Christopher Placek
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Dist. 203 admits calendar was a mistakeSep 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Naperville Unit District 203 school board members said Monday they should’ve better listened to parents, students and school district staff before approving a school cal...
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COD commissions sculpture of chaparral mascotSep 17, 2012 11:06 am - It’s a bird that may be best known in popular culture for escaping Wile E. Coyote in Looney Tunes, and you may actually see the real thing in the American southwest, but...
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Medinah's neighbors take Ryder Cup in strideSep 17, 2012 10:00 am - Most of the time, Pat and Ralph Cook's neighborhood is tranquil. Their home, secluded amid trees and brush on Medinah Road, is hidden to the average passer-by. But when ...
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Drive-in’s big metal speakers aren’t going awaySep 17, 2012 5:30 am - Though the Cascade Drive-In Theater in West Chicago may be undergoing a switch from film to digital projection, there’s still some old technology that is staying put: th...
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McHenry drive-in holding fundraiser to go digitalSep 17, 2012 5:30 am - The McHenry Outdoor Theater has been in existence since the 1940s, and its new owner hopes it can carry on into the future by converting from film to digital. So it’s fi...
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Nostalgic drive-ins must go digital, tooSep 16, 2012 11:00 pm - At the Cascade Drive-In movie theater in West Chicago, nostalgia abounds. As cars filter in just after 7 p.m., music from the 1950s and 1960s fills the night air, pourin...
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Salon worker struck by SUV that plunged into shopSep 14, 2012 9:42 pm - The driver of an SUV crashed through the front window of a beauty salon in Wheeling Friday morning and struck an employee, authorities said. The crash occurred at 9:15 a...
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Warrenville’s Lifetime Fitness closed due to chlorine smellSep 14, 2012 6:37 pm - Fifteen people were sent to area hospitals for treatment after a possible chlorine leak at a health club swimming pool in Warrenville on Friday, authorities said. Emerge...
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Man killed in Des Plaines accidentSep 14, 2012 3:51 pm - A 61-year-old man died after he lost control of his car, sideswiped a bus, struck a guard rail and collided with a truck Friday morning in Des Plaines, authorities said....
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Teens charged with throwing rocks at cars in Glendale HeightsSep 13, 2012 5:23 pm - Three 18-year-olds were charged Thursday with throwing rocks at passing cars from a railroad overpass in Glendale Heights, authorities said. Police say the teens, who we...