Christopher Placek
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Glen Ellyn preparing for $5 million in road repairsJun 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Nearly two miles of Glen Ellyn roads will undergo about $5 million worth of rehabilitation work this summer to fix deteriorating pavement and improve underground drainag...
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Glenbard approves contract with support staffJun 11, 2013 3:06 pm - Educational and instructional aides, secretaries, library clerks, technology specialists and other support staff members at the four Glenbard District 87 high schools wi...
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Controversial book headed back to Glen Ellyn District 41 library shelvesJun 10, 2013 11:45 pm - A controversial book removed in April from eighth-grade classrooms at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn will be back on the shelves when students return to class i...
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District 41 to decide fate of 'Wallflower' in eighth-grade classroomsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board members will decide Monday night whether to reinstate a controversial book removed in April from eighth-grade classrooms. ...
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Residents may return to Lisle apartments June 15Jun 07, 2013 6:41 pm - Almost two months after flooding left residents at a Lisle apartment complex homeless, they will be able to return to their homes next weekend, officials announced Frida...
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Car fire spreads to Gurnee-area buildingJun 07, 2013 5:51 pm - A car fire extended into a building near Gurnee Friday morning and led to the rescue of someone who was inside, authorities said. Firefighting crews from four area depar...
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1 arrested after Bensenville pepper spray attackJun 07, 2013 5:34 pm - One person was arrested Friday after using pepper spray on five people outside a nail salon in Bensenville, authorities said. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. outside...
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Glen Ellyn discontinues lightning alert system at 5 parksJun 07, 2013 5:30 am - Glen Ellyn Park District has discontinued use of a lightning prediction system at five parks because of ongoing malfunctions and unpredictable readings, officials said. ...
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Bank robber strikes again, this time in LombardJun 06, 2013 2:25 pm - Authorities say the man who robbed a Lombard bank Thursday is likely the same one who robbed a similar facility Sunday in Aurora. The latest robbery occurred about noon ...
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Glen Ellyn girl overcomes challenges to run half marathonJun 06, 2013 5:00 am - Chloe Kennebeck knows what it's like to deal with an illness. The 13-year-old Glen Ellyn girl was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease four years ago after experien...