Christopher Placek
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'I just want Arlington': Fans return to shuttered racetrack for glimpses of nostalgiaAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - Many of the visitors to the catacombs of Arlington Park's shuttered grandstand Monday afternoon weren't particularly interested in bidding on the gallons of Caesar salad...
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Want to own a piece of Arlington Park? Kitchen auction begins racetrack's liquidationJul 28, 2022 5:30 am - From Arlington Million Room china plates to a popcorn machine, more than 600 pieces of commercial kitchen and food service equipment are among the first items from the s...
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Schneider holds big fundraising advantage over SeverinoJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider holds a sizable campaign finance advantage over his Republican opponent, newly filed documents show. Schneider, the four-term 10th Di...
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Wheeling District 21 gets anonymous $1 million donation for new clinicJul 26, 2022 11:00 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 has received an anonymous $1 million donation to help defray the cost of its new $17 million administration center and community...
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Ex-Antioch superintendent who left a year early hired as new Wheeling High principalJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - On the heels of his early departure as superintendent of Antioch Elementary District 34, Bradford Hubbard has been named the new principal of Wheeling High School. It ma...
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From lazy river to boulders and walls: Arlington Heights water park becomes a climbing facilityJul 25, 2022 1:00 am - Once home to waterslides, hot tubs and a lazy river, a former indoor water park in Arlington Heights has been transformed into one of the largest climbing facilities in ...
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Elk Grove Village to get its first recreational marijuana dispensaryJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - A little more than a year after trustees voted to allow recreational marijuana sales in town, Elk Grove Village is set to get its first dispensary, officials confirmed t...
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Elk Grove Village buys gas station, shuttered Sweet Baby Ray's for $6 millionJul 20, 2022 5:30 am - Elk Grove Village's board Tuesday approved purchases totaling more than $6 million for two properties along the Higgins Road corridor: the recently-closed Sweet Baby Ray...
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More than just coffee and eggs: Gus' Diner closes after 14 years in Rolling MeadowsJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - Whether they went for the banana bread French toast, classic 1950s decor, or friendly conversation among friends and strangers alike, patrons of Gus' Diner learned the R...
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It's official: District 25 ballot measure approved by 50 votesJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - The Cook County clerk's office Tuesday certified the narrow passage of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25's $75 million referendum, allowing the district to create...