Christopher Placek
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Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows clash before state Supreme Court over sales tax from Cooper’s HawkJan 15, 2025 7:52 pm - Attorneys argued before the Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday over whether Rolling Meadows should pay Arlington Heights more than $1 million in misallocated sales taxes from Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, which straddles the towns' borders.
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Rosemont considers sale of publicly owned theater to private entertainment groupJan 13, 2025 6:47 pm - Rosemont officials are considering selling the publicly owned Rosemont Theatre to a private entertainment firm after rezoning the property for commercial use.
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Regional police group to lease shuttered fire station in Rolling MeadowsJan 10, 2025 5:35 pm - The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, a regional consortium of suburban police departments, plans to lease Rolling Meadows’ shuttered fire station on Plum Grove Road for administrative offices, emergency response operations, training, and equipment storage.
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Elk Grove Village buys former tennis club turned factory for public works storageJan 09, 2025 8:10 pm - Elk Grove Village officials are purchasing a 71,000-square-foot former factory and tennis club building for $5.65 million to store municipal vehicles and equipment.
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‘Your refuge … isn’t so safe anymore’: Suburban natives flee California wildfiresJan 08, 2025 7:31 pm - Suburban natives now living in the Los Angeles area are fleeing their homes due to the threat of wildfires spreading.
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Why this District 59 employee is up for a big national awardJan 08, 2025 11:49 am - An employee of two Elk Grove Village schools, Arllette Antunez, was nominated for the 2025 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award for her work connecting students and families with resources.
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Ahoy, suburbs: Chicago Boat Show sails into Rosemont after 93 years in cityJan 07, 2025 7:01 pm - The 93-year-old Chicago Boat Show has moved from McCormick Place in Chicago to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, closer to boat dealers and their suburban customers. With 125 exhibitors and 450 boats, the show is larger in scope and size than its previous iteration.
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A bridge to somewhere? $9 million price tag for pedestrian overpass into Busse WoodsJan 06, 2025 7:06 pm - A $9 million project to build a pedestrian bridge over Arlington Heights Road near Busse Woods will connect the forest preserve to a new mixed-use development in Elk Grove Village.
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Suspect arrested in string of lottery ticket thefts across DuPage CountyJan 04, 2025 4:57 pm - Yonas Beyene, 37, of Wheaton faces felony charges for a string of lottery ticket thefts from DuPage County convenience stores after being arrested near a Villa Park motel Friday.
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Rolling Meadows rolls out rebranding, replaces seal once subject of atheist’s lawsuitJan 04, 2025 9:46 am - Rolling Meadows is rolling out a modern rebranding with a new city seal, logo and tagline, removing a decades-old seal once subject to litigation over religious symbols.