Christopher Placek
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Rosemont hopes to be done with sports dome repairs by winterAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Softball teams can play outside while the weather is nice, but once snow starts falling, they'll likely be looking to Rosemont's indoor sports dome so they can keep play...
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Toby Keith's: We've paid our taxes, and we want to stay in RosemontAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - The management of Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill - facing an eviction suit from the village of Rosemont - is asking Mayor Brad Stephens for another chance. But is ...
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Elk Grove, Itasca mayors bring 2,000 comment cards to O'Hare noise hearingAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - The mayors of Elk Grove Village and Itasca on Thursday helped deliver 16 boxes full of comment cards from their residents to FAA officials in an effort, they say, to “he...
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Rosemont sledding hill to return, but at half the heightAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Rosemont's Polar Peak snow hill is returning this winter, albeit at half the height. The hill will again be constructed of shipping containers and truss systems at the v...
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Ex-Metropolis director trying to revitalize Des Plaines venueAug 12, 2015 5:30 am - After nearly three years at the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, Charlie Beck is trying to revitalize an old theater space in downtown...
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Buddy Valastro, TV's 'Cake Boss,' bringing restaurant to RosemontAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - Buddy Valastro, the reality TV star known as the “Cake Boss,” is bringing his Italian restaurant and bake shop to a proposed mixed-use development in Rosemont. The 8,500...
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Rosemont tries to evict Toby Keith's bar for back taxes, rentAug 11, 2015 5:30 am - Rosemont is trying to evict Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill from the village-owned entertainment district, claiming the restaurant and bar owes hundreds of thousand...
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Mariano's developer talks to Des Plaines residentsAug 07, 2015 5:30 am - About a year and a half ago, Bob Mariano was driving through Des Plaines - the same town where he was the assistant manager of a Dominick's store in the 1970s. He came u...
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Dist. 59 wants more 'brain breaks', physical activity, during school dayAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Elementary District 59 officials are looking for more ways to get students moving during the school day, even as space and staffing limitations don't allow for...
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Giordano's opens Monday in Des Plaines' Metropolitan SquareAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A new Giordano's pizzeria, offering carryout, delivery and in-restaurant dining, opens Monday in Des Plaines' Metropolitan Square. It's the latest business to fill a vac...