Christopher Placek
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Dawn Patrol: Kane losing lucrative prisoner deal? District 214 angerJan 09, 2015 4:30 am - Kane Co. could lose $2.5 million if federal prisoner deal ends Since 2009, Kane County has made $2.5 million a year holding federal prisoners awaiting trial, but th...
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Des Plaines candidates withdraw objectionJan 09, 2015 12:01 am - Two candidates for aldermanic seats on the Des Plaines city council have withdrawn their challenges to their opponents' candidacy petitions. During a meeting of the city...
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Wind chill advisory until noon todayJan 08, 2015 12:01 am - The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory until noon today, with a second wind chill advisory starting at 6 p.m. and ending at noon on Saturday. Wind...
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Two Des Plaines alderman won't hear cases against each otherJan 08, 2015 12:01 am - Des Plaines two most senior aldermen will recuse themselves from the city's electoral board when it convenes Friday night, preventing them from hearing cases involving e...
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Rosemont man killed by cop got settlement with Illinois TollwayJan 08, 2015 12:01 am - The Rosemont man shot and killed Wednesday who previously made headlines for sleeping on a state job reached an out-of-court settlement last year after suing the Illinoi...
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Off-duty Rosemont cop shoots and kills brother-in-lawJan 07, 2015 1:20 pm - A 31-year-old Rosemont man was shot and killed Wednesday by an off-duty Rosemont police officer who is the man's brother-in-law, officials said. Joseph Caffarello was sh...
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Des Plaines mayor's appointments approvedJan 06, 2015 4:30 am - Four of Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz's controversial appointments to city volunteer panels were approved by the city council Monday - but not without a fight by some al...
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Two Des Plaines electoral boards to hear aldermanic candidate objections FridayJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Des Plaines' electoral board will meet Friday night to begin the process of hearing objections to the petitions of aldermanic candidates Don Smith and Mark Setzer. But i...
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Why critics distrust the archdiocese processJan 04, 2015 6:30 am - What makes an allegation of sexual abuse against a priest credible is the heart of the disagreement between the Chicago Archdiocese and victims' advocates. Victims' atto...
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How the archdiocese is working to prevent abuseJan 04, 2015 6:00 am - It was 25 years after he was abused by a Catholic priest that Mike Hoffman finally decided to tell someone. In 2006, he was reading a newspaper article about victims of ...