Christopher Placek
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Rosemont to crack down on Texas bus companies bringing migrants to townDec 13, 2023 12:42 pm - Rosemont could cite and fine bus companies from Texas, impound their vehicles, and arrest drivers for dropping off migrants in town, under an ordinance approved Monday. T...
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Rosemont hikes ticket tax againDec 13, 2023 12:04 pm - Rosemont will hike its local amusement tax for sports, concerts and other ticketed events from 4% to 6% to help cover increased personnel costs, village officials said. T...
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Six decades after original ‘Dog House,’ to-go Portillo’s opens in RosemontDec 12, 2023 3:02 pm - After years of stalled redevelopment on a blighted corner at Rosemont’s gateway, the monthslong construction of a new Portillo’s there seemingly went as quick as it is to...
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Revised downtown Arlington Heights apartment plan near homes earns approvalsDec 07, 2023 4:30 am - Once thought to be a bad fit next to a residential neighborhood, a proposed six-story apartment building on the edge of downtown Arlington Heights sailed through village...
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Barrington Hills philanthropist who opened up home to charitable events diesDec 07, 2023 12:00 am - Marian Sanfilippo, who with her husband helped nonprofit organizations raise millions of dollars by hosting fundraisers at their famed Barrington Hills estate, has died....
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Arlington Heights village manager gets second straight 7% raiseDec 05, 2023 4:00 am - Longtime Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus, the village's day-to-day point person for negotiations with the Chicago Bears and area school districts over a...
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Affordable housing project in Arlington Heights is a vote short - for nowDec 05, 2023 12:00 am - After a marathon meeting, most Arlington Heights village board members said early Tuesday they're in favor of a proposed three-story, 25-unit permanent supportive housin...
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Sales and property taxes to help fund new Rolling Meadows social services departmentDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows has formed a new human services department to help meet the high demand for mental health support and other needs of residents, city officials say. Depar...
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Kyrgyzstan ambassador attends restaurant opening in Rolling MeadowsDec 01, 2023 4:30 am - Two top officials from the nation of Kyrgyzstan visited Rolling Meadows Thursday to cut the ribbon on a new Central Asian restaurant. Baktybek Amanbaev, ambassador of Ky...
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Mundelein driver charged in hit-and-run that killed Deerfield school board memberDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein woman was charged Friday in the June fatal hit-and-run of a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park. Melanie A. Hass, 41, of the 26100 block of Acorn ...