Christopher Placek
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Cellphone tower pitched for Carol Stream parkSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - Plans to build a cellphone tower in a Carol Stream park are being pitched to the park district. A company representing a cellphone provider contacted the district about ...
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Glenbard seeking help with superintendent searchSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Glenbard High School District 87 board members will choose from two firms to help conduct a nationwide search for a new superintendent. The board met with representative...
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Glen Ellyn OKs tree preservation lawSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn's village board narrowly approved a revised private tree preservation ordinance Monday, despite some trustees expressing concerns that the rules hinder proper...
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Glendale Heights man charged in attack on womanSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - A Glendale Heights man was charged with attacking a woman in an apartment complex parking lot Sunday night. Adan Morales-Guerrero, 21, of the 2300 block of Century Point...
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Resident not sold on lights at Glenbard West fieldSep 23, 2011 5:40 am - Glen Ellyn resident Jim Ozog wants to know from Glenbard High School District 87 officials: Would installing lights at a Glenbard West practice field provide a “reasonab...
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Glen Ellyn's Tavern Day brings history to todaySep 23, 2011 12:00 am - In the 1840s, stagecoach travelers went to and fro between Chicago and Galena — both growing commercial centers at the time. Along the way, many stopped at inns to get s...
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Naperville dentist accused of reckless homicide diesSep 23, 2011 12:00 am - A Naperville dentist charged with reckless homicide after an I-88 crash that killed two people died Friday, his attorney said. William A. Howe, 43, had been hospitalized...
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Some Carol Stream parks referendum money in doubtSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - A drop in property values means the Carol Stream Park District may not be able to borrow all $37 million for improvement projects approved by voters last year. So distri...
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New bike path planned in Carol StreamSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Plans are under way for construction of a new bike path on Kuhn Road in Carol Stream that would connect with existing trails in the village. The 1.4-mile asphalt trail o...
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U46 coughs up money for 1 crossing guard at Spring TrailSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has agreed to pay for one crossing guard near a Carol Stream elementary school after officials previously said they wouldn't. The dis...