Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove carjacking ends in fiery crash on I-57Oct 18, 2022 1:00 am - A suspect is in custody and being questioned by police after a carjacking Tuesday morning in Elk Grove Village that ended with a fiery crash on Interstate 57 on Chicago'...
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Elk Grove Village's next sports marketing sponsorship: NASCAROct 17, 2022 1:00 am - With a stock car burnout, the school band and cheerleaders, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and passenger Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson made a grand entrance at th...
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'Certainly possible' Arlington Heights might end up rejecting Bears' plans, mayor saysOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes said Monday that while a proposed agreement between the Chicago Bears and village would aid the team in closing on its pending $197.2 m...
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Consultants for Bears say Arlington Park plan won't take away Metra parkingOct 15, 2022 1:00 am - Amid concerns the Chicago Bears' redevelopment of Arlington Park would displace commuter parking at the popular Metra station nearby, consultants working for the team ar...
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Not your traditional libraries: District 21 unveils new school media centersOct 13, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 this year is unveiling four new school libraries — or “21st-century library-media centers,” as district officials call them — in...
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New Rolling Meadows restaurant Meltz to offer tastes of nostalgiaOct 12, 2022 11:00 pm - This story has been updated to note that Meltz owner Joe Romeo later sold his interest in Spears Bourbon Burgers and Beer in Wheeling after opening it in 2014. From...
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Possible Chicago Bears sportsbook earns key vote from Arlington Heights commissionOct 12, 2022 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights panel Wednesday endorsed the prospect of a sportsbook as part of the Chicago Bears' proposed $5 billion redevelopment of Arlington Park. The plan co...
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'That's great. But not here': Trustee blasts Bears' mixed-use district plans for Arlington ParkOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Since the announcement of the Chicago Bears' interest in the Arlington Park property more than a year ago, Arlington Heights' village board has largely maintained a unit...
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First agreement outlines public financing, zoning changes for Bears project at ArlingtonOct 10, 2022 1:00 am - It's far from final approval, but a proposed agreement between Arlington Heights and the Chicago Bears - reviewed publicly for the first time Monday night by the village...
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Native American flag request tests Arlington Heights library policyOct 07, 2022 5:00 am - After the Pride flag flew outside the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in June, a flag to recognize Native American Heritage Month is set to be hoisted in November. It...