Christopher Placek
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Advisory panel to oversee new Wheeling District 21 community clinicOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 will seek prospective appointees to an advisory board tasked with providing feedback and recommendations for the district's new ...
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New racing simulator in Elk Grove aims to build on trend of 'competitive socializing'Oct 20, 2023 5:30 am - Like Topgolf or Puttshack for golf, a proposed immersive racing simulator in Elk Grove Village aims to be the next “competitive socializing” entertainment venue for moto...
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Time for a District 214 referendum? 'We're not saying that word right now'Oct 19, 2023 6:00 am - From new roofs to playing fields, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has unveiled a list of $852 million in upgrades to complete over the next decade at its six...
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Gerry's Cafe 'clear choice' for Arlington Heights awardOct 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Planning for an Arlington Heights coffee shop started five years ago, with the expressed intent of hiring people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ge...
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Elk Grove buying shuttered church, plans to replace it with 'desperately needed' housingOct 18, 2023 5:00 am - A recently-shuttered Elk Grove Village church will be purchased by the municipality, which plans to prep the large corner property for residential redevelopment. Elk Gro...
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Mixology classes at Arlington Heights shop could be allowed under liquor code changeOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - A new business in Arlington Heights would offer mixology classes and let patrons drink there. But that would require village hall to make an exception to its long-standi...
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District 25 to pay at least $1.3 million to hire new kindergarten and gym teachersOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - At least a dozen teachers will be hired to staff Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 classrooms when expanded kindergarten programming begins next school year, the ...
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Rare rejection of teardown request in Arlington Heights, amid home's 'historical value,' officials sayOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Dozens of single-family homes have been torn down every year in Arlington Heights as part of the McMansion craze of recent decades. So it was rare when a lower-level vil...
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Metropolis theater gets extra $200,000 subsidy from Arlington HeightsOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Beset by the effects of the pandemic, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is poised to get an extra $200,000 subsidy from Arlington Heights village hall, the village board...
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District 59 adds school resource officer to Grove Jr. HighOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Amid increased pressure from Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson over the last week, Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board members voted unanimously M...