Christopher Placek
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Carol Stream still debating rec center signsMay 23, 2013 11:35 am - Carol Stream Park District will have a 13-foot, 8-inch welcome sign in front of its new recreation center when it opens this summer, but the fate of other signs at the s...
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Flooding prevention project gets leg up in Carol StreamMay 20, 2013 10:41 pm - A $7 million stormwater management project aimed at reducing flooding in Carol Stream is a step closer to getting off the ground. The village board Monday approved final...
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COD paves new way to earn bachelor's degreeMay 18, 2013 11:00 pm - Nine students will walk across the stage today at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, the students never too...
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Aurora homeless man drowns in retention pondMay 18, 2013 5:22 pm - A 36-year-old homeless Aurora man was found dead in a retention pond Friday afternoon — the victim of an apparent drowning, police said. The man was identified Saturday ...
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Homeless man gets 20 years for Elgin sex assaultMay 17, 2013 5:41 pm - A homeless man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting an Elgin woman he knew in March, prosecutors said Friday. Phillip J. Dillon, 46, accepted...
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Aurora man drowns in retention pondMay 17, 2013 5:21 pm - A 36-year-old man Aurora man was found dead in a retention pond Friday afternoon — the victim of an apparent drowning, police said. A jogger running past the pond near K...
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DuPage adjunct professors get contract extension, raisesMay 17, 2013 12:19 am - Adjunct professors at the College of DuPage are set to receive salary increases as part of a two-year contract extension approved Thursday by the college’s board of trus...
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Carol Stream library board gives president power to sell propertyMay 15, 2013 11:00 pm - The newly seated Carol Stream library board is giving its president the power to sell — or not sell — its Kuhn Road property. It's the same authority the old board grant...
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Carol Stream Park District seeks sign approvalMay 14, 2013 5:59 pm - Carol Stream Park District is seeking village zoning approval to construct a 13-foot, 8-inch welcome sign in front of its new recreation center scheduled to open this su...
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Four-day Glen Ellyn fest features sampling of food, musicMay 14, 2013 3:14 pm - The Taste of Glen Ellyn festival, by its title, suggests there’s food to be eaten. Indeed, 16 food vendors will tempt those who attend the 33rd annual festival in downto...