Christopher Placek
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Dist. 33 teachers, board still talking, still disagreeingFeb 05, 2013 10:00 am - Negotiating teams for the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and teachers union returned to the bargaining table Tuesday in hopes of ending a strike that e...
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West Chicago parents scramble to keep kids busy during strikeFeb 04, 2013 3:38 pm - Parents of about 4,000 students in West Chicago Elementary District 33 had to find alternate plans to keep their youngsters busy Monday as teachers walked picket lines i...
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In West Chicago Dist. 33, even how talks ended is in disputeFeb 04, 2013 4:00 am - Striking teachers were walking picket lines Monday in West Chicago Elementary District 33 with little immediate hope of a contract settlement that would allow roughly 4,...
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Barrington Hills mom's mission receives a boostFeb 02, 2013 7:00 am - Every day, Lisa Siefert thinks of the horrific discovery she made the afternoon of March 14, 2011. Her 2-year-old son, Shane, was trapped underneath the dresser in his r...
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Naperville car wash heavily damaged by blazeFeb 01, 2013 9:32 pm - A BP car wash in Naperville sustained about $300,000 worth of damages following a fire there Friday night, authorities said. The fire was reported at 7:30 p.m. in the ca...
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Small fire hits Itasca warehouseFeb 01, 2013 9:27 pm - Workers moving a pallet at an Itasca warehouse Friday morning hit a gas line that triggered a small fire, authorities said. The fire occurred at about 11:45 a.m. at Tran...
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Elderly man dies after minor crash in Crystal LakeFeb 01, 2013 4:01 pm - A 91-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive in his car Friday morning in Crystal Lake as his vehicle came to rest on the side of the road, authorities said....
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Glen Ellyn District 41 approves security upgradesFeb 01, 2013 4:15 am - New security cameras, an advanced intercom system and panic buttons are part of the security upgrades coming to Glen Ellyn District 41's five schools. Officials say the ...
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Glen Ellyn District 41 approves security upgradesJan 31, 2013 4:50 pm - New security cameras, an advanced intercom system and panic buttons are part of the security upgrades coming to Glen Ellyn District 41’s five schools. Officials say the ...
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New contract provides pay bumps for Glen Ellyn copsJan 31, 2013 4:23 pm - Glen Ellyn police officers will receive pay increases over the next four years under terms of a new collective bargaining agreement approved by their union and the villa...