Christopher Placek
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District 89 battling $1 million deficitFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89 is facing a $1 million deficit in the next year, likely to be made up with a combination of personnel and programming cuts, fee increas...
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Carol Stream, parks finalize land dealFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Carol Stream Park District will buy six acres of village-owned property at Town Center for use as part of a planned indoor recreation facility. Officials from the villag...
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Athletes advocate for lights in Dist. 87Feb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Glenbard High School District 87 board members have now heard from those on both sides of the debate about installing lights at Memorial Field at Glenbard West High Scho...
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District 93 pursues centralized preschoolFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Carol Stream Elementary District 93 officials are moving ahead with plans for a centralized preschool. They’ve talked about such an early childhood learning center at th...
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Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Fox River Grove murder suspectFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A psychiatrist will examine a Fox River Grove man charged with beating his stepmother to death with a hammer to determine if the man was sane at the time of the murder. ...
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Buffalo Grove native found safeFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove native who was feared missing in Seattle has been found safe and sound, his mother said Friday night. Sean McInerney, a 25-year-old Stevenson High School...
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District 93 expands breakfast programFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - A school breakfast pilot program has been expanded to include all eight schools in Carol Stream Elementary District 93. The program began with two schools in November, w...
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Carol Stream library board OKs bump in salary rangesFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Carol Stream Public Library officials say they want to keep employee salary ranges competitive, but some members of the library’s board of trustees questioned if raising...
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Glen Ellyn looks at ethics ordinanceFeb 14, 2011 11:01 pm - Glen Ellyn’s board of trustees voted 5-0 Monday night to move forward on an ethics ordinance two years in the making. One board member, Trustee Pete Ladesic, voted prese...
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Glen Ellyn park district board still debating budgetFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s clear the Glen Ellyn Park District Board of Commissioners is split on how the district spends money. Though the 2011 budget was approved 4-3 in December, board memb...