Christopher Placek
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School districts approve Arlington Park tax deal with BearsDec 12, 2024 9:54 pm - Three Arlington Heights-area school districts have given stamps of approval to an agreement with the Chicago Bears that resolves a property tax dispute over Arlington Park.
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Rarely formed panel to determine Elk Grove trustee candidate’s eligibilityDec 11, 2024 9:07 pm - At least five signatures is all that’s keeping prospective Elk Grove Village trustee candidate Jacob Glimco from appearing on the spring election ballot.
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Late Rosemont mayor’s Hummels collection moving to new museumDec 11, 2024 10:45 am - Boasting the largest public display of M.I. Hummel figurines in the world, the Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels in Rosemont is set to close by the end of the year. But some of the collection will be incorporated into a new museum that will showcase the Northwest suburb’s history and also bear the late mayor’s name.
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Old Rosemont village hall to meet wrecking ball — but glass mosaic will be savedDec 11, 2024 9:28 am - The soon-to-be-vacant former Rosemont village hall building is set to meet the wrecking ball early next year, after officials found it too costly to renovate for potential new office users.
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Arlington Heights board inks deal to lower Bears’ tax bill until stadium construction beginsDec 09, 2024 9:59 pm - The Arlington Heights village board on Monday approved a deal nearly two years in the making that aims to resolve the property tax dispute between the Chicago Bears and three area school districts.
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Bears would pay $3.6 million a year, under proposed Arlington Park property tax settlementDec 05, 2024 6:43 pm - The Chicago Bears would pay $3.6 million in property taxes a year at the sprawling Arlington Park property until construction begins on a stadium, under terms of a proposed agreement released Thursday by Arlington Heights officials.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets contract extension and raiseDec 05, 2024 2:09 pm - A decade at the helm of municipal government in Arlington Heights, Village Manager Randy Recklaus has inked a two-year contract extension that comes with a 6% raise and $10,000 performance bonus, the village board decided this week.
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‘We’ve struggled for a couple years’: Rolling Meadows Hallmark store to close up shop after three decadesDec 04, 2024 6:55 pm - Joelle’s Hallmark — a staple in Rolling Meadows for nearly three decades — is closing at the end of the year, its owner announced.
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Elk Grove Village trustee race could be uncontested if candidate is tossed from ballotDec 03, 2024 6:07 pm - Elk Grove Village trustee candidate Jacob Glimco could get tossed from the municipal ballot, pending review of the signatures on his nominating petitions.
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‘More we can do’: Widow asks for guardrails at tollway ramp in Rosemont where husband diedDec 02, 2024 7:10 pm - The widow of a Wisconsin man who died in a crash last month in Rosemont is now pushing Illinois state and federal officials to install guardrails on the tollway ramp where the accident occurred.