Christopher Placek
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Fate of Dominick's stores unclear as Safeway exits suburbsOct 10, 2013 3:00 pm - Dominick's, a local grocery chain that started with a single store in 1918 on the West Side of Chicago and that peaked in the 1990s with more than 100 stores in the area...
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Newspaper carriers face challenges every dayOct 09, 2013 6:35 am - Editor’s note: This article is part of a special series celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 6-12. The Week was designated in 1940 as a way to recognize the importan...
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Des Plaines eases business licensing rulesOct 09, 2013 5:15 am - It should be easier to open a business in Des Plaines — so say city officials — now that the city council has approved updates to business regulations that had been larg...
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Dist. 207 superintendent gets five-year contract extensionOct 08, 2013 3:01 pm - Maine Township High School District 207 Superintendent Ken Wallace has been at the helm of the district for more than four years, but it’s been the past 12 months that h...
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Waukegan murder case goes to jurySep 27, 2013 9:58 pm - The trial for a man accused of murdering a Round Lake Park woman during a Waukegan store robbery six years ago has gone to the jury, prosecutors said Friday night. Monta...
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Schaumburg fire leaves row house unit uninhabitableSep 27, 2013 7:55 pm - A fire that left a Schaumburg row house unit uninhabitable Friday night may have been caused by leaving something on the stove, authorities said. Schaumburg Fire Departm...
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Aurora man gets 4 years for beating kids with metal rodSep 27, 2013 6:09 pm - An Aurora man was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for beating his girlfriend’s three children with a metal rod, prosecutors said. Oscar Leija, 41, of the 500...
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16 arrested on drug charges in McHenry County sweepSep 27, 2013 5:24 pm - A warrant sweep by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office this week resulted in the arrests of 16 individuals on drug charges, authorities said Friday. The sweep took place...
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Elk Grove Village tightens animal breeding rulesSep 26, 2013 3:12 pm - Elk Grove Village has tightened rules in an existing animal breeding ordinance in an attempt to crack down on a local couple who village attorneys have taken to court fo...
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Elk Grove to recognize citizens of characterSep 26, 2013 2:52 pm - Some of Elk Grove Village’s finest citizens will be recognized Friday night for their “exceptional character” displayed in a variety of service and charitable efforts. T...