Christopher Placek
-
Carol Stream says 'yes' to video gamblingAug 07, 2012 5:00 pm - Carol Stream sports bar owner Cons Theros says he's been trying to compete with similar businesses in the area, but it's all been made tougher knowing some of them have ...
-
Carol Stream to get Caputo's grocery store, headquartersAug 07, 2012 3:00 pm - A 70,000-square-foot Caputo's Fresh Markets grocery store will anchor a planned shopping center development at a prominent corner in Carol Stream. The store will move in...
-
Youth music fest takes stage Saturday in Carol StreamAug 07, 2012 11:31 am - Carol Stream’s Youth Council Music Fest began seven years ago with what could best be described as hard metal “screamer bands.” And while the fest still has that element...
-
Carol Stream library considering firms for director searchAug 02, 2012 1:49 pm - The Carol Stream Public Library board is set to pick from two search firms to help find a new library director. Either firm, once selected, also is expected to recommend...
-
Arlington Heights fire destroys garage, vehicleJul 27, 2012 9:36 pm - Smoldering coals in a garbage can might have sparked a fire that destroyed a garage and a vehicle in it Friday night in Arlington Heights, authorities said. The fire in ...
-
Chemical leaks out of drum in Elk Grove VillageJul 27, 2012 8:55 pm - Hazardous materials crews were called to an Elk Grove Village business Friday afternoon after a worker driving a forklift clipped the bottom of a 55-gallon drum and caus...
-
Glendale Heights police looking for bank robberJul 27, 2012 4:00 pm - Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a TCF Bank in Glendale Heights Friday afternoon. The robbery occurred at 12:55 p.m. at the bank, located at 2164 Bloomingda...
-
Carol Stream begins search for new library directorJul 27, 2012 10:40 am - The search for a new Carol Stream Public Library director is about to begin in the wake of this week’s firing of Ann Kennedy, but it’s unlikely a decision will come soon...
-
Carol Stream library director: 'No doubt this was personal'Jul 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Carol Stream Public Library Director Ann Kennedy fired Linda DeRango from her job as a circulation desk clerk in 2007 and Elaine Wierdak from the same job two years late...
-
Carol Stream fires library director in 4-2 voteJul 25, 2012 11:00 pm - On July 18, Ann Kennedy thought she had been fired. A week later, she is. The Carol Stream Public Library board voted 4-2 Wednesday to dismiss Kennedy as library directo...