Christopher Placek
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80 Oakton part-time teachers could lose jobs over pension rulesNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - As many as 80 instructors at Oakton Community College are expected to get pink slips at the end of the school year - and it's still not clear if legislation sitting on t...
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Buffalo Grove boy with leukemia looking for heroic donorNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - Draped in his Superman cape, 4-year-old Bennett Vulykh of Buffalo Grove loves to take on the role of his favorite superhero. Now, he's looking for a hero of his own. Ben...
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Des Plaines mayor criticized for panel appointmentsNov 28, 2014 4:00 am - Two members of Des Plaines city advisory panels say Mayor Matt Bogusz isn't reappointing them as retribution for positions they've taken against him in the past. But Bog...
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Woman: Des Plaines police stun-gunned me 12 times in drive-throughNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - A Des Plaines woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that police used a stun gun on her 12 times and unlawfully arrested her in a McDonald's drive-through in 2012. D...
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Elk Grove nonprofit CEO makes a difference in the communityNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - A college English major, Mitchell Bruski so loved literature that he went to work for a bookstore after graduation. But it was through conversations with other book love...
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New Des Plaines police dog helps recover $30,000 in drug moneyNov 23, 2014 12:01 am - Des Plaines' new police dog helped recover $30,000 in drug seizure funds just days after hitting the streets for the first time. But it's the simple things that bring Ba...
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3 suburban school districts recognized at White HouseNov 20, 2014 4:30 am - Many students in Barrington Area Unit School District 220 have district-provided laptops they can take home. Some are taking classes on how to code and develop mobile ap...
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Elk Grove finalizes lineup for summer concert seriesNov 19, 2014 4:30 am - Elk Grove Village will spend $360,000 next summer to pay for six concerts on five nights featuring artists primarily from the 1970s and 1980s. The lineup for the seventh...
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More mosque parking OK'd, but city asks for extra effortNov 18, 2014 4:30 am - A Des Plaines mosque earned final approval of plans to expand its parking lot - but not before city aldermen encouraged the congregation's leadership to do everything th...
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Des Plaines may impose fee on medical pot dispensariesNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - Des Plaines may soon join Schaumburg and Elk Grove Village in imposing an annual impact fee on any business that wants to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in town....