Christopher Placek
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Rosemont students, Chicago artist partner to create mural of Mexican cultureJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - A group of young Rosemont artists and a Chicago muralist are bringing some color, and pride, to the sides of formerly drab brick industrial buildings. A 15-by-300-foot m...
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Dawn Patrol: Mom dies saving boy; Traffic problems on eastbound I-90Jul 25, 2014 5:01 am - Breaking News: The Jane Addams Tollway has been reopened after a crash briefly closed the road at Roselle Road. Officials said the crash, which shut down the tollw...
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Des Plaines voters to weigh in on alternative electricity supplierJul 25, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines voters will choose this November whether they want city officials to investigate if an alternative electricity supplier offers better rates than ComEd. A ref...
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Arlington Park trainer Wayne Catalano, hospitalized with pneumonia, doing betterJul 25, 2014 1:01 am - Legendary Arlington Park trainer Wayne Catalano, hospitalized since Tuesday with pneumonia, is doing better, his wife said Friday. "He is improving," said Renee Catalano...
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Des Plaines hopes to save money if new water deal approvedJul 24, 2014 5:30 am - City looks at cheaper Chicago alternative
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McHenry man charged with murderJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - A 62-year-old McHenry man was arrested and charged with murder Thursday after authorities say they gathered additional evidence connecting him to last year's discovery o...
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Des Plaines business offers free yogurt for a yearJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - A business coming to downtown Des Plaines is offering free yogurt for a year to the winner of a logo design contest. Veronica Ricci and her husband, Riccardo, plan to op...
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Fremd graduate killed in California motorcycle crashJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - A funeral is planned for this weekend for a 22-year-old Palatine native who died in a California motorcycle crash. Alexander Mackenzie Williams, a Fremd High School grad...
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Missing Palatine man found in CaliforniaJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - A missing Palatine man turned up safe and unharmed Thursday in Santa Monica, California, after police say he left an assisted-living facility the night before and boarde...
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Arlington trainer Catalano hospitalized with pneumoniaJul 24, 2014 1:00 am - Longtime Arlington Park trainer Wayne Catalano is hospitalized in critical condition after being diagnosed with pneumonia, his wife said Thursday. Catalano was admitted ...