Christopher Placek
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The grandparent scam hasn’t gone away. But now more young people are being duped by fraudsters, expert says.Jan 07, 2024 5:49 am - From his office in Rosemont, Ray Olsen oversees fraud prevention and detection for Wintrust Financial Corp.’s network of 15 community banks, where much of his staff’s att...
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Glendale Heights man charged in 2020 Chicago murderJan 06, 2024 2:56 pm - A Glendale Heights man was charged this week in connection with a 2020 Chicago murder, police said Saturday. Angel Avelar, 22, of the 1100 block of South Cedar Street, wa...
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Man charged with robbing employee and customer at Arlington Heights Dunkin’Jan 04, 2024 4:07 pm - An 18-year-old man was charged Thursday with robbing an employee and customer at a doughnut shop on the south side of Arlington Heights. Antwoin Mason is charged with thr...
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Following ethics probe of predecessor, District 214 hires new operations directorJan 03, 2024 7:47 pm - After an ethics scandal and administrative turnover at the central office, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has a new director of operations who will be tasked...
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Fifty years of setting things straight: Arlington Chiropractic Clinic in Arlington Heights hits milestoneJan 03, 2024 10:03 am - Arlington Chiropractic Clinic celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reception attended by longtime patients and Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes. The Nov. 17 event came...
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Bears chairman texts Arlington Heights mayor: ‘The kid QB played pretty well’Dec 23, 2023 9:09 pm - Property taxes, zoning issues and politics aside, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey and Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes couldn’t help but share in the excitement o...
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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After national search, District 25 board finds new superintendent ‘right in front of our noses’Dec 20, 2023 8:31 pm - The Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board conducted a nationwide search for a new superintendent, but board President Anisha Jogee admits the right candid...
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Woman injured in Elk Grove Village house fireDec 20, 2023 6:41 pm - An Elk Grove Village woman was hospitalized and her home left uninhabitable after a fire Wednesday, authorities said. Firefighters responded at 11:15 a.m. to the split-le...
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Duchossois family sells 1 million more shares back to Churchill DownsDec 20, 2023 9:59 am - Once the largest single bloc of Churchill Downs Inc. shareholders, The Duchossois Group this week sold back more shares to the company that owned the former Arlington Par...