Christopher Placek
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Des Plaines District 62 hires new superintendentJan 20, 2016 4:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary School District 62's next superintendent, a one-time inner-city educator recognized as a principal of the year, was hired Tuesday to do what he sa...
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Des Plaines aldermen clash over hiring event plannerJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A Des Plaines City Council decision to hire a part-time special events planner came after the city's two longest-serving aldermen clashed over how quick the decision sho...
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Rosemont board meeting draws crowd for 60th anniversaryJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Rosemont celebrated its 60th birthday Wednesday by doing what it's been doing over its history: building more buildings. Usually sparsely attended, the village board mee...
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Rosemont country megabar to open with Frankie BallardJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the bar will be Bub City's and Joe's first joint venture in the suburbs. Singer Frankie Ballard will be t...
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Pace to lease East Dundee warehouse as temporary bus garageJan 16, 2016 6:45 am - Pace suburban bus service will lease a portion of a building in East Dundee to use as a bus garage until it can build a new permanent garage in Des Plaines or elsewhere ...
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Bennigans part of $28 million Des Plaines redevelopment projectJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - Des Plaines aldermen will vote Tuesday on an economic incentive deal and sales contract that would pave the way to a $28 million redevelopment of long-blighted, city-own...
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Rosemont lining up financing for next big redevelopmentJan 14, 2016 4:50 am - Plans for Rosemont's latest redevelopment effort - a 16-acre campus that will include a hotel, restaurant and office building - are moving along, while village officials...
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Sayad's trespassing conviction standsJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - After hours of testimony Thursday, a judge upheld his previous ruling that Des Plaines Alderman Dick Sayad is guilty of misdemeanor criminal trespassing for walking into...
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Advertising campaign to continue in Elk Grove VillageJan 13, 2016 4:44 am - Elk Grove Village officials want you to know the town is a great place to do business, and they're willing to spend $463,760 to say so. The village is continuing its "Ma...
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New Maine West gym opens; what's next?Jan 12, 2016 4:17 am - As Maine West High School's new 23,000-square-foot gymnasium addition opens to students for the first time, the school district already is looking ahead to its next majo...