Christopher Placek
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How multiphase project will transform Buffalo Grove HS athletic fieldsFeb 20, 2024 7:09 pm - Buffalo Grove High School is planning a three-phased transformation of its athletic fields, starting with a $5 million project this summer that will install a new softbal...
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‘It’s like he lives here’: Wheeling High School science instructor goes ‘above and beyond’Feb 20, 2024 6:30 am - The Daily Herald’s Top Teacher for February is Wheeling High School science instructor Gregory Wallace, whose connection with all types of students led to him receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago.
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‘How important this park is for Arlington Heights’: Depression-era pool bathhouse to be restoredFeb 19, 2024 7:10 pm - While it may have taken a little more than $200,000 to construct Arlington Heights’ first public pool and park house nearly a century ago, park district officials today are prepared to spend the $18 million they say it will take to restore the Works Progress Administration facility to its intended purpose.
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How Elk Grove is using TIF money for new high school culinary labFeb 15, 2024 7:27 pm - Tax increment financing money controlled by Elk Grove Village will pay for nearly half the cost of a state-of-the-art industrial kitchen at Elk Grove High School, which i...
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Cook County panel turns down Bears’ tax appeal, but decision isn’t finalFeb 14, 2024 5:04 pm - The Cook County Board of Review on Wednesday endorsed county Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s valuation of the Arlington Park property, which could stick the Chicago Bears with a t...
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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Fat Rosie’s moving into old Park Tavern in RosemontFeb 12, 2024 1:04 pm - Fat Rosie's plans to open this year in the Rosemont entertainment district space recently vacated by Park Tavern, officials said Monday.
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‘Stood up for our taxpayers’: District 214 superintendent defends approach in property tax battle with BearsFeb 10, 2024 12:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe denied his and two other Arlington Heights-area school districts are being “greedy” in their ongoing...
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New associate superintendent appointed in District 214Feb 09, 2024 3:36 pm - Kara Kendrick has been promoted to associate superintendent for student services in Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Kendrick, associate principal for student...
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Another suspect charged in 2023 Arlington Heights jewelry store armed robberyFeb 08, 2024 10:40 pm - Another suspect has been charged in the smash-and-grab armed robbery of an Arlington Heights jewelry store more than a year ago.