Christopher Placek
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District 214's Forest View classrooms being renovated for first time in six decadesJun 13, 2022 5:30 am - With many of its classrooms still unchanged in the six decades since opening as a high school, Northwest Suburban High School District 214's Forest View Educational Cent...
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Rosemont to sell Fogo de Chão restaurant space for $7.3 million, if Big Ten OKs dealJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - Rosemont has a tentative deal to sell the portion of an entertainment district building housing the popular Fogo de Chão restaurant for more than $7 million. But the Big...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...
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Mayor says redevelopment is changing the face of Elk Grove VillageJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - From refurbishing old shopping centers to building new data centers, Elk Grove Village will continue to look different from the old days, Mayor Craig Johnson said Thursd...
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Veteran firefighter, West Dundee chief chosen to lead Arlington Heights departmentJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - A longtime firefighter and Arlington Heights resident has been named the village's new fire chief. Lance Harris, the West Dundee fire chief for the last two years, will ...
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Students' mural transforms underpass in Rolling MeadowsJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows High School art students put the finishing touches this week on a 92-foot mural on the wall of the Kirchoff Road pedestrian underpass connecting to Kimba...
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Pot shop sales officially legalized in Arlington HeightsJun 07, 2022 5:30 am - Nearly two years into a pilot program allowing recreational marijuana sales at a dispensary, Arlington Heights trustees on Monday made the practice permanently legal and...
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Data center campus proposed for portion of WGN transmitter site near Elk GroveJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - The parent company of WGN radio has proposed relocating the station's transmission tower to the north end of its 100-acre property near Elk Grove Village to make way for...
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Amid Supreme Court decision, suburban boards wrestle with whether to fly Pride flagJun 02, 2022 5:10 am - On Wednesday, rainbow-colored flags were hoisted outside homes, businesses and churches for the start of Pride Month to celebrate the LGBTQ community in the suburbs and ...
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'This country is worth fighting and dying for': Memorial Day ceremonies, parades return to the suburbsMay 30, 2022 1:00 am - Some sidelined by the pandemic for two years, dozens of Memorial Day parades, ceremonies, remembrances and other events to honor the nation's fallen returned Monday acro...