Christopher Placek
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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...
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Carol Stream considers rec. center library branchMar 08, 2012 3:19 pm - Carol Stream residents may soon be able to pick up a book or use the computer while waiting for those taking a gymnastics or dance class at the Simkus Recreation Center....
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Carol Stream Library searching for new trusteeMar 08, 2012 1:49 pm - A philosophical split on the Carol Stream Library Board could make it challenging to find a replacement for longtime member Rob Douglas. Douglas, who spent 26 years on t...
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Carol Stream water project starts next monthMar 06, 2012 4:27 pm - Construction is set to begin next month on a water main extension in the southwest corner of Carol Stream that will connect a school and other properties to the village’...
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Vote delayed on Carol Stream field upgradeMar 05, 2012 10:00 pm - A plan to add some $3 million worth of improvements to the American Legion Field in Carol Stream is expected to be considered by the village board later this month. Whea...
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Local vets group won't let POW be forgottenMar 05, 2012 10:00 pm - From the Vietnam War grew a movement among veterans groups and families to make sure no prisoners of war were forgotten. That was a different time and a different type o...
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Glen Ellyn restructuring public works departmentFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn’s public works department is being restructured in an effort to streamline operations and increase management oversight, village officials said this week. It ...
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Artificial turf on tap at Glenbard South, EastFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Plans are in the works for the two remaining schools — Glenbard South and Glenbard East — to have artificial field turf installed on its playing fields — perhaps as earl...
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Former Chicago fire commissioner to be Carol Stream deputy chiefFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Less than two weeks after stepping down as head of one of the nation's largest fire departments, former Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Robert Hoff has a new job — ...
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Glen Ellyn approves deal with CODFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - A plan to transfer jurisdictional control of the 273-acre College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn to DuPage County is now in the hands of county officials. The Glen Ellyn...