Christopher Placek
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Scott Shirley, Arlington Heights board’s most conservative voice, steps downOct 03, 2025 7:44 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee Scott Shirley has announced his resignation, citing the need to care for his elderly mother and mother-in-law, as well as increased workload at his full-time job.
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Former Prospect High employee charged with $37,000 school credit card theft for Home Depot purchasesOct 03, 2025 4:31 pm - The former building and grounds supervisor at Prospect High School was charged with theft of government property on allegations of using a school district credit card to make more than $37,000 worth of purchases at Home Depot, authorities said.
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After plan to shrink Kirchoff nixed, Rolling Meadows officials pivot to intersection fixOct 02, 2025 4:35 pm - Rolling Meadows aldermen have approved spending $80,915 for a study to improve the intersection of Kirchoff Road and Oriole Lane. The vote this week came after their earlier rejection of a controversial plan to reduce lanes on Kirchoff.
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House speaker unsure if there’s enough support for Bears stadium tax breakSep 30, 2025 9:50 pm - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Tuesday expressed uncertainty about whether tax break legislation that could lead to a Bears move to Arlington Heights will pass.
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Arlington Heights could collect $15 million a year from Bears stadium, but costs still unknownSep 30, 2025 10:00 am - The proposed Bears stadium and mixed-use redevelopment in Arlington Heights is projected to generate at least $15 million annually in new revenues for the village, according to economic impact reports released by the village Tuesday morning.
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District 214 eyeing solar panels at Rolling Meadows, five other schools as incentives set to expireSep 29, 2025 5:59 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is considering installation of solar panels at Rolling Meadows High School and racing against the clock to capture expiring federal incentives.
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Double diploma: Students will be able to get Harper College degree while in high schoolSep 28, 2025 9:00 pm - A new dual degree program will allow high students in three Northwest suburban districts to earn an associate degree from Harper College while still in high school.
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Police: Standoff resolved peacefully after man strikes mom with pipe in GurneeSep 28, 2025 1:53 pm - Officers from eight police agencies safely resolved a barricade situation in a Gurnee apartment following a domestic disturbance there Saturday night, authorities said Sunday.
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SUV driver dies after hitting parked truck on I-90 shoulder near ElginSep 28, 2025 11:07 am - An SUV driver died after crashing into a parked semitruck on Interstate 90 near Elgin on Saturday.
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Former Arlington Heights teacher convicted of child sex offenses in 1980s faces new charges, police saySep 26, 2025 7:43 pm - An 85-year-old former teacher from Arlington Heights now living in Arizona was arrested and extradited on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, authorities said Friday.