Christopher Placek
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Realtors: Carol Stream library land worth more than appraisers say it isNov 12, 2012 4:00 pm - The Carol Stream Public Library's 7½-acre vacant piece of land on Kuhn Road may be worth more than double or triple the amount an appraiser determined last year, accordi...
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Volunteer fire company elects new Glen Ellyn chiefNov 12, 2012 3:19 pm - Rank-and-file members of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company have selected two veteran firefighters to fill the company’s top two leadership positions. Jeff Buccola wa...
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Child dies in Waukegan basement fireNov 09, 2012 9:26 pm - A young girl died in a house basement fire in Waukegan on Friday morning, authorities said. Emergency crews responding after 11 a.m. to the burning building on the 1500 ...
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St. Charles woman charged with hosting teen partyNov 09, 2012 7:11 pm - St. Charles police reported Friday they busted a large underage drinking party last weekend that resulted in social hosting charges against a 50-year-old woman. Authorit...
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Former Arlington Heights priest dies in BoliviaNov 09, 2012 4:02 pm - A priest who got his start in Arlington Heights and went on to become a missionary in Bolivia has died. The Rev. Raymond Cowell, a Chicago native who served at Our Lady ...
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Friends remember South Barrington man found in pondNov 09, 2012 10:00 am - The body of a 25-year-old South Barrington man who went missing last week was discovered Friday in pond near his house. Divers from the Barrington Fire Department recove...
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Carol Stream still seeking name for rec centerNov 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Carol Stream Park District officials have narrowed the list of potential names for their new recreation center to four. They're asking for the public's opinion on the na...
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Glen Ellyn fire chief resigns without explanationNov 08, 2012 12:02 pm - A 31-year veteran of Glen Ellyn’s volunteer fire department has resigned as chief without explanation. Pete Campbell, who served as chief of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fir...
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Wheaton voters may choose Ives replacementNov 08, 2012 12:00 pm - Now that Jeanne Ives has been elected to the state legislature, it’s possible voters in Wheaton will get to choose her replacement on the city council in April. Ives, wh...
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Republican Ives defeats Democrat Adams in 42nd House DistrictNov 06, 2012 2:48 pm - A West Point graduate who says she wasn’t afraid to ask the right questions on the Wheaton City Council says she’ll do the same in Springfield as the new representative ...