Christopher Placek
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Longtime Elk Grove pizzeria wants ‘fair’ deal in buyout talks with villageJan 25, 2024 6:32 pm - The longtime owner of an Elk Grove Village pizzeria was caught off guard when she learned village officials were buying the building where she rents space, with plans to ...
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Teardown of century-old Arlington Heights home approved; preservation of another is now in limboJan 24, 2024 4:48 pm - An old home — what Arlington Heights village officials and neighbors call historic — is set to face the wrecking ball, while efforts to save another house nearby are in j...
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Arlington Heights businesses to be honored at annual galaJan 24, 2024 9:08 am - The Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce will host its annual awards gala, Unmask Your Success, from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday at Cotillion Banquets in Palatine. The event cel...
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Rolling Meadows city manager in line for $25,000 bonusJan 23, 2024 9:54 pm - Two years after being hired to oversee day-to-day operations at Rolling Meadows city hall, City Manager Rob Sabo is in line to get a $25,000 performance bonus, under a re...
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New principal chosen for Poe Elementary in Arlington HeightsJan 23, 2024 9:41 am - Stephanie Stallman has been named principal of Poe Elementary School in Arlington Heights effective July 1, when Christy Campbell retires after 12 years in the position. ...
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Northwest suburban school districts partner to hire Arlington Heights cop as security directorJan 22, 2024 7:30 pm - Two Northwest suburban school districts will share the cost of a new $125,000 administrative position — director for school safety and security — in what officials believ...
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Fewer ATMs but more office space: New Arlington Heights Chase Bank will be modern ‘advice center’Jan 19, 2024 2:38 pm - An Arlington Heights Chase Bank branch plans to relocate across the street and shrink its footprint amid a shift from the long teller lines of the past into modern “advic...
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‘You have to do new things’: Arlington Heights restaurant expands with private event spacesJan 18, 2024 2:38 pm - Toscana has been doing things the old way — like the baked clams, homemade pasta and made-from-scratch sauces — to keep longtime customers coming back to the restaurant’s west side Arlington Heights location for the past 15 years. But owner Murat Murati also knows you have to innovate to bring in new people and grow the business.
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‘It’s become Mardi Gras’: Big Friday crowds leads Arlington Heights to limit summer concerts to ThursdaysJan 17, 2024 7:12 pm - It may be cold outside, but schedule changes to the popular Sounds of Summer concert series in downtown Arlington Heights are a hot topic in town. Mayor Tom Hayes said he...
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Des Plaines, Arlington Heights move to stop unscheduled migrant transportsJan 17, 2024 6:34 pm - Bus drivers carrying migrants from Texas to the Chicago area now have two fewer towns to make unscheduled drops. The Des Plaines City Council and the Arlington Heights v...