Christopher Placek
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Glen Ellyn Park District OKs temporary roof repairAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn Park District officials have decided on a temporary solution to fix the leaking roof at the Ackerman Sports & Fitness Center. The park board late Tuesday endo...
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Carol Stream plans formal 'shop local' programAug 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Carol Stream Trustee Greg Schwarze often encourages residents to “Shop Carol Stream” to help bolster local sales tax revenues — in one of the few suburban towns that doe...
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Cary driver gets 3 years in prisonAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - A Cary man was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for ramming another man with his car. Michael W. Rohn, 24, was found guilty of three felony counts of aggravated...
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Field pacts causing some frustrations in Glen EllynAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Glenbard West High School only has about 10 acres of available field space on its Glen Ellyn campus. That’s why student-athletes can often be found practicing and playin...
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Upgrades on horizon for Carol Stream’s McCaslin ParkAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - An estimated $3.7 million project to upgrade McCaslin Park in Carol Stream is set to begin by the end of the month. It’s one part of a major park improvement plan approv...
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Glen Ellyn group wants referendum on lightsAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn residents opposing lights at a Glenbard West High School field say they’re circulating petitions to get a referendum on the ballot to poll the entire communit...
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Glen Ellyn to study Lake Ellyn floodingAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn village and park officials will split the cost of a study to analyze conditions that allowed Lake Ellyn to overflow following storms in July 2010 and Septembe...
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Glen Ellyn mayor wants more from Village Links planAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn Village President Mark Pfefferman says a plan that suggests improvements to a village-owned golf course doesn't go far enough in addressing possible long-term...
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Carol Stream finally finding flood solutionsAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - In September 2008, major floods left 17 inches of standing water in Nancy Barcelona's Carol Stream home. A year ago, she returned from an out-of-state trip to find more ...
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Financial woes hit Glen Ellyn store that helps needyAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - A Glen Ellyn store that uses its proceeds to benefit the less fortunate is on the verge of closing due to a decline in sales. SARET Treasures of Hope, 449 N. Main St...