Christopher Placek
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42nd House candidates trade jabs on ‘experience’Mar 15, 2012 4:00 pm - One Republican candidate says she’s an outsider who can shake up Springfield. Her three opponents have spent years working on behalf of other GOP candidates — experience...
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Glenbard 87 superintendent finalist for Minnesota jobMar 15, 2012 12:34 am - For at least the third time, Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent Mike Meissen is a finalist as a candidate for the top administrative position at another sch...
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Carol Stream park district lobbying for borrowing legislationMar 14, 2012 6:18 pm - Carol Stream Park District officials are continuing to lobby for a state law that would allow the district to borrow all of the $37 million for park improvement projects...
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College of DuPage now under county oversightMar 13, 2012 5:48 pm - Building inspectors from DuPage County — not Glen Ellyn — will be responsible for overseeing College of DuPage’s bustling building program, after the county board approv...
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One hurt as SUV collides with train in WheatonMar 13, 2012 3:00 pm - A 52-year-old man was injured Tuesday when the SUV he was driving collided with a Union Pacific freight train at Hill Avenue and the railroad crossing near Wheaton's Col...
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Carol Stream rec center work said to be on trackMar 12, 2012 11:45 pm - Though it has hit some speed bumps, construction of the new $18 million Carol Stream Park District recreation center remains on target, officials said Monday. Park distr...
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Wrecking ball at work at Carol Stream's Aldrin CenterMar 12, 2012 5:00 pm - When it opened 41 years ago, the Aldrin Community Center was one small building in Carol Stream's Armstrong Park, but represented one giant leap for area park district r...
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Chase ends in two arrests in WaukeganMar 09, 2012 7:39 pm - Waukegan police were involved in a footchase with a 16-year-old suspected gang member this week who fled from a traffic stop, jumped over a fence, cut his hand on barbed...
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Another attempted assault reported in Villa ParkMar 09, 2012 5:06 pm - Villa Park police said Friday they’re investigating another attempted assault involving two men who approached teens as they walked home. It’s the second such incident i...
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Waukegan police looking for suspect in parking lot shootingMar 09, 2012 4:21 pm - Police said Friday they are looking for a 27-year-old Waukegan man who they believe shot a 29-year-old man in the head outside a Burger King parking lot on Thursday. Aut...