Christopher Placek
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Rosemont’s Stephens is latest player in Bears stadium talksApr 13, 2026 5:02 pm - Rosemont’s Brad Stephens and other House Republicans will meet Wednesday with Gov. JB Pritzker’s staff to discuss legislation that would provide a tax break for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights.
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‘This group made it happen’: Firefighting training center 25 years in the making opens at Harper CollegeApr 11, 2026 1:30 pm - Harper College in Palatine has opened a $9.3 million firefighter training center featuring a four-story burn tower - a project that fulfills a 25-year dream for Northwest suburban fire departments.
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Principal’s resignation is latest administrative shake-up at Hersey High SchoolApr 10, 2026 6:31 pm - John Hersey High School Principal Heath McFaul will resign at the end of the school year and return to Barrington Area Unit District 220 to lead Barbara B. Rose Elementary School.
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‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbsApr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
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Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retireApr 09, 2026 1:27 pm - Two senior executives at Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, are retiring after decades of service.
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One-time Arlington Heights trustee candidate’s appointment to panel draws dissentApr 07, 2026 5:58 pm - Normally a rubber-stamped process, the Arlington Heights village board voted 6-2 to confirm former trustee candidate Martin Bauer’s appointment to the housing commission Monday.
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‘Can’t have this happening again’: Arlington Heights mayor fines seven businesses for underage alcohol salesApr 06, 2026 7:25 pm - In his first hearing as local liquor commissioner, Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia fined seven businesses between $500 and $5,000 for selling alcohol to minors.
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3 Rolling Meadows men face gun charges after Arlington Heights traffic stopApr 03, 2026 6:01 pm - Three Rolling Meadows men were arrested on gun charges after Arlington Heights police discovered two 9 mm handguns during a traffic stop Thursday night, authorities said.
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‘A very prayerful experience’: Hundreds follow living Passion play through suburban streetsApr 03, 2026 5:18 pm - Believers followed living reenactments of Jesus Christ’s final hours on Good Friday, with dramatic street processions in several suburbs.
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‘A regular neighborhood guy’: Suburban mayors talk White Sox with Pope Leo XIV during trip to the VaticanApr 02, 2026 7:02 pm - Illinois mayors met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a private audience at the Vatican this week, discussing baseball and the White Sox with the Chicago-born pontiff who joked the team “could use a few more wins.”