Christopher Placek
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None hurt in Grayslake restaurant fireMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - A neon light sign on a Grayslake restaurant might have ignited a fire there Friday night, authorities said. Patrons at Jack’s Pizza & Burgers, 500 Center St., noticed sm...
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Crystal Lake Central student charged in stabbingMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - A 16-year-old male student was arrested Friday on charges he stabbed another student with a pair of scissors at Crystal Lake Central High School. The victim, also a 16-y...
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I-88 crash closes 2 lanes, 2 injuredMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Two drivers sustained minor injuries after a hit-and run crash on Interstate 88 during the Friday afternoon rush. An unknown vehicle rear ended a red Pontiac Trans Am, w...
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D. 87 candidates debate lights at Memorial FieldMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Candidates for the Glenbard High School District 87 school board are split on a proposal to install lights at Memorial Field at Glenbard West High School. During a Daily...
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Glen Ellyn Park District board ready to hear bids for warming hutMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Park District will solicit bids starting this week for construction work on a 1,200-square-foot warming hut at Maryknoll Park. But at a board meeting Tues...
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Transformer fire knocks out power in DuPageFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - A transformer fire at a ComEd substation near Glen Ellyn left 4,500 customers without electricity Tuesday afternoon. The power outages in Lombard, Glen Ellyn, Glendale H...
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Glen Ellyn trustees OK ethics rulesFeb 28, 2011 10:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn board of trustees voted Monday to give final approval to a village ethics ordinance two years in the making. The board voted 4-0 to approve the rules, whi...
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Mt. Prospect man dies at water treatment plantFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - A 51-year-old man died Friday afternoon at a wastewater treatment plant in Hanover Park, officials said. John Fergus of Mount Prospect was pronounced dead at 2:27 p.m. a...
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House near Buffalo Grove school catches fireFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Firefighters battled a house fire across from a Buffalo Grove middle school Friday afternoon during dismissal time. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the second fl...
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Police: Aurora man had gun at O’HareFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - An Aurora man was arrested at an O’Hare Airport security checkpoint Thursday for having a handgun in his carry-on bag, authorities said. John W. Barnak, 57, faces two fe...