Christopher Placek
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Factory fire causes $20,000 in damageAug 16, 2013 9:10 pm - A filter in an aluminum and steel grinding machine caught on fire Friday afternoon at a Mundelein factory and caused an estimated $20,000 in damage, authorities said. Th...
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Fire damages garage of Naperville homeAug 16, 2013 5:50 pm - A fire in an attached garage Friday morning near Naperville was deemed to be caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials, authorities said. Emergency crews from...
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I-94 reopened near Wisconsin line after crashAug 16, 2013 5:00 pm - All lanes of the Tri-State Tollway have reopened near the Wisconsin state line following a crash involving two semi-trucks and three cars, authorities said. The crash oc...
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Armstrong Park light fix waiting on stormwater projectAug 16, 2013 5:30 am - A lighting outage in Carol Stream's Armstrong Park can't be fixed because the break in the electrical line sits underneath a large mound that won't be moved until a long...
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Field turf in store for parts of Glen Ellyn’s Newton ParkAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - Glenbard High School District 87 and Glen Ellyn Park District are looking to consolidate several intergovernmental agreements involving facility use into one and incorpo...
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High-ranking Glenbard administrator stepping downAug 14, 2013 5:30 am - Just weeks after starting a job that was the result of a recent promotion, a top Glenbard High School District 87 administrator has resigned unexpectedly to take a posit...
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District 93 picks new school board memberAug 13, 2013 5:14 pm - A new school board member has been appointed in Carol Stream Elementary District 93 to fill a vacancy resulting from a resignation. Sonal Amin, who fell short in April’s...
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Glendale Heights police in mourning for veteran officerAug 13, 2013 5:00 pm - Whenever Glendale Heights police officer Don Darby went on a drug bust or was helping chase down an assailant, his trusted partner — Lucky, the department's lone canine ...
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Glen Ellyn OKs study of storm flooding fixAug 12, 2013 10:38 pm - A Glen Ellyn village consultant will be investigating ways to increase the rate at which stormwater leaves Lake Ellyn as one possible solution to reduce flooding in the ...
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St. Charles family awarded $400,000 settlementAug 09, 2013 8:15 pm - The family of a St. Charles man who died saving his son, nephew and three nieces off the coast of Lake Michigan has received a $400,000 settlement and assurances from of...