Christopher Placek
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Man killed in S. Elgin Route 31 crashAug 09, 2013 5:41 pm - A 44-year-old man is dead after a car struck a tree late Friday afternoon in South Elgin, officials said. Kane County Coroner Rob Russell confirmed that the crash near t...
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All lanes of Jane Addams reopened after crashAug 09, 2013 3:14 pm - All lanes of the inbound Jane Addams Tollway have been reopened for the Friday afternoon rush following a crash just east of the Des Plaines Oasis that backed up traffic...
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New rec centers for Carol Stream, West ChicagoAug 08, 2013 5:00 pm - Residents in two DuPage County towns that share a border will be getting recreation centers of their own — one that's almost ready to open and another that's about a yea...
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Carol Stream Library surveying residents on land useAug 08, 2013 5:30 am - The Carol Stream Library board is asking residents for opinions on whether to sell the 7.5-acre property it owns on Kuhn Road that once was intended for a new library. P...
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Authorities identify body of man found in Fox RiverAug 07, 2013 12:26 pm - The body of a man who police say apparently drowned Tuesday afternoon in the Fox River in Aurora has been identified. Bruce J. Grissette, 38, of the 500 block of College...
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Glen Ellyn’s Cleve Carney remembered as art lover, philanthropistAug 06, 2013 6:00 pm - Cleve Carney was a businessman, a veteran and a lover of the arts, but perhaps he’ll be best remembered for the impact he had on nonprofit organizations throughout DuPag...
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Carol Stream day care to expand into liquor store, deli spaceAug 06, 2013 5:30 am - A longtime day care facility in Carol Stream is planning to expand again — this time, inside a storefront that until last week was occupied by a liquor store and deli. R...
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Federal judge dismisses suit stemming from 2011 Oak Brook shootingAug 05, 2013 3:46 pm - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a gun website by a prominent national gun control organization and the family of Jitka Vesel, a Czech immigrant mur...
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One-time Aurora resident Deacon White entering baseball's Hall of FameJul 28, 2013 8:00 am - James Laurie “Deacon” White died near St. Charles in 1939, just 25 days after the first induction ceremony at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Now, 74 years later, th...
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Waukegan man dead in crash near LibertyvilleJul 27, 2013 11:24 am - A two-vehicle, head-on collision left a 63-year-old Waukegan man dead Friday afternoon near Libertyville. The victim was Alexander Petropoulos. The accident took place ...