Christopher Placek
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Train strikes pedestrian in Des PlainesMay 18, 2024 5:53 pm - A commuter train struck a pedestrian Saturday afternoon in downtown Des Plaines, police said. The person was struck near the intersection of the tracks and Pearson Street...
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Fire extinguished at Naperville barMay 18, 2024 5:21 pm - Naperville firefighters quickly put out a small fire in a shuttered bar on Saturday morning. Crews were dispatched to the former Miss Kitty’s Saloon, 634 E. Ogden Ave., a...
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Motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV in NapervilleMay 18, 2024 1:42 pm - A 32-year-old Naperville man died after his motorcycle was struck by an SUV Friday night. The fatal crash occurred around 6:43 p.m. on the 1600 block of 77th Street, poli...
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Firefighters prevent spread of dumpster fire at The Clove in Buffalo GroveMay 18, 2024 11:39 am - Firefighters prevented the spread of a large dumpster fire on the construction site of The Clove mixed-use development in Buffalo Grove. The open top semitrailer dumpster...
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Hanover Park woman charged with aggravated DUI after crash in BartlettMay 18, 2024 11:06 am - A Hanover Park woman was charged with aggravated driving under the influence after a car crash in Bartlett, police said Saturday. Veronica Rochel, 46, was charged with th...
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‘It won’t sit fallow’: Rolling Meadows forges ahead with zoning review near Arlington ParkMay 17, 2024 6:00 am - Despite the uncertainty over the future of the Chicago Bears at Arlington Park, officials in nearby Rolling Meadows are still proceeding with planning and zoning studies ...
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‘It creates positivity’: Messages of good character being etched on sidewalks throughout Elk GroveMay 16, 2024 6:19 am - Be kind. Do good. Believe in yourself. You are loved. You matter. Then there’s the play on words in front of Jarosch Bakery: Life is what you bake of it. Those are among ...
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Pizzeria settles feud with Elk Grove Village, will receive relocation assistanceMay 15, 2024 2:37 pm - Following a monthslong dispute with village hall, the owner of a long-standing Elk Grove Village pizzeria has inked an agreement that terminates her lease, but also provides funds for a possible relocation.
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‘They’ve got buy-in now’: Small Cheval, Zanies, Taco Bell buy Rosemont propertiesMay 14, 2024 5:55 pm - Proprietors behind Small Cheval, Zanies Comedy Club and Taco Bell are putting down deeper roots in Rosemont by purchasing the buildings they now lease from the village.
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Unlikely allies? Suburban mayor, GOP legislator backs Bears’ lakefront planMay 13, 2024 7:26 pm - The governor of Illinois and top leaders in both chambers of the state legislature have thrown cold water on the Bears’ request for public subsidies to develop a new Chicago lakefront stadium. But the plan has a key supporter who wields influence in the Northwest suburbs, city of Chicago and hallways of the state Capitol in Springfield: Brad Stephens.