Christopher Placek
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42nd District candidates pledge to trigger change in SpringfieldOct 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Two candidates for the Illinois House both describe themselves as independent thinkers who would trigger change in Springfield. But they disagree on how effective the ot...
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Sex offender ad 'total fabrication,' candidate saysOct 11, 2012 5:00 pm - A Democratic candidate for the state legislature is running TV commercials and sending out mailers suggesting her Republican opponent believes schools shouldn't be requi...
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IT company pledges improvements to Carol Stream warehouseOct 09, 2012 4:30 pm - An information technology sales company is promising to make $2 million in improvements to a once-vacant warehouse and create new jobs in Carol Stream in exchange for ge...
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NTSB: Naperville pilot should have aborted takeoff before 2010 crashOct 09, 2012 12:31 pm - Two years after a private plane crashed into a Naperville health club, federal officials say the pilot could have averted the crash by aborting takeoff. A report release...
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Glen Ellyn village president to get pay bump?Oct 08, 2012 3:51 pm - Some Glen Ellyn trustees say whoever serves as the next village president should get more money for doing the job, based on the example set by the person currently in th...
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3 probable cases of whooping cough in Dist. 158Oct 05, 2012 9:51 pm - Three “probable” cases of whooping cough have been reported at schools in Huntley Unit District 158, district officials said this week. Two cases are at Marlowe Middle S...
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Antioch man charged in burglaryOct 05, 2012 7:31 pm - A 20-year-old man was charged with burglarizing a tobacco store in Antioch overnight Thursday, authorities said Friday. Keith Populorum, 20, of the 25400 block of West R...
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Victim dies after being trapped under carOct 05, 2012 6:35 pm - A 73-year-old man who died after being found unresponsive underneath his car Friday might have been working on the vehicle when it shifted and he became trapped by the r...
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Crash victim identified as Mundelein manOct 05, 2012 5:47 pm - Authorities on Friday identified the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning in Libertyville. Richard A. Heim, 70, of Mundelein was later pronounce...
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Driver hurt in I-88 collisionOct 05, 2012 5:21 pm - The driver of a car was transported to the hospital after her vehicle crossed the center median and collided with a semitrailer truck on Interstate 88 near Lisle Friday ...