Christopher Placek
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Glen Ellyn teen fights for Panama in summer OlympicsMay 27, 2012 8:00 am - At age 4, Carolena Carstens showed she might be a prodigy in the making. She joined a kickboxing club in her hometown of Glen Ellyn; her parents thought it would be good...
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COD, faculty reach tentative contract dealMay 26, 2012 4:46 pm - Negotiating teams for the College of DuPage and the school’s faculty association have reached a tentative contract agreement — just days before a contract imposed by COD...
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All rescued from Hanover Park building fireMay 25, 2012 6:48 pm - Five people who were trapped inside a burning apartment building in Hanover Park — including at least two children — were rescued early Friday evening, eyewitn...
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Hazmat crews in Des Plaines determine materials not a threatMay 25, 2012 5:53 pm - Hazardous materials crews determined that suspicious liquids and materials discovered in a Des Plaines house during the course of a drug investigation Friday were determ...
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Glenbards moving ahead with artificial turf fieldsMay 23, 2012 4:44 pm - Artificial turf will be installed at football fields this summer at Glenbard South and Glenbard East high schools and be ready for the start of the new school year in Au...
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Fourth Carol Stream house to be razed for flood reliefMay 23, 2012 12:02 pm - Carol Stream, with the help of a state grant, is planning to purchase a fourth house in a flood-prone neighborhood as part of a voluntary buyout program. The village sou...
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Glenbards moving ahead with artificial turf fieldsMay 22, 2012 5:00 pm - Artificial turf will be installed at football fields this summer at Glenbard South and Glenbard East high schools and be ready for the start of the new school year in Au...
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Wheaton’s fallen native sonsMay 21, 2012 6:37 pm - Army Spc. Samuel Watts is the fifth member of the armed services from Wheaton to die since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The memory of Watts — and ...
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Glen Ellyn golf course reno goes from $3.8M to $6.3MMay 21, 2012 4:00 pm - Trustees upset about Village Links estimate
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Injured teen found on Cary streetMay 18, 2012 8:26 pm - A teenage boy was transported to the hospital by helicopter Friday night after he was found lying in the middle of a residential street in Cary, authorities said. The vi...