Christopher Placek
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Des Plaines residents speak out about O'Hare Lake plansFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Des Plaines residents who live next to the O'Hare Lake office complex are opposing development plans that could include buildings as tall as 165 feet just over their bac...
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Dawn Patrol: Ex-COD radio engineer charged; fire in GilbertsFeb 20, 2015 4:00 am - Dangerous wind chills this morning The National Weather Service's wind chill warning is in effect until 8 a.m. today. Wind chills in the suburbs could hit minus 30....
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Lots of stuff in Arlington Heights house fuels destructive fireFeb 20, 2015 12:00 am - A lot of stuff inside an Arlington Heights house apparently helped fuel the fire that destroyed it overnight Friday. Firefighters remained outside the house on the 800 b...
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Firefighters work to put out industrial building fire in GilbertsFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Firefighters worked Thursday night to extinguish a fire in an industrial building in Gilberts, authorities said. Crews from the Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District a...
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Medical organization opens new Rosemont headquarters SaturdayFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - A former golf driving range in Rosemont is now home to the national headquarters of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, where officials this weekend will be cu...
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Des Plaines alderman says farmers market will return this summerFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Des Plaines Alderman Patti Haugeberg is confident that a farmers market will return to the city's downtown this summer after being on hiatus for several years. Haugeberg...
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Kitchen fire leaves townhouse unit uninhabitable in Buffalo GroveFeb 19, 2015 12:00 am - A kitchen fire in a Buffalo Grove townhouse Thursday afternoon left one of the building's four units uninhabitable, authorities said. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:1...
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Des Plaines cancels Penguin Plunge after disputeFeb 18, 2015 4:30 am - At the start of Tuesday night's Des Plaines City Council meeting, Mayor Matt Bogusz stood with the sponsor of the first Penguin Plunge, encouraging residents to take a d...
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Maine Twp. students look back on Maine Flyer warplaneFeb 17, 2015 4:30 am - Seventy years ago this week, Maine Township High School students gathered at a site that later became O'Hare International Airport to dedicate a warplane named in their ...
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7th Ward candidates debate in Des PlainesFeb 17, 2015 4:30 am - The candidates for 7th Ward alderman in Des Plaines outlined their differences on the issues Monday, from whether there should be a new fire station within the north sid...