Christopher Placek
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Elgin may look for more help with roundaboutJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - The city of Elgin is looking to get additional federal funds to help acquire property in the right-of-way of a proposed roundabout at the intersection of Dundee Avenue a...
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Elgin looks to cut down on stoplight waitsJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - It's 10 p.m., you're in downtown Elgin stuck at a seemingly never-ending red light, and no one else is on the street. It's a scenario any driver in Elgin has encountere...
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Man robbed on street in ElginJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - A man walking down the street was robbed at gunpoint Sunday near Hill Avenue and Enterprise Street in Elgin, police said. The man said he was walking south on Hill at 7:...
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Struggling Elgin church told it can't demolish buildingsJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - St. Joseph Catholic Church will likely appeal to the Elgin City Council for permission to demolish four buildings it owns, after the city's Heritage Commission refused t...
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Roads dangerous after rain, snowJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - A snow-rain mix made driving conditions especially difficult for motorists and contributed to dozens of accidents on suburban roadways Friday night, officials said. Illi...
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Grandparents charged in Rolling Meadows baby's deathJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Two grandparents are facing child endangerment charges after their 5-month-old grandson was found lying face down in a pile of clothing, dead apparently from suffocation...
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5 arrested in Crystal Lake robbery; 1 suspect still at largeJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Five suspects have been arrested in a November armed robbery of a 20-year-old man near a Crystal Lake school; a sixth suspect still is at large. Three suspects armed wi...
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Juvenile with gun shot dead by off-duty Aurora copJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - An off-duty Aurora police officer shot dead a male juvenile Friday afternoon when he came across the youth shooting a gun at a group of teens, authorities said. The offi...
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Big field preserved in Gail Borden raceJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Objections against the nominating petitions of two candidates in the Gail Borden Public Library District race have been upheld. The three-member Kane County Electoral bo...
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19-year-old shot to death in AuroraJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - A 19-year-old man was found dead in a driveway from an apparent gunshot wound late Monday night in Aurora Township, police said Tuesday. Police responded to reports of s...