington HeightsJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police are not ruling out a connection between a New Year's Day armed robbery and a carjacking that occurred just blocks away about a week earlier. Bot...
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Arlington Heights karaoke bar gets liquor license backJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights karaoke bar and restaurant is getting back its liquor license nearly five years after losing it over questions related to the business's ties to a c...
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Elk Grove instructor named Teacher of the YearDec 12, 2016 5:00 am - Freshman year of high school, Ricky Castro was failing all his classes, running with Chicago street gangs, and searching for his identity or, as he says, looking for "a ...
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Small business makes holidays special at Clearbrook sitesDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Employees of a Wood Dale business, their family, friends and other community members helped make Christmas special on Monday for 269 people with disabilities served by A...
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Whooping cough outbreak at Hersey, Prospect high schoolsDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Five students at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and four at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect have confirmed cases of whooping cough, according to the Cook...
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Arlington Heights mayor: 'Vibrant' business climate in villageDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Village President Tom Hayes says the local business climate is strong, evidenced by a number of businesses that are expanding and relocating in the vil...
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Arlington Heights trustees like early designs for police stationDec 06, 2016 4:00 am - Preliminary designs of Arlington Heights' proposed $27.9 million police station got positive reviews Monday night from village trustees. Construction is expected to begi...
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LA Fitness, other new businesses opening in Arlington HeightsDec 06, 2016 12:00 am - A host of new businesses, including a 50,000-square-foot LA Fitness, are coming to Arlington Heights soon. The new health club, at 345 E. Palatine Road in the Town & Cou...