Christopher Placek
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Police arrest suspect in 3 DuPage County bank robberies, seek one moreSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - A suspect is in custody after robbing a bank Monday in Warrenville and two other banks this summer in Glendale Heights and Carol Stream, according to the FBI. And author...
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Elk Grove Village man charged with burglarySep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Bond was set at $75,000 Tuesday for an Elk Grove Village man charged with breaking into a man's house and rifling through his dresser drawers as he slept, police said. C...
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Des Plaines might bar campaign contributions from city contractorsSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - This story has been updated with the dates candidates began circulating petitions (Sept. 20) and can begin filing (Dec. 12). With municipal elections around the cor...
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Senate candidates Murphy, Thillens differ on direction of the stateSep 23, 2016 1:00 am - Voters from Rosemont to Roselle will get to choose from two candidates for state Senate this November who have contrasting visions for Illinois. Democratic incumbent Sen...
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Students exploring science careers try hand at robotic surgery in Hoffman EstatesSep 22, 2016 5:30 am - Most of the students who got to try their hand at using a surgical robot Wednesday at Amita St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates were female. The technology beh...
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Oakton president donates raise for student scholarshipsSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - A little more than a year into her tenure, Oakton Community College President Joianne Smith is getting a contract extension. The college's board of trustees this week ap...
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Dawn Patrol: Aurora cousins sentenced for attack plot; Grayslake bank robbedSep 21, 2016 5:00 am - Aurora cousins sentenced for plot to attack Joliet base Two Aurora cousins were sentenced yesterday to decades in prison for plotting to murder as many as 150 peopl...
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Des Plaines apartment building plan moving alongSep 20, 2016 5:30 am - Des Plaines aldermen Monday night seemed favorable to plans for a 7-story, 113-unit downtown apartment building on the former Sim's Bowl site - as long as it has enough ...
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College student from Elgin dies in ATV crashSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - A 22-year-old college student from Elgin died last weekend in an ATV crash in downstate Calhoun County, officials said. Brittany Godfrey, a senior at Southern Illinois U...
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Police: Man jumps into Fox River during chaseSep 20, 2016 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Oswego man jumped into the Fox River Tuesday morning to elude North Aurora police who were chasing him as part of an investigation into a suspicious vehicl...