Christopher Placek
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Townhouse proposal could displace downtown Des Plaines churchOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - A developer is proposing to build 61 townhouses on the site of a shuttered banquet hall and restaurant in downtown Des Plaines, but members of an existing storefront chu...
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Family and friends remember Elk Grove Jeremy Sears, Marine who took own lifeOct 28, 2014 1:00 am - 'He was so strong, but it ended up being a weakness'
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Harper president meets Obama over plans for high-tech trainingOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Harper College President Kenneth Ender and members of a federal steering committee met with President Barack Obama in the West Wing Monday, to discuss training more work...
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House 20th District candidates McAuliffe, Khan debate income tax increase, social issuesOct 24, 2014 5:30 am - From fiscal to social issues, a longtime Republican state legislator and his Democratic opponent have staked out their differences in a race for the state House's 20th D...
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57th District candidates Nekritz, Grossi on opposite ends of pension reform, income taxOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - There's not much the candidates for the state House's 57th District seat agree on, from pension reform to extending the income tax increase. Still, Bill Grossi, a Republ...
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Two historic downtown Des Plaines buildings up for auctionOct 22, 2014 5:15 am - Two historic buildings in downtown Des Plaines are on the auction block. The 93-year-old former Des Plaines Masonic Temple building — perhaps the oldest downtown buildin...
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Gloves come off in 55th District debateOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, candidates in a hotly contested Northwest suburban race for state representative sparred Wednesday night on issues ra...
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Mosque wants to expand parking lotOct 21, 2014 5:30 am - The Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines has proposed an expansion of its parking lot to fix on-street neighborhood parking woes, but some neighbors don't think it'll...
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Sente, Munger engaged in bitter battle for 59th House DistrictOct 18, 2014 7:41 am - A bitter political battle is emerging in the North suburbs in a closely contested race for state representative. The 59th House District race between incumbent Democrat ...
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Giant bra at Rosemont mall creates stir, awareness of breast cancerOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - A giant pink bra is causing quite the stir at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont - all for a good cause. You may have seen people in the mall's food court this w...