Christopher Placek
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Still a little summer left: Harmony Fest marks end of Alfresco season in Arlington HeightsSep 27, 2022 11:00 pm - More than 60 booths are in place and the stage is set for a weekend of food, drink and musical entertainment in downtown Arlington Heights. Friday night is the start of ...
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'Devastating': Investigators seeking clues on who vandalized new Rolling Meadows muralSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Months after its installation and dedication, a mural created by Rolling Meadows High School art students on the wall of the Kirchoff Road pedestrian underpass has been ...
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'We lost our innocence': Four on the front lines recall the Tylenol killings 40 years agoSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Helen Jensen was busy preparing dinner for her family about 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, 1982, when the phone rang at ...
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How the Tylenol murders changed the way we package, consume medicineSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Tylenol murders 40 years ago prompted federal legislation and sweeping changes to product packaging that now are standard, changing the way Americans consume medicat...
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While Bears evaluate Arlington Park, Hawthorne readies for casino constructionSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Sunday marks the anniversary of the final day of horse racing at Arlington Park, which is now being liquidated as the Chicago Bears continue their due diligence on a pen...
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This year's One Book, One Village selection in Arlington Heights has local tiesSep 21, 2022 5:30 am - There are a few local ties that led to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's choice of “Clark and Division” as its One Book, One Village selection this year. Yes, the...
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'Upsetting to me': Mayor, trustees assail effort to quash incentives for Bears or any businessSep 20, 2022 5:00 am - Arlington Heights' elected representatives and staff Monday lambasted a conservative political advocacy group's proposed anti-corporate welfare ordinance, though the vil...
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Lockdown at Barrington High lifted after police arrest student carrying gunSep 16, 2022 1:00 am - Barrington High School was put on lockdown Friday morning before police arrested a student who was carrying a pellet gun, officials said. Students reported to school adm...
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Debbie Smart, former Illinois library trustee of the year, stepping down in Arlington HeightsSep 15, 2022 5:30 am - Longtime Arlington Heights Memorial Library board Trustee Debbie Smart - once named state library trustee of the year - is stepping down from her elected post. "It's wit...
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Rosemont scraps plans for new police HQ and village hall, buys building to move to insteadSep 14, 2022 5:20 am - Rosemont officials are scrapping plans for a new separate village hall and public safety department headquarters, deciding instead to buy and renovate a shuttered office...