Christopher Placek
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5 ways to keep warm -- but safe -- in your homeJan 11, 2016 4:00 am - With temperatures dipping below zero this week, people are resorting to all sorts of creative — and not always wise — measures to keep warm. That could include running s...
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INfrequently Asked Questions: How a mom-and-pop baker stays in shapeJan 10, 2016 6:30 am - This week's Infrequently Asked Questions is with Raul Farfan, 55, of Elgin, head baker at Jarosch Bakery in Elk Grove Village. He started 34 years ago at age 21 as assis...
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Des Plaines District 62 board negotiating contract with superintendent choiceJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board has made its selection for the next superintendent, who could be publicly named as early as Jan. 19, officials said F...
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All Maine District 207 schools graduating same day at Rosemont TheatreJan 07, 2016 12:00 am - For the first time, all three Maine Township High School District 207 schools will have graduation ceremonies on the same day and at the same venue, officials say. Stude...
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Dawn Patrol: Gun dealers not worried about Obama's plan; Wheaton College moves to fire professorJan 06, 2016 4:00 am - Suburban gun dealers not worried about Obama's plan In light of President Obama's executive order narrowing a loophole that exempts gun buyers from background check...
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Des Plaines request for crosswalk safety lights delayed in state budget stalemateJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - Des Plaines' request to install flashing light beacons at a busy downtown crosswalk where a woman was killed last year is tied up in the ongoing state budget stalemate, ...
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Elk Grove library negotiating new employee contractJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village Public Library officials have negotiated a new labor agreement with unionized employees who have been working under terms of the old contract since las...
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Controversial Des Plaines logo going on firefighter uniformsJan 05, 2016 4:00 am - Rebranding debate continues in Des Plaines
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North Chicago man charged in Christmas shootingJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - A North Chicago man has been charged in the early Christmas morning shooting near Lake Bluff that injured two men and a woman, authorities announced Tuesday. Saladine A....
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Sheriff's office says Elgin evictee made bomb threatJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Authorities say an Elgin man made a bomb threat Tuesday morning as they were trying to evict him from a house. Pitor Dutkiewicz, 51, is charged with disorderly conduct a...