Christopher Placek
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Elk Grove Village police chief to retire Friday after 32 years with departmentMar 15, 2023 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village Police Chief Charles Walsh has announced he will retire Friday, wrapping up a 32-year law enforcement career spent entirely in the village. Walsh was h...
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How active should Elk Grove Village be in redevelopment? Candidates weigh inMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - Candidates for Elk Grove Village board endorse the active role village government is taking when it comes to redevelopment, though one candidate wishes officials would b...
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No indoor dining: Portillo's new drive-through and to-go concept coming to RosemontMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - A dining room-less Portillo's with three drive-through lanes - only the second in the Chicago-style food chain's expanding portfolio - will be built on a prominent corne...
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Why Rolling Meadows - but not Arlington Heights - got tax proceeds from Bears land dealMar 11, 2023 12:00 am - The state of Illinois and Cook County reaped nearly $300,000 in taxes from the Chicago Bears' purchase of Arlington Park, but - because of the peculiarities of Illinois ...
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Arlington Heights author who became known nationally as the 'angel lady' diesMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights author who rose to national fame and became known as the "angel lady" for her books about angels and miracles has died. Joan Marie Wester Anderson, ...
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District 214 school board candidates say next superintendent should be more visibleMar 09, 2023 4:30 am - Candidates for the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board say the district's next superintendent should be more visible in the community. The two longest-serv...
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Resident calls Bears tax break a 'stinker,' but Arlington Heights officials don't weigh in yetMar 07, 2023 4:00 am - Arlington Heights officials Monday declined to state a preference on pending state legislation that would give the Bears a massive property tax break at Arlington Park. ...
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Full-day kindergarten on its way: 25 new Dist. 25 classrooms earn Arlington Heights approvalMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - In a month's time, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 got all the village approvals it needed for six major building expansions brought on by a new voter-sanctione...
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Why Bears land deal prohibiting a casino gets past Arlington Heights ordinance on a technicalityMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Property transfer documents obtained by the Daily Herald reveal the Bears are barred from opening a land-based casino at Arlington Park - a restrictive covenant that is ...
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Rolling Meadows gives new city manager a contractMar 01, 2023 4:30 am - A little more than year into his tenure as an at-will employee, Rolling Meadows City Manager has inked his first employment agreement that will keep him overseeing day-t...