Christopher Placek
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Firefighters finally home from Cabo: 'We figured it was time to try'Sep 19, 2014 1:00 am - It was five days since Hurricane Odile struck the resort town of Los Cabos, Mexico, and Hoffman Estates fire Lt. Tom Mangiameli's wedding party had enough. The groom, wi...
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Third Des Plaines River Trail Bike Ride returns SaturdaySep 18, 2014 1:01 am - A community bike ride this weekend will take cyclists not quite over the river - but next to it - and through the woods in Des Plaines. The 9-mile, family-friendly Des P...
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Rosemont to pay $1 million more for mall garageSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Rosemont will pay an extra $1 million for the construction of a parking garage attached to the Fashion Outlets of Chicago as a result of soil problems there, officials s...
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Des Plaines adopts vehicle policy, plans to cut some take-home carsSep 18, 2014 1:00 am - For the first time, Des Plaines has a vehicle usage policy in writing — the result of months of debate by aldermen about which employees should be allowed to take home c...
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Giordano's to open by December in Des Plaines' Metropolitan SquareSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - A Giordano's restaurant is coming to Metropolitan Square in downtown Des Plaines, the franchisee announced Wednesday. The pizzeria will be located in a 1,500-square-foot...
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Des Plaines approves deal for new, cheaper water sourceSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines officials are hoping at least three of four village boards in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Palatine and Wheeling sign off on a 20-year agreement that wi...
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Des Plaines council tables vote on mayor's nomineeSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines aldermen are split on whether to confirm Mayor Matt Bogusz's appointment of former Alderman Don Smith to the city council's vacant 7th Ward seat. During a co...
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Mayor: More development, changes coming to RosemontSep 14, 2014 7:35 am - Cranes are in the air and shovels are in the ground in Rosemont. The tiny Northwest suburb, home to only 4,200 residents, has become a business and entertainment hub ove...
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Alexian Brothers says no to medical pot firms' donationsSep 13, 2014 7:30 am - Medical marijuana businesses would have donated to hospital
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Dawn Patrol: Woman found dead in Des Plaines pond; 9/11 ceremoniesSep 12, 2014 5:00 am - Suburban ceremonies recall loss of 9/11 A number of suburban communities held Sept. 11 remembrance ceremonies Thursday on the 13th anniversary of the terrorist atta...