Christopher Placek
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Des Plaines planning changes for Summer Fling festivalJan 20, 2015 4:30 am - Members of Des Plaines' special events commission want to give the city's downtown summer festival a makeover, which could include a new name and more local food vendors...
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Rosemont agrees to loan 2 TIF districts moneyJan 18, 2015 12:01 am - Rosemont is loaning money from its general village fund to a pair of tax increment financing district funds, but plans to pay it back once redevelopment occurs. The vill...
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Rosemont to install hundreds of security cameras at village venuesJan 17, 2015 6:31 am - Rosemont will spend about $571,000 a year to lease hundreds of security cameras that will be installed at several public venues. The cameras will be placed throughout th...
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Dump truck crash victim identified as 94-year-old Prospect Heights womanJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - The pedestrian struck and killed by a dump truck in Des Plaines Thursday has been identified as a 94-year-old Prospect Heights woman, authorities said Friday. Lilah M. D...
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Pedestrian hit, killed by truck in Des Plaines parking lotJan 15, 2015 12:01 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a truck Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a Des Plaines strip mall, authorities said. The crash was reported to authorities ...
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Des Plaines mayor seeks to improve city's brand in 2015Jan 15, 2015 12:01 am - Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz asked attendees of his annual Address to Business at a chamber of commerce breakfast Thursday to stand up if they do business in the city -...
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Des Plaines woman, 54, dies in fire started by smoking materialsJan 15, 2015 12:00 am - A 54-year-old woman was found dead Thursday morning inside a smoke-filled house in Des Plaines, authorities said. Des Plaines Fire Department officials say Diane Miner w...
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Suburban towns to hire experts to combat O'Hare noiseJan 14, 2015 4:30 am - A coalition of suburban towns is assembling a panel of experts to fight noise from O'Hare International Airport. Members of the Suburban O'Hare Commission, a group of 11...
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Attorney: Rosemont body donation company cooperating with FBIJan 14, 2015 12:01 am - The attorney for Biological Resource Center of Illinois said Wednesday the firm is cooperating with a federal investigation after raids at its Rosemont offices and Schil...
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Flood-prone Des Plaines homes set to be torn down in coming weeksJan 12, 2015 12:00 am - Six flood-prone Des Plaines homes are scheduled to be demolished in the coming weeks — the first set of structures to be taken down under a voluntary federal buyout prog...