Christopher Placek
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Glen Ellyn chamber moving to higher-profile homeJun 13, 2012 11:38 am - Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce officials hope a relocation of their offices to the village’s northern gateway will increase their visibility to businesses and visitors t...
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Once-approved Willowbrook mosque now in perilJun 12, 2012 6:00 pm - A Muslim group planning to build a mosque near Willowbrook has less than 10 days to demolish an existing house on the site and begin the new construction — otherwise the...
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Glenbard West lights $75,000 less than expectedJun 12, 2012 5:04 pm - The cost of installing six light towers at a Glenbard West High School athletic field is less than school district officials originally thought. The Glenbard High School...
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DuPage conservation group gets new funding lifeJun 12, 2012 4:12 pm - Though its funding from DuPage County was once in doubt, a Glen Ellyn-based conservation group learned Tuesday that it’ll get county funds for at least 18 more months, w...
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Dist. 87 teachers, board agree to five-year termJun 11, 2012 3:18 pm - Teachers, board agreed to a five-year term
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Food giveaway fills a need with the hungryJun 09, 2012 5:44 pm - The cars were lined up well before 10:30 a.m. Saturday in a parking lot across from West Chicago Community High School. People without vehicles stood in line. Meanwhile,...
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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 ...