Christopher Placek
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Truck driver cited in Bartlett train derailmentOct 23, 2013 12:50 pm - A Pennsylvania truck driver has been issued two citations in connection with Monday’s Metra train derailment in Bartlett, officials said Wednesday. Volodimyr Matkivski, ...
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Elk Grove Village proposing electricity taxOct 23, 2013 5:30 am - Elk Grove Village officials are proposing a new electric utility tax to pay for a growing local pension obligation for village employees. The tax, unveiled by Mayor Crai...
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Des Plaines’ bidding rules unchanged, for nowOct 22, 2013 5:30 am - Des Plaines city bidding rules for public projects are staying in place for now, following Mayor Matt Bogusz’s veto of changes sought by a majority of aldermen. The coun...
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Robert Morris U. unveils new gym with Bo Jackson's helpOct 19, 2013 8:00 am - What had been an aging gym and football field at an Arlington Heights alternative high school has been transformed into a mecca for a growing private university's athlet...
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Explosion at factory injures twoOct 18, 2013 8:38 pm - Two people were injured Friday afternoon following a small explosion at a factory in Glendale Heights, authorities said. Police and firefighting crews responded to Titan...
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Three injured in Antioch crashOct 18, 2013 6:01 pm - Three people were injured Friday afternoon in a multivehicle crash on Route 173 in Antioch, authorities said. Two cars and a semitrailer truck were involved in the colli...
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Phone scammers target Palatine businessesOct 18, 2013 5:11 pm - Palatine police on Friday issued a warning about a phone money card scam that is targeting local businesses. Police say a local business owner received a call Tuesday fr...
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Power returning to parts of northwest NapervilleOct 18, 2013 5:01 pm - Some 1,000 customers are still without power on Naperville’s northwest side after an electric cable was severed Friday during construction work on Route 59, officials sa...
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Walmart groceries planned in Des Plaines, Rolling MeadowsOct 18, 2013 5:15 am - The national retail giant Walmart is looking to expand in the Northwest suburbs, but it wants its newest stores to have more of a neighborhood feel than the traditional ...
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Search continues for missing Schaumburg womanOct 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Police and volunteers on Thursday continued to look for a 48-year-old Schaumburg woman who went missing last weekend. Family and friends have not heard from Beata Candre...