Christopher Placek
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'You haven't even done the bare minimum': Arlington Hts. board balks at request for gateway propertyDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A decision on Paragon Mechanical's request to keep its heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing shop operating in Arlington Heights was continued to a later d...
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How We Got The Story: The value of backgrounding, prewrites and folos on the Bears beatDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - During a recent interview on his WLS afternoon radio show, host John Howell asked me if I had read all nine pages - along with 34 pages of attached exhibits - of the pre...
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'A family event': Annual Santa Run attracts all ages in Arlington HeightsDec 02, 2022 4:00 am - When the Rotary Club of Arlington Heights launched its Santa Run 15 years ago, there were plenty of runners trotting up and down village streets dressed as the jolly old...
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Superintendent's departure isn't only administrative turnover in District 214Dec 02, 2022 12:00 am - The upcoming departure of the longtime superintendent of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 isn't the only top administrative turnover at the state's second-lar...
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Rosemont man sentenced to 25 years in prison for producing child pornDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - A Rosemont man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for taking dozens of sexually explicit photographs of a 3-year-old girl, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Marco...
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Citing need for experience as Bears project looms, two Arlington Heights trustees to seek reelectionNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - Two incumbent Arlington Heights trustees this week declared intentions to seek reelection to the elected panel that is expected to see some turnover next year. Robin LaB...
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Woman struck and killed by Metra train in Arlington HeightsNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a commuter train early Wednesday morning in Arlington Heights, officials said. The woman, whose identity was not released, was hit ...
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District 214 prepares for first superintendent search in 17 yearsNov 28, 2022 4:30 am - Bill Dussling has been on the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board of education for two dozen years, but he's just now preparing for what will be only his s...
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Most wonderful time of the year? Lawsuits prompt competing light shows in Rosemont and Tinley ParkNov 24, 2022 12:00 am - Lawsuits prompt competing light shows in Rosemont and Tinley Park
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Controversial plan to reshape District 59 schools up for vote Dec. 12Nov 23, 2022 4:30 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board members are set to vote next month on a controversial proposal that would reconfigure elementary schools as grade ...