Christopher Placek
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Palatine grad found dead at NIU fraternityNov 02, 2012 2:00 pm - Police investigating alcohol as a cause
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Vigil helps classmates mourn 2 slain Naperville childrenNov 02, 2012 11:00 am - Anya Bhamani remembers sharing time with 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski at Brookdale Elementary School in Naperville. They were “book buddies,” says Anya, 9, a fourth-gra...
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Water main leak closes Glen Ellyn libraryNov 01, 2012 4:15 pm - The Glen Ellyn Public Library is expected to reopen Friday after a nearby water main break kept it closed Thursday. Village public works crews were repairing the water m...
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Tough new ‘Common Core’ tests designed to better prepare studentsOct 31, 2012 5:30 am - State education officials say the current method of testing students isn’t properly measuring their progress, but they’re hoping that will change with a new set of inter...
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Glenbard works out differences on pool useOct 30, 2012 1:55 pm - Glenbard High School District 87 is giving the Carol Stream Park District $350,000 during the next 10 years — but perhaps with a different intent than originally propose...
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Glenbard graduations will be on campusOct 29, 2012 11:32 pm - Students at Glenbard North and East won’t have far to travel to receive their high school diplomas at the end of the school year. The school board voted unanimously Mond...
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Naperville drug arrest leads to $1 million in potOct 26, 2012 7:06 pm - The arrest of a man on drug charges in Naperville this week led to the discovery of more than $1 million in homegrown marijuana at the man’s Chicago residence, police sa...
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Rolling Meadows bank robbedOct 26, 2012 5:50 pm - Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a TCF Bank in Rolling Meadows on Friday afternoon. The FBI said the man took an undetermined amount of cash from the bank at...
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Yorkville death investigation continuesOct 26, 2012 5:22 pm - Yorkville police continue to probe the deaths of a 35-year-old man and his 4-year-old son who were found inside their garage this week. Police were performing a well-bei...
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Metea Valley students remember sophomore killed in crashOct 24, 2012 12:30 pm - It's common for students at Metea Valley High School in Aurora to show their school spirit by dressing in white T-shirts for football games. On Wednesday, students dress...