Christopher Placek
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Settlement reached in 2017 Rosemont hotel freezer death case, but amount undisclosed for nowOct 05, 2023 9:00 am - The family of a Chicago teen found dead in a Rosemont hotel freezer in 2017 has settled a lawsuit against the hotel, its security company and a restaurant. But attorneys...
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Police: Student charged with bringing gun to Elk Grove High SchoolOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - An Elk Grove High School student was arrested and charged after bringing a gun to school and posting about it on social media last month, officials said Thursday. The ju...
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District 214 launches ethics probe into employees' trip paid for by vendorOct 03, 2023 6:00 pm - A Northwest Suburban High School District 214 ethics panel appointed an external investigator Tuesday to look into whether two employees violated district policies by ac...
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End of state P.E. waiver prompts gym expansion at Arlington Heights schoolOct 03, 2023 6:00 am - Changes in state physical education requirements have prompted Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 to add onto one of its smaller school gymnasiums. The proposed 4,...
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Driver killed in rollover crash near Lake BluffSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - A motorist was killed Saturday in a rollover crash involving a pickup truck and semitruck near Lake Bluff, authorities said. The crash was reported at 9:25 a.m. on Wauke...
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'Luckily, we have the memories': Arlington Park grandstand no more, as Bears future there remains uncertainSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - From her seat on the Metra train these past four months, Alyssa Ali Murphy has watched as demolition crews slowly picked apart the place where she's spent most of her li...
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Korean karaoke bar proposed for former Egg'lectic Cafe location in Rolling MeadowsSep 27, 2023 5:30 am - A Korean karaoke bar and restaurant is proposed to open in Rolling Meadows where a breakfast eatery closed after a fire four years ago. Agit Black, inside the former Egg...
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Rolling Meadows hikes sales tax to fund new social services departmentSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen have approved a quarter point increase in the local sales tax to help fund a new city human services department. The home-rule sales tax hike, f...
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Rolling Meadows Library director resigning little more than a year after his hiringSep 25, 2023 1:00 am - A little more than a year after taking the helm at the Rolling Meadows Library, Executive Director Kevin Medows is stepping down. In an interview Monday, Medows cited pe...
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'We do not want you as our landlords': Homeowners resist Rolling Meadows annexation pushSep 23, 2023 7:00 am - Though they can't force them, Cook County and Rolling Meadows officials say they at least want to have a conversation with homeowners in two unincorporated subdivisions ...