Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove library trustee proposes expanding services to unincorporated residentsDec 10, 2014 4:30 am - There's a long-term effort beginning to expand the services of the Elk Grove Village Public Library beyond the town's borders into unincorporated areas that supporters s...
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Gene & Georgetti picks Rosemont for first expansionDec 10, 2014 12:00 am - The oldest family-owned steakhouse in Chicago is opening a second location — the first time the owners have done so in 75 years — in Rosemont. Gene & Georgetti is expand...
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Investigation continues into Rosemont hotel gas leak during furry conventionDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Police continue to investigate how chlorine was leaked inside a Rosemont hotel this weekend, leading to an evacuation of hundreds of guests and sending 19 people to hosp...
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Des Plaines officials want to bring back downtown farmers marketDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - Des Plaines aldermen want to bring a farmers market back to town, but how it will be operated and who will run it are still to be determined. First Ward Alderman Patrici...
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Des Plaines sets impact fee for pot dispensaryDec 02, 2014 4:30 am - Any business that wants to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Des Plaines — and gets one of the coveted state licenses to do so — will be required to pay an annua...
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Des Plaines aldermen critical of Mayor Matt Bogusz's appointmentsDec 01, 2014 12:01 am - A battle is looming between some Des Plaines aldermen and Mayor Matt Bogusz over appointments to city advisory panels. Rather, it's the appointments Bogusz isn't making ...
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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...