Christopher Placek
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Durbin pushes for greater access to heroin overdose antidoteJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants more first responders and community organizations to be able to get their hands on a drug that's been heralded as a lifesaving antidote to...
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Dawn Patrol: COD to review its accreditors; 1 dead after car hits condo buildingJun 30, 2015 5:00 am - One dead, two people injured after car crashes into Des Plaines condo A 73-year-old woman died from an apparent heart attack after the car in which she was travelin...
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Will Preckwinkle reconsider sales tax hike? Only if pension reform passesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday she'll re-evaluate a proposed penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase if lawmakers in Springfield act on county ...
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One dead, two people injured after car crashes into Des Plaines condoJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - A 73-year-old woman died from an apparent heart attack after the car in which she was traveling struck a condo building Monday afternoon near downtown Des Plaines, autho...
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Gene & Georgetti VIP party Sunday in RosemontJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - The new Gene & Georgetti restaurant in Rosemont is hosting a private VIP preview party this weekend in advance of its public grand opening July 22. As many as 1,800 peop...
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Camaraderie abounds at Wounded Warrior bike rideJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - For some veterans, the mission never ends. Those like Ryan Schmidt, who served two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, are back home now, but still long for a sense o...
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Search firm returns to Elk Grove library to find new directorJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Less than 10 months after helping find a new Elk Grove Village library director, a search consultant will be returning to help find his replacement. But the library boar...
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Des Plaines alderman won't appeal conviction or ask city to pay legal billsJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines Alderman Dick Sayad said Thursday he won't appeal the guilty verdict in his misdemeanor criminal trespassing case, and he won't ask city taxpayers to pay his...
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Oakton board bids farewell to longtime presidentJun 24, 2015 5:30 am - The first year Margaret Lee began teaching, a freshman in her high school English class gave her a poster that read, "I love my life and almost everything in it. I love ...
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Police station or bus garage at Des Plaines Salvation Army site?Jun 24, 2015 5:30 am - The Des Plaines Police Department and Pace suburban bus system have been eyeing a 17-acre property on the city's west side as a way to address their needs for more space...