Christopher Placek
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Tell your Arlington Heights story at open mic eventFeb 28, 2024 11:53 am - The genesis of the Arlington Heights Historical Society’s first open mic night — scheduled for Sunday, March 3, — started organically, over a soda pop at the Historical Museum’s local farmers market.
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Could homes replace old office complex on South Arlington Heights road?Feb 27, 2024 6:59 pm - A plot of land on South Arlington Heights Road — where a 1970s-era office complex recently was demolished — is being primed for potential residential development.
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‘No pressure being exerted’: Arlington Heights mayor denies taking sides in Bears vs. schools tax battleFeb 21, 2024 7:44 pm - As the Cook County Board of Review closes in on a final decision that will likely hike the amount of property taxes the Chicago Bears pay at Arlington Park, Arlington Hei...
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Data center campus to replace four office buildings at Northwest Point in Elk GroveFeb 21, 2024 8:52 am - Two new data centers and an electrical substation will take the place of four office buildings in Elk Grove Village’s Northwest Point, an area the village has primed for ...
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How multiphase project will transform Buffalo Grove HS athletic fieldsFeb 20, 2024 7:09 pm - Buffalo Grove High School is planning a three-phased transformation of its athletic fields, starting with a $5 million project this summer that will install a new softbal...
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‘It’s like he lives here’: Wheeling High School science instructor goes ‘above and beyond’Feb 20, 2024 6:30 am - The Daily Herald’s Top Teacher for February is Wheeling High School science instructor Gregory Wallace, whose connection with all types of students led to him receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago.
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‘How important this park is for Arlington Heights’: Depression-era pool bathhouse to be restoredFeb 19, 2024 7:10 pm - While it may have taken a little more than $200,000 to construct Arlington Heights’ first public pool and park house nearly a century ago, park district officials today are prepared to spend the $18 million they say it will take to restore the Works Progress Administration facility to its intended purpose.
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How Elk Grove is using TIF money for new high school culinary labFeb 15, 2024 7:27 pm - Tax increment financing money controlled by Elk Grove Village will pay for nearly half the cost of a state-of-the-art industrial kitchen at Elk Grove High School, which i...
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Cook County panel turns down Bears’ tax appeal, but decision isn’t finalFeb 14, 2024 5:04 pm - The Cook County Board of Review on Wednesday endorsed county Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s valuation of the Arlington Park property, which could stick the Chicago Bears with a t...
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...