Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove Village cop resigns after writing fake tickets, police saySep 06, 2016 5:00 am - A former Elk Grove Village police officer faced disciplinary action this summer after he was caught writing fake warning tickets, but he decided on his own to step down ...
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U-46 board member: Transgender student gets locker room accessSep 05, 2016 1:00 am - Starting Tuesday, a transgender student at a middle school in Elgin Area School District U-46 will be able to use the locker room that corresponds with the student's gen...
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Man killed outside child's birthday party in AuroraSep 05, 2016 1:00 am - A man was shot and killed late Sunday after attending a child's birthday party in Aurora, police said Monday. Andres Ochoa, 31, of Aurora, was found unconscious and unre...
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Big Des Plaines hotel, restaurant, gas station project delayedSep 02, 2016 1:00 am - The long-awaited redevelopment of city of Des Plaines-owned property at the northeast corner of Mannheim and Higgins roads will take a little longer, with the project no...
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Des Plaines fundraiser scheduled to pay for boy's accessible vanSep 01, 2016 1:00 am - A fundraiser is scheduled for Friday night in Des Plaines to help an Elk Grove Village family pay for a wheelchair-accessible van for 6-year-old Gabriel Gonzalez, who wa...
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FEMA commits $11.5M more to Des Plaines flood reliefAug 31, 2016 5:22 am - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has committed $11.5 million to Des Plaines that would help pay for 47 more houses to be purchased and demolished in a continually...
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Dawn Patrol: IHSA panel suggests pitch-count limitsAug 31, 2016 5:00 am - IHSA panel suggests 115 pitch limit A plan to impose daily and weekly limits on the number of pitches Illinois high school baseball players are allowed to throw could ta...
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Waukegan man charged after armed robberiesAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - A Waukegan man has been accused of robbing two businesses and trying to rob a third. Police on Tuesday issued charges against Ainsley A. Ball, 27, for a crime spree that...
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Charges reduced in fatal interstate shooting of Buffalo Grove womanAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - Authorities are reducing the charges against a man accused in the fatal shooting of a Buffalo Grove woman along a Wisconsin interstate, citing the defendant's mental hea...
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Elk Grove park buildings come down, making way for new onesAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - A cluster of small buildings at the Elk Grove Park District's Community Athletic Fields has been torn down to make way for a new concession stand, bathrooms and maintena...