Christopher Placek
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Why group wants new library district in Elk Grove TownshipNov 10, 2015 4:00 am - A proposal to create a new library district in the unincorporated area between Des Plaines and Elk Grove Village is moving forward, with the chance that one or both of t...
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No one hurt in Des Plaines retirement home fireNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - A fire at a Des Plaines retirement home Tuesday was contained to a resident's room on the fourth floor, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched to the Asbury Cour...
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Chain-reaction crash on Rt. 53 involves 5 vehiclesNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - Five vehicles were involved in a high-speed, chain-reaction crash on Route 53 near Elk Grove Village after 6 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. The collision caused two of ...
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Hoffman Estates man turns himself in after Palatine hit-and-runNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Hoffman Estates man turned himself in to police Monday to face a charge stemming from a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Palatine that left a woman inju...
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Brace for storms, high winds tonightNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - A widespread line of thunderstorms with heavy downpours and winds up to 60 mph is expected across the suburbs, Chicago and most of the state by tonight. The National Wea...
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Des Plaines council split on whether to study removing S-curve barrierNov 06, 2015 4:33 am - The Des Plaines city council is split on whether to fund a $150,000 study that could pave the way for pedestrians and bicyclists to access the city's downtown from the n...
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Dawn Patrol: 'New information' on Gliniewicz; hit-and-run driver dies in AuroraNov 04, 2015 4:00 am - Source: Investigators to call Gliniewicz's death a suicide Law enforcement officials will announce today the shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gl...
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Group asking Fox Lake officer's family to return moneyNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Officials at Motorola Solutions, which pledged $50,000 in reward money to help solve the murder of Fox Lake police Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz, said Wednesday money will be gi...
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Significant benefits for families of cops killed in line of dutyNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Lt. Charles "Joe" Gliniewicz had a lot riding on putting his death over as a line-of-duty killing. The surviving family of a police officer killed in the line of duty in...
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Townhouses win approval from Des Plaines councilNov 03, 2015 4:00 am - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday narrowly approved a proposal to construct 58 townhouses in the city's downtown, despite the objections of neighbors and a members ...