Christopher Placek
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South Elgin levy is flatNov 19, 2010 10:00 pm - South Elgin village officials expect to receive just $2,000 more from property tax payments next year compared to this year. The village's 2010 estimated property tax le...
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Blaze damages house in Hoffman EstatesNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - A fire that started on an outside deck and spread to the rear of a house in Hoffman Estates was quickly extinguished Friday morning, fire department officials said. Fire...
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Three dead in Westmont shootingNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Three people, including a six-year-old girl, were found shot to death in their apartment in Westmont Friday morning, police said. Officers were responding to a request f...
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Elgin will keep at-large council systemNov 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin voters for now will continue to elect their representatives to the city council at large, and not in a ward system. A measure to put an advisory referendum questio...
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Elgin planning on less income from the casinoNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - City planning for less income from casino
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Workshop aims to revamp Elgin's imageNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin's downtown isn't what it was before the explosion of shopping malls and suburban sprawl, and many avoid it like the plague. Business owners and residents trying to...
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Gail Borden Trustee banned from library for third yearNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The only time Gail Borden Public Library Trustee Randy Hopp will be allowed in the library is for monthly board meetings, but he won't be able to check out books. Fellow...
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Council candidates file in ElginNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - At least seven candidates will vie for three seats on Elgin's city council in the spring. That's how many people were in line to submit their nominating petitions when d...
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Elgin looking to link to bike trails to eastNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Officials hope a bike route planned for Elgin's northeast side will help fill a gap between the Fox River Trail and paths to the east. The city's proposed Bikeway Route ...
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Pedestrian killed in ElginNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - A 66-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle as he crossed Dundee Road in Elgin Saturday night, police said. The pedestrian was hit at the intersection of Dundee...