Christopher Placek
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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...
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Aurora man guilty in gang-motivated murderOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - An Aurora gang member already serving a 65-year prison term for a March 2007 murder has been found guilty of another murder that took place that same month. A Kane Count...
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Glen Ellyn Montessori school, neighbors settle suitOct 27, 2011 11:00 pm - A two-and-a-half-year legal dispute between neighbors and owners of a Glen Ellyn Montessori school has been settled out of court. In 2009, 14 residents who live near the...
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Glen Ellyn adds zombie pub crawl to day of Halloween eventsOct 26, 2011 1:00 am - Downtown Glen Ellyn may look a little like Michael Jackson's “Thriller” music video on Saturday. That's when the first “Walk Amongst the Dead, PubZ 'n' GrubZ Zombie Craw...
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Glen Ellyn lights opponents want referendum questionOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Opponents of a plan to install lights at Memorial Field in Glen Ellyn have filed petitions calling for a villagewide, nonbinding referendum question that would ask voter...
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Aurora demolishes its old police stationOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - When Aurora opened a new police headquarters in 1966, the facility was state-of-the art — just perfect for the 100 or so officers who worked to serve and protect on the ...
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Glenbard District 87 picks superintendent search firmOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Glenbard High School District 87 board members have selected a search firm to look for a new superintendent, but they’ve stressed they want extensive oversight in the pr...
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Carol Stream breaks ground on $18 million rec centerOct 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Communitywide surveys in Carol Stream in 2004 and 2008 indicated support for a recreation center, among other park upgrades. And in February 2010, 57 percent of voters a...
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Two hospitalized after Glendale Heights house fireOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Two people remained hospitalized Monday after being overcome by smoke when an early morning fire struck their home in Glendale Heights, authorities said. Glenside Fire ...