Christopher Placek
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Mosquito traps at Naperville parks show West Nile virusJul 06, 2012 5:14 pm - Mosquito traps at two Naperville parks have tested positive for West Nile virus, parks officials said Friday. Recent tests at Seager Park, 1163 Plank Road, and Pioneer P...
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Departing superintendent strove to create 'one Glenbard'Jul 06, 2012 9:00 am - When Glenbard High School District 87 was searching for a new superintendent in 2005, school board members said they wanted to find someone who could unify the district ...
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District 93 goal: a computer for every studentJul 05, 2012 4:00 pm - By 2015, all 4,000 students who attend school in Carol Stream Elementary District 93 could have their own computer to use in the classroom. The district is rolling out i...
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Residents tell their stories of storm’s hits and missesJul 02, 2012 6:52 pm - Jim and Ann Mclearen were huddled in a downstairs bathroom Sunday as the storm raged outside their Wheaton home on the 1300 block of Irving Avenue near Hawthorne Element...
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Why school districts keep superintendent searches secretJul 01, 2012 11:00 pm - On a single March night in DuPage County, one superintendent arrived — and another announced his departure — in a cloud of secrecy at two of the state's largest school d...
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Crews still trying to locate man’s body in Antioch lakeJun 29, 2012 10:36 pm - Authorities on Friday called off the second day of searching for a 62-year-old man who is missing in Loon Lake near Antioch. Dive teams spent about nine hours Friday in ...
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Aurora woman admits to lying for food stampsJun 29, 2012 9:59 pm - A 58-year-old Aurora woman has pleaded guilty to illegally collecting food stamps and medical benefits by claiming her grandchildren as dependents. Jurline Price, of the...
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Family files wrongful death suit against in Joliet hit-and-runJun 29, 2012 6:00 pm - The family of a Joliet woman who died in a 2008 hit-and-run crash has filed a wrongful-death suit against the Naperville man who confessed to the killing earlier this ye...
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Fire at ashram near La Fox under investigationJun 29, 2012 12:00 am - Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out late Thursday at a religious center in an unincorporated area near La Fox. The small fire at the Mata Amritanandamayi...
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Carol Stream Park District looks to repair pedestrian bridgeJun 28, 2012 2:57 pm - A consultant is recommending a shuttered pedestrian bridge that connects the Carol Stream Public Library with Armstrong Park be replaced or temporarily fixed. Pavia-Mart...