Christopher Placek
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COD, Glen Ellyn both happy with judge's ruling?Nov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - A judge ruled Tuesday that the College of DuPage isn't exempt from the jurisdiction of the village of Glen Ellyn — an opinion that prompted widely different interpretati...
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Glen Ellyn names public works directorNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - A year after an exodus of top village administrators began in Glen Ellyn, the last of the three vacancies has been filled with the hiring of a new public works director....
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Fire strikes historic Wheaton home being remodeledNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - A historic Wheaton home that once belonged to a famed engineer suffered extensive damage in an early Wednesday morning fire, authorities said. The blaze appeared to hav...
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McHenry man suffers fatal heart attack before crashNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - A 55-year-old McHenry man suffered a fatal heart attack before his car struck a guard rail in an unincorporated area near Fox Lake, authorities said. Officials identifie...
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Student walking to school struck by car in Crystal LakeNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - A 12-year-old girl was in stable condition Wednesday afternoon after she was struck by a van while crossing the street on her way to school in Crystal Lake, authorities ...
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Pedestrian struck and killed in Glendale Heights crashNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - A 69-year-old man was struck and killed by a car as he crossed a street in Glendale Heights Monday evening, authorities said Wednesday. The pedestrian was crossing Glen ...
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Sleep Out builds empathy for homelessNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - One night a year for the past five years, Thomas Mandel and his friends have chosen to sleep on the streets of Lisle in cardboard boxes. Growing up, he says he has been ...
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Glen Ellyn projects property tax bumpNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn residents likely will see a slight increase in the village and library portions of their property tax bills next year. The combined village and library tax le...
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Wheaton postal worker retires after 40 yearsOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Being a postal worker runs in Tom Rademacher’s family. His brother, Pete, delivers mail along a nearby route in Wheaton, and their father, Pat, spent 30 years doing the ...
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On prison deathbed, convict says he killed Rolling Meadows manOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - Michael Mansfield, a college student home for Christmas break, left his Rolling Meadows home on New Year's Eve 1975 to visit a friend in nearby Arlington Heights. But hi...