Christopher Placek
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Longtime Elk Grove fire chief named village's interim police chiefMay 02, 2023 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village Fire Chief Richard Mikel is temporarily trading in his firefighter's helmet for a police hat. Mikel, the Northwest suburb's fire chief since 2012 and t...
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Feldco moves headquarters from Des Plaines to RosemontMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - Feldco has moved its corporate headquarters from Des Plaines to nearby Rosemont in a newly-renovated River Road office building that was once owned by the village. The w...
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Pro-Bears coalition forms in Arlington Heights to 'hear from the horse's mouth,' make move happenApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - Faced with mounting questions and concerns from her clients looking to buy or sell around the Bears' potential new suburban home, Arlington Heights real estate agent Hol...
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Elk Grove Village buys old office building that was to become hotelApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - Offices didn't work there - and a hotel didn't either - but Elk Grove Village officials won't yet say what plans they have in mind for a shuttered 3-story building they ...
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Elk Grove mayor shuts down smoke shop again - this time, for not checking IDsApr 26, 2023 5:30 am - An Elk Grove Village smoke shop that had already been cited and temporarily shut down for selling to minors got another suspension Tuesday for not checking IDs of custom...
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Longtime Elk Grove HS teacher is mayor's choice for open trustee spotApr 26, 2023 1:00 am - Longtime Elk Grove High School teacher Joseph Bush is Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson's choice to replace retired high school teacher Pat Feichter on the village b...
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From The Who to The Shadows of Knight, The Cellar was Arlington Heights' 'cultural zenith'Apr 25, 2023 5:30 am - Fifty-five years ago to the date Wednesday night, Paul Sampson took the stage of his Arlington Heights teen music club - its decor of black lights and black netting hang...
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Developer of Elk Grove tech park has big plans for Rolling Meadows office centerApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - A prominent Rolling Meadows corporate office center that recently went into foreclosure has been acquired by the Rosemont-based developer of the Elk Grove Technology Par...
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Northwest suburban leaders decry new Bears bill, but Moylan says it's not 'my first rodeo'Apr 21, 2023 1:00 am - Reaction to new legislation filed to support the Bears' move to Arlington Heights - while helping pay for the old Soldier Field renovation debt - was negative across the...
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'100 Under $100' art show begins April 27 at Arlington Heights galleryApr 20, 2023 5:45 am - More than 70 artists from the Northwest suburbs will display their wares - all priced to sell under $100 - beginning next week at an Arlington Heights art gallery. The "...