Christopher Placek
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Beer and wine sales planned at Des Plaines golf courseMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Golfers at Lake Park Golf Course in Des Plaines may soon be able to have an adult beverage after a round. The city council Monday is expected to vote on an ordinance tha...
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Vacant store in Des Plaines may reopen as day careMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - A long-vacant store on Thacker Street in Des Plaines may soon be reopening as a child day care. Sylwia Wzorek and her mother Krystyna Wzorek, who operate a small home da...
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Power restored in Sleepy Hollow after car crashes into utility poleMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Power has been restored to about 50 Sleepy Hollow homes that were affected Tuesday night after a car crashed into a utility pole earlier in the afternoon. Sleepy Hollow ...
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Des Plaines mayor vetoes health insurance perks for elected officialsMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - Matt Bogusz on Tuesday issued his second veto as Des Plaines mayor - this one made in an attempt to end health insurance benefits for the city's elected officials. But a...
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Police: West Dundee bank latest hit in string of robberiesMar 29, 2016 1:00 am - The man suspected of robbing a Carol Stream bank and three others in Chicago struck again Tuesday in West Dundee, authorities said. The FBI says the man robbed the TCF B...
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Police: Des Plaines store owner thwarts armed robbery by shooting at suspectMar 28, 2016 1:00 am - A 16-year-old who tried to rob a Des Plaines grocery store at gunpoint Saturday was thwarted by the store owner who pulled a gun of his own from behind the counter and f...
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Elk Grove officials hopeful new grocer will come to Caputo siteMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - So what's next for the shuttered Joe Caputo & Sons grocery store in Elk Grove Village? Nothing yet, officials say, until a federal lawsuit is resolved alleging the store...
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Injured hockey player expected to continue rehab at home in coming weeksMar 24, 2016 12:00 pm - Injured hockey player Matt Olson is expected to return to his home near Minnesota's Twin Cities to continue his rehab in the next week or two, his family said Thursday. ...
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Des Plaines officers honored for saving man's lifeMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines police officers are being recognized for saving the life of a 30-year-old man with the help of an automated external defibrillator they had in their squa...
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Authorities: 14-year-old stole car with 88-year-old in back, drove her homeMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - While a family member and friend made a quick stop at the neighborhood Walgreens, an 88-year-old woman waited in the back seat of the family car. The doors unlocked and ...