Christopher Placek
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After pause, Amazon resumes suburban grocery store rollout. But will it catch on?Jul 25, 2024 8:00 pm - It was the worst-kept secret in Arlington Heights over the last three years — the smiling arrow signage and green color scheme on the building facade might have given it away — but at long last, a new Amazon Fresh grocery store is open.
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Citing safety and building height, Arlington Heights panel rejects affordable housing planJul 25, 2024 6:46 pm - Citing concerns ranging from crime and tenant vetting to building height and compatibility with the neighborhood, the Arlington Heights plan commission has rejected revised plans for a 3-story, 25-unit permanent supportive housing development for people with disabilities and veterans on South Arlington Heights Road.
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The Moorings proposes 70 new senior independent-living apartments in Arlington HeightsJul 23, 2024 7:20 pm - Looking to meet increasing demand, The Moorings has proposed construction of a 5-story, 70-unit independent-living apartment building on its campus in Arlington Heights.
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Police: No charges in fatal shooting at Arlington Heights apartmentJul 22, 2024 6:16 pm - A man who fatally shot a Chicago man in an Arlington Heights apartment Sunday won’t face charges, police said Monday.
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One dead after fire in attached garage of Buffalo Grove houseJul 22, 2024 4:28 pm - One person is dead following a fire Monday in an attached garage of a house in Buffalo Grove, authorities said.
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RNC Notebook, Wrap-Up: Bear down in Wisconsin, Media Row and Trump merchJul 19, 2024 1:08 pm - MILWAUKEE — Here’s a snapshot of news and activities wrapping up the week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Bears stadium in Milwaukee? Milwaukee i...
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Outgoing Illinois GOP chair bemoans ‘loose’ voting lawsJul 18, 2024 6:46 pm - On his last day as chair of the Illinois Republican Party, Don Tracy bemoaned the state’s voting laws as “loose,” and promised incoming Chair Kathy Salvi would continue to ramp up “election integrity” efforts.
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RNC Notebook, Day Four: Secret Service, Trump hats, Des Plaines shoutoutJul 18, 2024 6:17 pm - Here’s a snapshot of news and activities from the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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New Illinois GOP chair vows to end ‘blue funk’ and heal fractured partyJul 17, 2024 5:55 pm - MILWAUKEE — Promising to “make Illinois red again,” incoming state Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi on Wednesday promised to unite the fractured political party organiz...
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U-46 music teacher hopes to take crown at pageant in RosemontJul 17, 2024 11:39 am - Justine Izewski — a music teacher at a Hanover Park elementary school by day who gives private music lessons by night at a Schaumburg coffee shop — hopes to have a homefield advantage on the hundreds of other competitors who will descend on a Rosemont hotel later this month for the Petite USA Pageant.