Christopher Placek
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Burglar sent to prison for Aurora theftMay 31, 2013 5:20 pm - A 49-year-old DeKalb County man was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for his role in a July 2010 burglary in Aurora. Jeoffrey A. Walter, of Plano and Somonauk,...
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Revitalized park to honor Glen Ellyn veteransMay 30, 2013 11:08 am - A Glen Ellyn park originally used as a space to honor those who died in military service will return to that purpose as part of a $95,000 landscaping and memorial plan m...
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West Chicago man charged with stealing from special rec groupMay 29, 2013 1:01 pm - A former employee of the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association has been charged with stealing more than $8,000 from the organization, authorities said Wednesday....
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District 41 debates reinstating banned book, parent notificationMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Whether a banned book will return to the classrooms of Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn is unclear, while District 41 school board members argue over the contents...
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Carol Stream officer faces DUI charge in May 5 crashMay 28, 2013 5:00 pm - An off-duty Carol Stream police sergeant has been charged with driving under the influence in connection with a May 5 traffic accident in Hanover Park in which he and tw...
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Dist. 41 takes new look at 'Wallflower' book banMay 26, 2013 11:00 pm - A controversial book that was removed from eighth-grade classroom shelves at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn could return, under a proposal by school district of...
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DuPage County friends talk about their $7.4 million lottery winMay 24, 2013 8:33 pm - Carol Davis and Conrad Rask became good friends about a decade ago when they discovered they shared a common interest: playing the lottery. Rask frequents the Carol Stre...
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Family safe after fire in Glen EllynMay 24, 2013 8:04 pm - All residents of a Glen Ellyn home escaped safely Friday morning after a small fire broke out in a bedroom closet, authorities said. Firefighting crews responded to the ...
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Two drivers injured in Hawthorn Woods crashMay 24, 2013 5:01 pm - Two drivers were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision Friday morning in Hawthorn Woods, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the int...
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8-foot chaparral sculpture finds home at College of DuPageMay 23, 2013 11:00 pm - Students rushing to class at College of DuPage may have been in such a hurry that they missed it: an 8-foot bronze sculpture of a chaparral has been installed on the sch...