Christopher Placek
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‘Least-hairy option’: School leaders believe Arlington Heights Bears stadium still in playApr 06, 2024 5:15 am - Three Arlington Heights-area school district superintendents say they’re being mischaracterized for potentially quashing the deal to bring the Bears to town, and question...
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‘So thankful for the entire city’: Officials celebrate opening of long-planned mosque in Rolling MeadowsApr 05, 2024 7:06 pm - Members of the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs are giving thanks this Ramadan that they now can perform prayers inside their new mosque — a project eight years in th...
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Pro-Bears-to-Arlington Heights group sends school districts a messageApr 03, 2024 8:55 pm - The Bears say they've shifted their focus to developing a new domed stadium on Chicago's lakefront, but a pro-Bears-to-Arlington Heights business coalition isn't giving u...
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Despite neighbors’ opposition, pickleball courts at Elk Grove park not yet spikedApr 03, 2024 7:07 pm - The Elk Grove Park District’s plan to install pickleball courts as part of a $4 million transformation of a park has been blocked by homeowners who surround the public sp...
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Demolition begins at International Plaza in Arlington HeightsApr 02, 2024 6:35 pm - Demolition is underway at International Plaza, the blighted, shuttered shopping center on the south side of Arlington Heights, where redevelopment has stalled through mor...
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New Korean barbecue in Arlington Heights will be ‘like filet mignon,’ owner saysApr 01, 2024 10:01 pm - Sit-down Korean barbecue restaurant Marbling will be the latest addition to a shopping center on the south side of Arlington Heights that’s under new ownership.
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‘A working relationship’: Elk Grove mayor and developer — once bitter rivals — ink TIF dealsMar 30, 2024 5:15 am - A little more than four years ago — in the throes of a bitter term limits referendum campaign that sought to remove him from office — Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnso...
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Arlington Heights chamber boss forms exploratory committee for possible mayoral runMar 28, 2024 2:49 pm - Longtime Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jon Ridler announced Thursday he is forming an exploratory committee for a possible run for mayor. Ridle...
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‘I love Arlington Heights’: Owner to close Thai restaurant Friday after 30 years in businessMar 27, 2024 5:51 pm - After three decades in Arlington Heights, Bangkok Cafe will serve its last meal Friday night. Owner Kim Cho attributed her decision to close the restaurant in the village’s downtown to the aftereffects of the pandemic and family health issues.
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Arlington Heights ready for 40th Arbor Day celebrationMar 27, 2024 12:25 pm - This year marks four decades of the Arlington Heights Park District’s annual Arbor Day Celebration.