Christopher Placek
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Hanover Park student raises funds for library, sibling in the militaryJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Before Frankie Wegner graduated from Spring Wood Middle School in Hanover Park, she wanted to show her appreciation to her teachers, and thought of raising funds for the...
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Long-vacant Arlington Hts. storefronts coming downJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Demolition on a long-vacant strip of storefronts in downtown Arlington Heights began Friday. The building many consider an eyesore should be gone by early next week, but...
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From a frozen pond in suburbs to the Stanley CupMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - While Chicago Blackhawks fans across the area are disappointed their team won't be playing for the Stanley Cup this year, a local favorite son is competing for his secon...
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New Des Plaines storefront looks for tenantsMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A newly built retail structure in Des Plaines has remained vacant since January as a search continues for possible tenants. The Vandercar Development at 849 Elmhurst Roa...
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Residents return to fire-damaged condos in Rolling MeadowsMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Residents at a Rolling Meadows condominium complex were able to temporarily return to their units on Tuesday to pick up essential belongings like clothing and medicine f...
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Streamwood pushing conservation effortsMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Streamwood is developing a five-member panel to aid in local conservation efforts. The Natural Resource Conservancy Commission would help formulate an energy conservatio...
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Replica Vietnam wall comes to StreamwoodMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The Vietnam War memorial wall set up in Streamwood Friday was a replica, but the emotions it provoked in Bill Lunsford were nothing less than genuine. "It really is a so...
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Many pools, water parks to open SaturdayMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Though Memorial Day comes earlier than usual this year, many outdoor swimming pools are still opening this weekend to unofficially kick off summer. Area park district of...
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South Middle School aces national robotics competitionMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Months of designing and building a model robot paid off for two Arlington Heights students. The mechanical creation of eighth-graders Madeline Hume and Jacki Rohde from ...
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