Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove to upgrade sewer infrastructureMay 28, 2014 5:30 am - Elk Grove Village is embarking on a series of storm and sanitary sewer upgrades throughout town that will cost at least $38 million over the next four to five years. The...
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Full-day kindergarten coming to more District 59 schoolsMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Full-day kindergarten will be offered next school year to students at four additional schools in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, officials said Wednesday. The...
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Sugar Factory coming to Rosemont entertainment districtMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Rosemont's entertainment district is nearly built out - featuring bars and restaurants, a movie theater, bowling alley, comedy club, and recently opened indoor sky divin...
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Des Plaines plans $400,000 of improvements at Apache ParkMay 23, 2014 5:30 am - Des Plaines is planning about $400,000 in improvements at Apache Park and the surrounding neighborhood on the southeast side of town. The goal of the plan — developed ov...
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What it's like to sky dive indoors in RosemontMay 23, 2014 5:00 am - During frequent drives to and from college at Marquette University, I'd see sky divers free-falling above the cornfields alongside Interstate 94 between Kenosha and Milw...
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N. Chicago man accused of Waukegan bank robberyMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - A 30-year-old North Chicago man tried to open up an account at a Waukegan bank - even going so far as to provide an ID card and Social Security number - before leaving a...
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Driver injured in collision near BarringtonMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - A driver had to be extricated from his pickup truck and transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near Barrington, authorities said. The tru...
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Gas line catches fire in BataviaMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - A natural gas service line caught on fire Friday afternoon outside a building in a Batavia industrial area, but the fire didn't extend into the structure, authorities sa...
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Aurora molester sentenced to 15 yearsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - An Aurora man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for sexually assaulting a girl he was baby-sitting, authorities said. Regulo Castro, 36, of the 600 block of May...
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Truck crashes into building in PalatineMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - A pickup truck crashed into a building late Friday afternoon in a residential area north of downtown Palatine, authorities said. Police and fire crews were dispatched to...