Christopher Placek
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Advocate's computer system crashesNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - A computer system used at Advocate Health Care hospitals was working again Saturday afternoon after it had crashed earlier in the day. The Care Connection system, which ...
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Elgin's Centre getting stiff competition from bargain gymsNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Memberships at the Centre of Elgin have declined in face of competition from private health clubs and the effects of the recession. But the city-run family recreation ce...
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Fence going up near Wheaton playgroundNov 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A permanent fence is being installed near a Wheaton elementary school playground area where two cars drove through this week. On Tuesday, a vehicle went through the back...
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Elgin's next budget not all bad newsNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - More improvements could come to Elgin's downtown because of funds that are being generated from a special taxing district, city officials said at a budget discussion mee...
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Roof problems at Elgin special ed schoolNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Class is canceled today at an Elgin special education school where engineers are trying to determine how concrete slabs fell from the building's roof. Staff at the Larki...
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Prospect Hts. District 23 debates switch to grade centersNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Growing up in Glenview, Amy Stockbridge went to four different schools before she got to high school. Glenview Elementary District 34 had reconfigured its neighborhood e...
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Elgin retirement home likely to remain closedNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The state of Illinois wants to make sure the owners of the now-shuttered Bowes Retirement Center in Elgin don't open a similar facility again. An injunction filed by the...
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Man guilty in beating at birthday partyNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - A 39-year-old man has been found guilty of aggravated battery and mob action in connection with the beating of another man at a 2-year-old child's birthday party in Hunt...
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Pet vaccination clinic scheduled in ElginNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin residents will be able to get their dogs and cats vaccinated at a reduced rate during a pet health and safety drive Nov. 20. Under the city's animal control ordina...
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Prospect Heights voters approve tax increase for road repairsNov 03, 2010 1:00 am - Prospect Heights voters approved a property tax increase to fund road repairs in a referendum Tuesday. In unofficial results, about 64 percent of voters, or 2,307, gave ...