Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove hosts inaugural business expoOct 30, 2013 5:30 am - Elk Grove Village — home to the country’s largest industrial park — is ramping up efforts to market itself as a community that’s “beyond business friendly,” as its new m...
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Des Plaines homes to get some flood reliefOct 29, 2013 5:32 pm - About a dozen Des Plaines homeowners whose properties are prone to flooding should get some relief, city officials say, after a new storm sewer is installed on their blo...
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Des Plaines Dist. 62 approves teacher assistant contractOct 28, 2013 3:54 pm - Des Plaines School District 62 officials have inked a new four-year contract with the district’s 96 teacher assistants that calls for salary increases averaging about 3 ...
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Buffalo Grove man accused of sexual assaultOct 28, 2013 11:32 am - A Buffalo Grove man is facing allegations he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl he met online earlier this year, authorities said. Tal Vardy, 19, was arrested this we...
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Displaced Niles animal shelter coming to Des PlainesOct 26, 2013 10:00 pm - An animal shelter left without a home after a school bus crashed into its Niles facility will open a new location in Des Plaines. Wright Way Rescue will be moving into t...
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Gurnee resident returns home to fireOct 25, 2013 9:13 pm - A Gurnee resident who left her home only for an hour returned Friday afternoon to find it on fire, authorities said. The fire at the two-story single-family home on the ...
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Aurora man killed in Batavia Twp. crashOct 25, 2013 5:17 pm - An Aurora man has died after his car struck a tree Friday morning in Batavia Township, authorities said. Christopher Saumell, 27, was pronounced dead at Presence Mercy M...
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Des Plaines OKs two new cops - but one’s a dogOct 25, 2013 4:38 pm - One new Des Plaines police officer and a crime-fighting K9 partner are expected to hit the streets next year — but that’s far fewer than the number of additional positio...
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Small fire closes Libertyville McDonald’sOct 25, 2013 3:46 pm - A kitchen fryer caught fire and closed a McDonald’s restaurant in Libertyville for most of the day Friday, officials said. The fire at 1417 Peterson Road was reported to...
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Des Plaines Scout building bocce courts for seniorsOct 24, 2013 5:51 pm - Those who frequent the Frisbie Senior Center in Des Plaines will soon be able to play bocce ball on a new outdoor patio thanks to a local Boy Scout working on an Eagle s...