Christopher Placek
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Village, park district want unified Town CenterMay 15, 2012 5:30 am - As work progresses on the new $18 million Carol Stream Park District recreation center near the village-owned Ross Ferraro Town Center, officials from both governmental ...
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Metra train evacuated because of ‘suspicious’ packageMay 11, 2012 10:56 pm - A Metra train in Harvard was evacuated Friday night when a “suspicious” package was found aboard one of the cars, officials said. Passengers were evacuated, and the trai...
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Tentative U-46 contract deal reached, both sides sayMay 11, 2012 8:27 pm - Board, teachers association agree; details to come
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6 charged in string of Hanover Park car burglariesMay 11, 2012 8:00 pm - Six individuals - including three juveniles - were arrested this week in connection with a string of car burglaries on a residential street in Hanover Park. Police said...
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Buffalo Grove driver sent to prison for fatal crashMay 11, 2012 5:58 pm - A Buffalo Grove man was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for having been drunk when he struck and killed a woman with his car last year in Northbrook. Jiho L...
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Police raid meth lab in WaukeganMay 11, 2012 5:18 pm - Lake County authorities said Friday they seized 60 grams of crystal methamphetamine, related manufacturing materials and cash from a home in Waukegan this week. The drug...
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COD board votes to impose contract on facultyMay 10, 2012 12:01 am - Board imposes contract on faculty
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COD contract talks may be coming to headMay 09, 2012 8:49 pm - After 14 months of negotiations, College of DuPage trustees may vote Thursday to impose a contract on the college’s 295 full-time faculty members — even if the instructo...
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Saverino touts Carol Stream’s economic developmentMay 09, 2012 5:25 pm - A newly created tax increment financing district — and potential economic development incentives that might come from it — is helping lure a major grocer to a ...
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West Chicago names first Hispanic mayorMay 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Ruben Pineda was only a baby when he arrived in West Chicago with his parents in the early 1960s. They were migrant workers from Texas who were looking for work, and her...