Christopher Placek
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Traveling Sept. 11 museum arrives in RosemontMay 07, 2025 12:41 pm - A traveling museum showcasing artifacts from Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City is visiting Rosemont this weekend, with guided tours by firefighters who will tell their stories.
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Arlington Heights rec center undergoing $4.8 million expansionMay 06, 2025 5:29 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District is putting on a two-story, 6,150-square-foot addition to its Arlington Ridge Center to accommodate growth in fitness classes and children’s programming.
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New Arlington Heights mayor sworn in, meets with Bears president on first dayMay 05, 2025 9:30 pm - James J. Tinaglia, an Arlington Heights architect and 12-year village trustee, was sworn in as the new mayor Monday, the same day he met Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren as the team considers developing the 326-acre Arlington Park property.
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Marathon man: Arlington Heights mayor on Bears, politics and more as he prepares to leave officeMay 03, 2025 12:30 pm - After 34 years as Arlington Heights’ longest-serving elected official, Mayor Tom Hayes reflects on attracting the Bears to town, guiding the village through the pandemic, and navigating political waters.
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‘You have to get through Rolling Meadows’: Mayor stresses city’s place in Arlington Park redevelopmentMay 01, 2025 8:00 pm - The mayor of Rolling Meadows emphasized Thursday that any redevelopment of the Arlington Park property will require cooperation with her town. “You have to get through Rolling Meadows to get there,” she said.
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Former Elk Grove Village trustee who worked to build global ties and boost civics dies at 80Apr 30, 2025 8:01 pm - Patton Feichter, a longtime Elk Grove Village trustee and educator, has died at 80. He is remembered for his decades of civic leadership and efforts promoting cross-cultural understanding.
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Community colleges renew push for four-year degrees, but universities push backApr 29, 2025 7:07 pm - Harper College and other community colleges are lobbying legislators for the right to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the proposal faces opposition from universities who fear duplication of efforts.
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Rolling Meadows police sergeant on leave after arrest in road rage shootingApr 28, 2025 4:54 pm - A Rolling Meadows police sergeant is on unpaid leave after being charged in connection with a road rage shooting last week in Elgin.
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Longest-serving District 21 school board member defends DEI in farewell addressApr 26, 2025 1:27 pm - Phil Pritzker, the longest-serving school board member in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21’s history, defended diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools during his farewell remarks.
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After dismissing 2 top administrators, District 21 OKs superintendent’s reorganization planApr 24, 2025 9:28 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board members Thursday night approved Superintendent Michael Connolly’s administrative restructuring plan after the still-mysterious dismissal of two top lieutenants from his cabinet.