Christopher Placek
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In latest change on long-tenured board, Elk Grove Trustee Pat Feichter resignsMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Longtime Elk Grove Village Trustee Pat Feichter has stepped down from the village board as he prepares to make a long-contemplated move to Florida. Feichter's departure ...
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Rolling Meadows candidates welcome Bears but fear strain on city servicesFeb 28, 2023 4:00 am - There's no contested election this spring in Arlington Heights - a critic of possible Bears public subsidies having been tossed from the ballot - but candidates in Rolli...
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'Unique, flavorful, healthy': Phoenix Flame's roasted meats coming to Rolling MeadowsFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - A Mediterranean/Latin fusion restaurant is bringing its flame-roasted meats and other homemade specialties from Niles to Rolling Meadows. Phoenix Flame plans to move to ...
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Longtime Bears lobbyist who secured Soldier Field financing now trying to do same at ArlingtonFeb 25, 2023 12:00 am - A longtime associate of the Chicago Bears who helped secure the public financing deal for Soldier Field renovations more than two decades ago is now trying to get taxpay...
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Catch the fish fry in Arlington Heights on Friday nightsFeb 23, 2023 5:00 am - As the Lenten season begins and many abstain from meat on Fridays, the Knights of Columbus Hall in Arlington Heights will again be a popular locale for its weekly fish f...
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Arlington Heights approves two more District 25 additions for full-day kindergartenFeb 22, 2023 4:30 am - Arlington Heights village board members Tuesday approved two more Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 building expansions for full-day kindergarten, two weeks after...
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Three school districts select lobbyist to fight Bears legislationFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - All three school districts whose boundaries include the Chicago Bears' 326-acre Arlington Park property are now all on board in hiring a joint lobbyist to oppose, or at ...
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From pandemic policies to 'purple' politics, outgoing District 214 superintendent looks back on 17 yearsFeb 20, 2023 4:30 am - At David R. Schuler's first school board meeting in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 in 2005, then-board member Bill Blaine told the new 34-year-old superinte...
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Why an Elk Grove Village smoke shop has been shut down for 30 daysFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - In a first during his 25-year tenure, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson has suspended the tobacco license of a smoke shop for selling THC and nicotine vape products ...
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Keeping 2200 W. Euclid secure: Arlington Heights police, fire chiefs meet with Bears repsFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - Though the proverbial keys to Arlington Park have been handed over from Churchill Downs to the Chicago Bears, there was nary a sign, banner or flag bearing the team's ic...