Christopher Placek
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Glen Ellyn asks for grant to help fund drainage projectJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn officials are asking the state for a $570,000 grant to help fund construction of drainage outlets in the village’s Braeside area. The project calls for instal...
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Round Lake nursing home fire quickly extinguishedJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - A fire that broke out at a nursing home in Round Lake around 5:30 p.m. Friday was quickly extinguished by an automatic sprinkler system, officials said. The fire was con...
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Bank to buy former Naperville post officeJan 21, 2011 12:00 am - The post office building in downtown Naperville likely will have a new tenant by the end of the year. Naperville Bank & Trust announced this week it is under contract to...
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McHenry police seek bank robbery suspectJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A bank in McHenry was robbed Friday afternoon by a masked suspect who gave a teller a note demanding money, police said. The suspect, described as an adult white male, a...
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Man hurt when car strikes train in South ElginJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A train struck a car near the intersection of State and Woodbury streets in South Elgin Friday afternoon, authorities said. Initial reports indicate the driver of the ca...
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Longtime Glen Ellyn resident named interim head of historical societyJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society has appointed an interim executive director while members search for a permanent replacement for Jan Langford, whose contract was not r...
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History buff: It’s rare for Bears, Packers to be good at same timeJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Roy Taylor knows his Bears. The 39-year-old Yorkville resident has collected hundreds of tapes and highlight reels of Bears games, documented accounts of every Bears sea...
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COD candidate booted off ballot by technicalityJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - Gino Impellizzeri's name won't appear on the ballot for College of DuPage trustee for the second election in a row after a three-member panel Wednesday ruled his nominat...
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Day of Giving puts new spin on King holidayJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - There was no school or work for many people on Monday, but students and community members who came to Benedictine University in Lisle used their extra time in a spirit o...
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Museum in Elgin fights finances by staying open moreJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Elgin Area Historical Society's museum, like other nonprofits, government agencies and everyday people, has had financial difficulty. But even though the museum's po...