Christopher Placek
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Carol Stream hears new plan for waste transfer facilityJul 01, 2013 9:00 pm - Carol Stream is considering leasing a portion of its Water Reclamation Center to a composting company that wants to put a landscape waste transfer facility there. Villag...
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DuPage County getting three new grocery storesJul 01, 2013 5:15 am - New grocery stores will do more than provide additional options for shoppers later this year in three DuPage County communities, officials say. If all goes well, the sto...
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Villa Park man faces child solicitation chargesJun 28, 2013 6:19 pm - A Villa Park man has been arrested on charges of trying to solicit a child online, police said Friday. Timothy J. Stehle, 45, was arrested June 8 after investigators say...
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Naperville teacher charged with DUIJun 28, 2013 4:39 pm - A Naperville Central High School driver education instructor is due in court early next week to face drinking and driving charges. Jeffrey S. Peterson, 54, of the 1300 b...
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Glenbard planning $100 million worth of improvementsJun 28, 2013 8:46 am - Glenbard High School District 87 is planning $100 million worth of facility improvements at its four schools, a portion of which likely will require voter approval. The ...
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Glen Ellyn making changes to reduce floodingJun 26, 2013 5:39 pm - Glen Ellyn is planning to make changes to a device at Lake Ellyn that controls how much water leaves the lake during storms to help alleviate flooding in the area. The v...
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Humanitarian Service Project co-founder always was ready to help those in needJun 25, 2013 5:54 pm - Over more than three decades at the helm of her own charity, Karole Kettering always was quick to extend her helping hand to those in need. Sometimes it meant groceries ...
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Glen Ellyn offering adopt-a-park programJun 24, 2013 1:05 pm - Glen Ellyn Park District will soon be looking for community groups and other volunteers to help clean and green parks as part of a new adopt-a-park program. According to...
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Sunset Pool in Glen Ellyn reopensJun 24, 2013 11:14 am - Sunset Pool in Glen Ellyn reopened Monday afternoon after a power outage closed it Sunday night, park district officials said. Power went out at the outdoor pool at 483 ...
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Furniture restorer fixes up fine leatherJun 23, 2013 4:00 am - Restorer's best work done on faded leather furniture