Christopher Placek
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Man dies after Arlington Heights apartment fireJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - A man who was severely injured in a fire at an Arlington Heights apartment complex late Wednesday night died Thursday afternoon. Firefighters found the victim, whose nam...
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Firm that set up Rosemont conventions for decades dissolvesJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - Rosemont has formally ended its contractual relationship with Rosemont Exposition Services, which set up trade shows for four decades at the Donald E. Stephens Conventio...
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Top Teacher: Prospect Heights teacher builds partnership between middle and high school robotics programsJan 10, 2023 5:00 am - Filip Dudic taught high school classes for a decade, and now at Douglas MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights, he still kind of is. Dudic, an applied technology te...
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Resistance to state money for Bears' redevelopment of Arlington Park added to legislationJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears' chances of receiving state subsidies for a possible redevelopment of Arlington Park faced mounting opposition from Springfield lawmakers Tuesday. Inse...
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'Impressive' Soldier Field plans wouldn't give Bears stadium ownership, Mayor Hayes saysJan 09, 2023 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes called plans to transform Soldier Field with a dome and surrounding commercial and entertainment campus "impressive," but he said the p...
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Mural in Rosemont mall brings 'bold, evocative new life' to old paintingJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - A two-story mural was installed this week at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago - the latest piece in the Rosemont mall's contemporary art program. The abstract mural - titl...
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One-time Arlington Heights first lady remembered as husband's 'common-sense adviser'Jan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A one-time first lady of Arlington Heights is being remembered as the supportive presence in her husband's many community and civic roles during a time of tremendous gro...
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'We've earned their trust': New 3-year Arlington Heights fire contract a quick bargainJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - A new three-year contract with the Arlington Heights firefighters union was negotiated in a day and a half and without lawyers present, village and union officials say. ...
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Bears subsidy critic tossed from Arlington Heights ballotJan 04, 2023 4:00 am - An Arlington Heights village board candidate who is a critic of possible public subsidies for the Chicago Bears was tossed from the ballot Tuesday, making the April 4 tr...
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Arlington Heights approval process set to begin for Dist. 25 kindergarten expansionsJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Arlington Heights in the coming weeks is set to launch the formal approval process for the first set of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 building additions that ...