Christopher Placek
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Glenbard East to get artificial turfApr 10, 2012 4:00 pm - Glenbard East High School in Lombard will become the fourth and final school in District 87 to get artificial field turf on its campus. The school board voted 6-1 this w...
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Lights at Glenbard West finally approvedApr 09, 2012 11:00 pm - With word that $325,000 has been raised to fund the installation of lights at Memorial Field in Glen Ellyn, the Glenbard High School District 87 board formally approved ...
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COD bargaining teams meet with negotiatorApr 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Bargaining teams for the College of DuPage administration and faculty association met with a federal mediator Friday in an effort to move along contract talks that have ...
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Apartment fire displaces Arlington Hts.-area residentsApr 06, 2012 10:15 pm - A fire left an apartment unit uninhabitable Friday afternoon in an unincorporated area near Arlington Heights, authorities said. A resident of the apartment building on ...
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Elgin Marine killed in AfghanistanApr 06, 2012 10:14 pm - A 21-year-old Marine from Elgin died in combat in Afghanistan on Thursday, Defense Department officials said Friday night. Cpl. Alex Martinez died Thursday while conduct...
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No injuries in Elgin chimney fireApr 06, 2012 8:45 pm - A small chimney fire in Elgin Friday afternoon actually left a much bigger hole after fire crews had to dismantle the chimney’s frame to determine whether the fire had s...
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Authorities investigating small fire near CaryApr 06, 2012 5:08 pm - The cause of a fire that broke out at a vacant house owned by the McHenry County Conservation District is still under investigation, but it appears to be suspicious, aut...
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Showdown between COD and its facultyApr 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Breuder says well-paid educators need to give back on summer pay, other issues
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Fundraising continues for Memorial Field lightsApr 03, 2012 6:05 pm - With less than a week to go before a targeted fundraising deadline, residents have raised $275,000 to install lights at Memorial Field across from Glenbard West High Sch...
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Carol Stream hires new landscaper in light of ‘inconsistent’ workApr 02, 2012 10:20 pm - Carol Stream officials say a landscape contractor they hired to maintain rights of way along village roadways performed inconsistent work that’s led to overgrown grass i...