Christopher Placek
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Waukegan man arrested on drug chargesNov 30, 2012 4:03 pm - A 37-year-old Waukegan man was arrested this week on multiple drug possession charges, authorities said Friday. Raymond Adams, 37, of the 2000 block of Williamsburg, was...
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Police release images from Waukegan bank robberyNov 30, 2012 3:17 pm - Waukegan police released surveillance images Friday of a man they say robbed a bank inside a Jewel store a day earlier. Police said the man passed a note to a bank telle...
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Two seek party’s nod for Glen Ellyn presidentNov 27, 2012 11:25 am - A little more than three weeks ago, voters across the country cast ballots for president. This Saturday, voters in Glen Ellyn are going back to the polls to do the same ...
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Fresh Market headed to Glen Ellyn retail centerNov 26, 2012 10:00 pm - A new high-end grocery store is coming to Glen Ellyn next year, thanks in part to a sales tax sharing agreement formally approved by the village board Monday. Come next ...
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12 to compete for four Naperville council seatsNov 26, 2012 2:16 pm - A total of 12 candidates — including nine newcomers — will seek four open seats on the Naperville City Council next spring. Incumbent council member Judy Brodhead and Ta...
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Glen Ellyn businessman gives charities a boostNov 26, 2012 10:00 am - Shaun Emerson and his friends were having breakfast one day when they started talking about social entrepreneurship — the increasingly popular 21st century practice of u...
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Lakemoor police officer found dead in his Carol Stream homeNov 23, 2012 8:41 pm - A Lakemoor police officer was found dead in his Carol Stream home Wednesday, apparently due to natural causes, authorities said Friday. Tom Schaffer, 52, an 11-year patr...
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Fire damages house in Glen EllynNov 23, 2012 7:00 pm - A fire at a single-family home in Glen Ellyn that began in a bedroom caused significant damage Friday, authorities said. Emergency crews who responded to the home on the...
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Crash claims life of Round Lake-area womanNov 23, 2012 3:53 pm - A 24-year-old woman died in a head-on collision in Round Lake on Wednesday, authorities said Friday. An autopsy conducted Friday found Araceli Villasenor died of “multip...
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Carol Stream slow to warm to Cool Cities conceptNov 23, 2012 10:02 am - A list of goals for environmental stewardship may have merit, Carol Stream officials say, but there may not be the money to pay for their implementation. Local environme...