Christopher Placek
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Possible arson in North ChicagoDec 28, 2012 8:17 pm - Authorities were investigating a fire at a one-story house in North Chicago Friday evening as a possible arson. When firefighting crews arrived to the house on the 1600 ...
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Carol Stream police arrest two men on child porn chargesDec 28, 2012 4:05 pm - Carol Stream police on Friday announced the arrests of two men in connection with separate child pornography investigations. On Friday, police arrested Andrew P. Quinn, ...
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Sex offender accused of hanging around play areaDec 28, 2012 3:31 pm - A convicted sex offender was arrested on criminal trespassing charges for hanging around a children’s play area at a McDonald’s in Elk Grove Township, authorities said F...
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Dispute over cemetery land for runway comes to an endDec 28, 2012 11:01 am - The city of Chicago will pay a Bensenville church $1.3 million for land that included a cemetery, bringing to an end more than a decade of litigation surrounding the cit...
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Carol Stream library picks new directorDec 27, 2012 4:56 pm - A Glenbard North High School graduate who grew up near Carol Stream will become the next director of the village’s public library, officials announced Thursday. Susan We...
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Dist. 33 teachers, board heading back to bargaining tableDec 26, 2012 11:19 am - Negotiating teams in West Chicago Elementary District 33 are scheduled to return to the bargaining table Jan. 3 and 4 — just days before teachers legally will be allowed...
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Waterleaf chef quits amid COD faculty complaintsDec 22, 2012 11:53 pm - The resignation of the executive chef of the College of DuPage’s professionally run restaurant has brought to a boil a debate on campus of the purpose and role of the fi...
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District 33 teachers could strike as early as Jan. 7Dec 21, 2012 7:11 pm - Teachers in West Chicago Elementary District 33 delivered an intent to strike notice to school district offices Friday — a procedure that allows them to legally strike a...
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108 arrested in shoplifting stingDec 21, 2012 4:00 pm - A monthlong undercover sting operation during the holiday shopping season has resulted in the arrest of 108 individuals involved in large scale retail theft rings throug...
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North Chicago man accused of trying to lure girl into carDec 21, 2012 3:30 pm - A man was arrested Friday on child abduction charges for attempting to lure an 11-year-old girl into his car in Waukegan, authorities said. Police said Michael Johnson, ...