Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove Village mayor discusses plans for TIF moneyMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Elk Grove Village has recovered from the Great Recession, but village officials want to do more to help the business community - concentrating most of those efforts on t...
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Rosemont restructures command staff in public safety departmentMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Rosemont's public safety department is being restructured following the recent retirement of its longtime top cop. Former Superintendent of Public Safety Donald E. Steph...
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Elk Grove Village recognizes community service work of youthMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Ten youth groups comprised of nearly 90 members were honored this week in Elk Grove Village for their community service work. The Community Character Coalition of Elk Gr...
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Elk Grove Village buys 1.2-acre vacant Devon Avenue propertyMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is buying a vacant, 1.2-acre property on Devon Avenue with no immediate plans for the land, but with an eye toward future redevelopment. The property a...
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Elk Grove Village to keep red-light camerasMay 14, 2014 5:15 am - Red-light cameras are staying put in Elk Grove Village for at least another six years, under a contract extension authorized Tuesday by the village board. The village's ...
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District 59 shortens Ridge school dayMay 13, 2014 5:30 am - The school day will be 70 minutes shorter starting next fall at the Ridge Family Center for Learning, the Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board decided ...
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Downtown Des Plaines getting new bus shelterMay 12, 2014 1:00 am - Des Plaines will pay a portion of the costs of a new downtown bus shelter after all. The city council last week approved the purchase of a $17,567 shelter from Duo-Gard ...
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Cracks in concrete slab delay opening of new Oakton science buildingMay 10, 2014 8:01 am - Rest of science building done, Oakton official says
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Dawn Patrol: Mayors group reverses stance on tax; Bears draft cornerbackMay 09, 2014 5:00 am - DuPage mayors group reverses income tax support The DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference will remain neutral on the state legislature's plan to make the 5 percent ...
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Des Plaines flood buyouts could begin later this monthMay 08, 2014 5:30 am - Des Plaines officials could begin making purchase offers by the end of the month to owners of flood-prone homes as a part of a voluntary federal buyout program. The prop...