Christopher Placek
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Batavia woman charged with DUI after car strikes houseNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - A Batavia woman was charged with driving under the influence Tuesday after her car struck a house and two parked cars, authorities said. Mary Gosselin, 21, of the 1000 o...
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Dorothy Brown first to file Monday morning, despite troublesNov 23, 2015 11:49 am - Cook County circuit court Clerk Dorothy Brown, facing a federal investigation and the indignity of having her party's endorsement withdrawn, forged ahead in her re-elect...
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Anti-nepotism rules changed for Elk Grove official's sonNov 23, 2015 4:40 am - The Elk Grove Park District hired the son of the park board President Bill O'Malley weeks after his fellow board members overturned an anti-nepotism policy that would ha...
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Northwest suburban special ed superintendent named best in stateNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Judy Hackett, superintendent of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization, has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Illinois Association of School Ad...
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Alvarez, Foxx file Monday for Cook County state's attorneyNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Anita Alvarez is expected to face three Democratic primary election challengers in her bid to remain Cook County's top prosecutor, but only she and Kim Foxx filed Monday...
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Construction delays on Elk Grove flood control projectNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Completion of Elk Grove Village's long-awaited $4.6 million flood mitigation project in Busse Woods is being delayed at least a month due to problems opening and closing...
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Hotel, restaurant, gas station proposed for Mannheim and HigginsNov 20, 2015 4:36 am - Des Plaines leaders hope their vision for redevelopment of a long-dilapidated, city-owned corner property near O'Hare International Airport soon comes to fruition. C...
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Joe Caputo & Sons grocery opens in Elk GroveNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - As employees handed out free homemade cannolis at the door, Joe Caputo & Sons opened its latest and largest location Friday morning in Elk Grove Village — a much-anticip...
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New Des Plaines warehouse employs people with developmental disabilitiesNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Adults with developmental disabilities and special education students are among those helping to pick, pack and ship products at a 63,000-square-foot warehouse that has ...
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Elk Grove puts fact check section on website to dispel 'rumors'Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am - In an effort to dispel "rumors" circulating on social media, Elk Grove Village officials Thursday put a fact check section on the village website. "Facebook serves a lot...