Christopher Placek
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Paralyzed vets gather for trapshoot competitionJun 09, 2012 4:42 pm - Almost two decades after Joe Fox returned home from the Vietnam War, he was still shellshocked. He didn’t want to hear or see a gun. And there he sat in his Murrieta, Ca...
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Batavia teachers get new contractJun 08, 2012 7:19 pm - Batavia Public School teachers will get a pay boost, but they’ll also have to pay more for health insurance under terms of a new contract the school board approved Frida...
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Barricade situation near Antioch ends safelyJun 08, 2012 6:37 pm - A seven-hour long barricade situation involving a suicidal man came to a safe resolution in unincorporated Lake County near Antioch Friday night. The 26-year-old man had...
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Police charge 11 in Mt. Prospect mob actionJun 08, 2012 4:44 pm - Eleven people police suspect of gang activity — including seven juveniles — have been charged with mob action. They are accused of carrying bats, knives and pellet guns ...
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DuPage zoning panel rebuffs COD plansJun 07, 2012 4:00 pm - Says buildings should be approved one by one
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Carol Stream bicycling enthusiast seeks on-street bike trailsJun 07, 2012 9:54 am - Avid bicycle enthusiast Robert Guico likes to pedal around his Carol Stream neighborhood and the surrounding towns on two wheels as often as he can — sometimes to and fr...
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Gas main break closes part of Route 31 in St. CharlesJun 01, 2012 4:04 pm - A construction crew struck a gas main Friday afternoon on Route 31 in St. Charles, causing traffic to be detoured through the evening rush hour. The gas main was struck ...
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Glen Ellyn unveils first downtown parking changesMay 31, 2012 11:12 am - Glen Ellyn residents stopping to pay a bill at the Civic Center won’t have to back their cars into parallel parking spots anymore. They’re now able to pull right into n...
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Judge: Glen Ellyn must limit criticism of CODMay 30, 2012 1:00 pm - A DuPage judge said Wednesday that Glen Ellyn officials can attend and speak during county hearings about the College of DuPage's campus expansion plans — but they can't...
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Wheaton mourns former city council memberMay 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Robert Mork, a longtime Wheaton city councilman and legal counsel to the DuPage Forest Preserve District, is being remembered by area leaders for his skillful articulati...